Agenda and minutes

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

At this point in the meeting, Members were asked to declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests that they might have had in the business on the agenda. No interests were declared.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Monday 16 May 2016.  Members of the public can speak on agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee.

To register to speak please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting, on the details at the foot of the agenda.

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

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Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/6453/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetingspdf

It was reported that there had been no registered speakers under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

At its meeting on 29 March 2016, Staffing & Urgency Committee set up and made appointments to the Appointments Panel for the Chief Executive. This report asks Members to urgently replace the current Council Leader on the Panel due to personal circumstances.  The reason for the urgency being due both to those circumstances and to the impending interview date for a permanent Chief Executive of the City of York Council.

[This meeting has been convened within statutory requirements relating to urgency specifically to deal with this item in view of the timescales involved for the appointment of a Chief Executive]

Members considered a report which asked them to urgently replace the current Council Leader on the Appointments Panel for the Chief Executive due to personal circumstances. The reason for the urgency being due to the impending interview date for a permanent Chief Executive of the Council.

Resolved: That Councillor Carr replace Councillor Steward on the Appointments Panel for the Chief Executive.

Reason:   In order to ensure that the Appointments Panel is established properly under the Council’s constitutional and recruitment arrangements.