Agenda and minutes

Councillor Herbert was appointed as Chair for the meeting.

Apologies were received from Councillor Avery.

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.

Members and officers present declared if any of the candidates were known to them and in what capacity.

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 27 May 2016 as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 May 2016 were agreed.

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Items 7 & 8 relate to information, which are not for publication as they contain exempt information.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.

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.

To interview long list applicants for the Strategic Director role.

the Committee interviewed 7 long list candidates for the Strategic Director role.

Following the conclusion of the long list interviews, to determine a list of candidates to be invited for assessment day and short list interviews on the 20 and 21 June and to confirm the arrangements for these stages.

To Committee determined a list of 4 candidates to be invited for the assessment centre and short list interview stages to be held on 20 and 21 June 2016. Arrangements for the 20 and 21 June were confirmed including that the Chief Executive would circulate draft questions in advance via email for the interviews on 21 June.

The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Tuesday 21 June 2016, for the short list interviews.

It was noted that the next meeting of the Committee will take place on Tuesday 21 June 2016, for the short list interviews, preceded by the Assessment Centre on Monday 20 June 2016.