Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies.

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 meeting of the Employment Committee held on 10 April 2017.

The Committee approved the minutes of the meeting held on 10 April 2017. 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 and press 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 indicated below".

The Committee

RESOLVED:

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press 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 Act.

Councillors noted that, at its previous meeting, the Committee had conducted interviews of four shortlisted candidates for appointment to the Director of Environment post.  Following the interviews, the successful candidate declined the offer of the appointment. Consequently, the Committee was asked at this meeting to consider applications from three other candidates, plus one candidate from the first interviews.

Having interviewed the four 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 the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001, Peter O’Connell – currently Senior Assistant Director of Community Services at the Royal Borough of Greenwich – be appointed as the Council’s Director of Environment.

Reason for Decision:

To appoint the most suitable candidate as the Council’s new Director of Environment.