Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

To elect a chairman for the remainder of the current municipal year.

The Committee

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Paul Spooner be elected Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the municipal year 2015-16.

In accordance with the revised 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 meetings of the Employment Committee held on 9 and 25 September 2015.

The Committee approved the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on held on 9 and 25 September 2015.  The chairman signed the minutes.

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 the paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act indicated below".

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 paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Committee considered the Managing Director’s report on the recruitment and selection arrangements undertaken in respect of the appointment of the Director of Development.

The Council had commissioned Jobsgopublic SmartSearch to undertake the recruitment campaign in respect of this appointment.  SmartSearch had sourced the best candidates for the role through:

·        head hunting

·        search engine and social media marketing

·        advertising on Jobsgopublic’s web based job sites

·        advertising in the Municipal Journal.

Following the advertising, marketing and search campaign, twenty-six applications had been received. The SmartSearch team had assessed the applicants with the support of Richard Rawes, a senior independent development consultant who had been engaged by the Council as a technical expert to the panel.  From the 26 applicants, seven had been assessed as being suitable and were invited to long-list interviews held on 3 December 2015. 

Following a robust and rigorous interview, three candidates had been recommended for further consideration. 

Following a presentation from each candidate and having interviewed them, the Committee

RESOLVED:  That, as none of the three candidates fully met the person specification in respect of the Director of Development post, no appointment be made.