Issue - meetings

The Interim Chief Executive, Carol Cooper-Smith presented the report and outlined the proposed recruitment process to appoint a new Chief Executive.  Members were also asked to approve and endorse the appended Job Description and Person Specification for the role, the salary range, the appointed recruitment specialist and recruitment timeline.

RESOLVED that

a)    the Job Description and Person Specification for the role of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service, as appended to the report, be approved;

b)    the salary range for the role of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service, be approved at £105,000 - £117,810;

c)    the appointment of the executive recruitment consultancy, Gatenby Sanderson, providing a specialist headhunting service, be noted;

d)    the timeline and methodology for recruitment, as outlined in the report, be approved with delegated authority being granted to the Interim Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to extend the timeline slightly (maximum of 2 weeks) if so required;

e)    the Council’s Human Resources Team and the Interim Chief Executive be authorised to commence the recruitment process.