Agenda and minutes

At this point, Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

Members were asked to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests that they might have had in the business on the agenda.

Councillor Alexander declared a personal and non prejudicial interest in the general remit of the Committee as a member of GMB.

Councillors Fraser and Gunnell also declared  personal non prejudicial interests in the general remit of the Committee as a retired member of UNISON and Unite (TGWU/ACTS sections) and as a member of UNISON.

No other interests were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on Monday 16 April 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 16 April be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so. 

The deadline for registering is Friday 27 April 2012 at 5.00 pm.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

At its meeting on 16 April 2012, this Committee agreed to establish an Appointments Committee for the post of Director of City & Environmental Services and to delegate sufficient powers to that Committee to enable it to conduct the recruitment process, select and appoint a candidate. This report suggests a revised membership for that Appointments Sub-Committee, in the light of further representations and in an effort to remain consistent with previous practice regarding the appointment of Directors.

Members received a report which suggested that a revised membership for the appointments sub-committee for the post of Director of City & Environmental Services be made. A previous report that was presented to and agreed by Members at the meeting of the Committee held on Monday 16^th April, had suggested that the membership should be composed on a 2:1 basis (with 2 Labour Members and one Conservative Member).

Following representations and in an effort to remain consistent with previous practice regarding the appointment of Directors, Officers now suggested that an appointments committee be formulated on a 3:1:1 basis (with three Labour Members, one Conservative and one Liberal Democrat).

Questions from Members to Officers related to the early stages of the recruitment process, such as the use of a private company to advertise for the post.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee reconstitute the Appointments Committee for the Director of City & Environmental Services on a 3 (Labour): 1 (Conservative); and 1 (Liberal Democrat) basis.

REASON:                     To progress appointment to the post of Director of City & Environmental Services.