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Items
No. Item

16/10/ESOC

To Appoint a Chair for the Meeting

Minutes:

Councillor Lewis Herbert was appointed as Chair for the meeting.

16/11/ESOC

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Sarris.

16/12/ESOC

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare at this stage any interests, which they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. If any member is unsure whether or not they should declare an interest on a particular matter, they are requested to seek advice from the Head of Legal Services before the meeting.

Minutes:

None

16/13/ESOC

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 96 KB

To confirm the attached minutes of the previous meeting held on 18 February 2016 as a correct record.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 18 February 2016 were agreed.

 

16/14/ESOC

Public Speakers

Minutes:

None

16/15/ESOC

Exclusion of the Public

Items 7,8,9 &10 relate to information, which are not for publication as they contain exempt information. If this information is likely to be discussed the Employment (Senior Officer) Committee is recommended to exclude members of the public from the meeting on the grounds that, if they were present, there would be disclosure to them of information defined as exempt from publication by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

The Committee resolved to exclude members of the public from the meeting on the grounds that, if they were present, there would be disclosure to them of information defined as exempt from publication by virtue of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

16/16/ESOC

Interview for Strategic Director post

To undertake the selection interview for the post of Strategic Director.

Minutes:

A selection interview for the post of Strategic Director was undertaken and a recommendation agreed, subject to Executive Notification.

 

16/17/ESOC

To consider the recruitment arrangements for the vacant Strategic Director role

To consider the recruitment arrangements for the vacant Strategic Director role.

Minutes:

The Chief Executive and Head of Human Resources updated the Committee on proposed recruitment arrangements for the vacant Strategic Director role.  The proposals were considered and agreed.

 

The Chief Executive would circulate the job description for the Strategic Director role with the revisions as discussed.

16/18/ESOC

Legal Shared Service Restructuring

To consider a report and recommendation to Full Council on 14 April 2016 in accordance with the section 5 of the terms of reference of this Committee.

 

(Report to follow)

Minutes:

The committee received a report from the Director of Business Transformation relating to the Legal Shared Services restructuring and the redundancy of the post of Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer. The report was considered and agreed.

 

The committee asked that an additional recommendation be made to full Council, to record the Council’s thanks to the Head of Legal Service for his 30 years of service to the Council, the wording to be agreed by the Chief Executive. 

 

The committee asked that consideration be given to the report being considered in the open part of the Council agenda.

16/19/ESOC

Future Management Restructuring

To consider a recommendation to Full Council on the 14 April 2016 in accordance with the section 6 of the terms of reference of this Committee.

 

(Report to follow)

Minutes:

The committee received a report from the Head of Human Resources relating to the future management structure of the Council and the redundancy of the post of Director of Environment. The report was considered and agreed.

 

The committee asked that an additional recommendation be made to full Council, to record the Council’s thanks to the Director of Environment for his service to the Council, the wording to be agreed by the Chief Executive. 

 

The committee asked that consideration be given to the report being considered in the open part of the Council agenda.

 

16/20/ESOC

Agenda and Date for Next Meeting

To be confirmed.

Minutes:

Dates would now be canvassed for Employment (Senior Officer) Committee meetings for the selection process for the vacant Strategic Director role.