Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

In accordance with the local Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda.  Any councillor with a DPI must notparticipate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.

If that DPI has not been registered, the councillor must notify the Monitoring Officer of the details of the DPI within 28 days of the date of the meeting.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Employment Committee held on 12 June 2020.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 June 2020 were confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to consider passing the following resolution:

"That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act ".

The Committee

RESOLVED:

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the 1972 Act.

The Committee noted that the Council had commissioned Penna Plc to undertake the recruitment campaign for the vacant Director of Strategic Services position. Penna had sourced the best candidates for the role through head hunting and social media marketing.

Following the search campaign, six applicants had been assessed as suitable for longlisting, although one of these had subsequently withdrawn from the process. 

The Committee had before them details of the technical interview assessments, CVs and personal statements in respect of each of the five remaining applicants who had been shortlisted and invited for final interview by the Committee.

Having conducted the final interviews of shortlisted candidates, the Committee

RESOLVED: That, subject to no well-founded objections being received from the Leader of the Council in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001, Dawn Hudd, currently Assistant Director, Physical and Cultural Regeneration, at Medway Council, be appointed as Director of Strategic Services.