Agenda and minutes

To receive apologies for absence from the meeting.

Apologies were received on behalf of Councillor C Burdis.

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

You are also invited to disclose any dispensation in relation to any registerable and/or non-registerable interests that have been granted to you in respect of any matters appearing on the agenda.

Please complete the Declarations of Interests card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before leaving the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest or dispensations reported.

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 17 December 2018.

Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 17 December 2018 be confirmed and signed by the Chair.

This is to give further notice in accordance with paragraphs 5(4) and 5(5) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 of the intention to consider item 5 below in private.

The Appointments and Disciplinary Committee is requested to consider passing the following resolution:

Resolved that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and 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.

Reasons for taking item (5) in private: The report contains information relating to any individual.

Resolved that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and 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.

To consider a report on the proposed appointment process in relation to the posts of Director of Housing and Property Services and Director of Environment.

The Committee considered a report on the proposed appointment process in relation to the posts of Director Housing and Property Services, and Director of Environment.

At its meeting on 2 August 2021 Cabinet agreed to changes to the senior management structure (Cabinet Minute CAB33/21). This included the creation of a Director of Environment role and the amendment of the Director of Environment, Housing and Leisure, to Director of Housing and Property Services. 

Following the Cabinet meeting, the Elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor had indicated, on behalf of the Cabinet, their intention to proceed to appoint to these two roles as soon as possible in order to ensure individuals were in post in advance of the retirement of the Director of Environment, Housing and Leisure.

Resolved that the appointment process as set out in the report in relation to the posts of Director of Housing and Property Services, and Director of Environment, be agreed.