Agenda and minutes

No declarations of interest were made.

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 1 September 2022, as now submitted, be received and approved.

The Chief Executive presented the item and requested Members to approve the arrangements for the appointment of the Executive Director - Place which included agreeing the Job Description and Person Specification for the role, the process for appointing a recruitment specialist and an indicative timeline.

Members were also asked to confirm the salary band for Executive Directors and to consider interim arrangements for facilitating the role of Executive Director – Place whilst recruitment takes place.

Whilst discussing the issues, the Chairman asked Members to note that the finance appraisal which outlined the indicative fee of £20,000 for recruitment was to cover a number of roles and not just for the position of Executive Director – Place.

RESOLVED that

a)    the Chief Executive be authorised to commence an external recruitment process for the appointment of a permanent Executive Director – Place;

b)    the content of the Job Description and Person Specification for the role of Executive Director – Place as attached to the report at Appendix 1, be agreed;

c)    the HR Manager be authorised to produce a specification for the services required from a recruitment agency to assist in the recruitment process and to seek quotations for these services;

d)    delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive (in consultation with the Leader) to appoint the successful recruitment agency;

e)    the indicative timeline as set out in the report, be approved;

f)     the salary band of Executive Directors, as set out in the report, be confirmed;

g)    delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive to seek interim arrangements for the position of Executive Director – Place.