Appointment and Employment Committee – 2 May 2012
Chairman: Councillor Mrs E Redfern
Venue: Civic Centre, Scunthorpe
AGENDA
1. Substitutions.
2. Declarations of Personal or Personal and Prejudicial Interests
3. To take the minutes of the meeting of the committee held on 25 April, 2012 as a correct record.
4. Any other items.
The public are likely to be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972, (as amended)
5. Assistant Director Posts – To interview candidates for the posts of –
Assistant Director – Planning and Regeneration
Assistant Director – Business Support
Assistant Director – Financial Services
Minutes
PRESENT: Councillor Mrs Redfern in the chair.
Councillors Briggs, Davison, Swift and Waltham.
20. DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS – There were no declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interests.
21. MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the committee held on 25 April 2012 be approved as a correct record.
22. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC – Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
23. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSTS – With reference to minute 14, the committee interviewed 2 candidates for the post of Assistant Director – Planning and Regeneration, 1 candidate for the post of Assistant Director – Business Support and 1 candidate for the post of Assistant Director – Financial Services.
Each of the candidates gave a presentation on their priorities for the first six months in the new post in order to bring together the full range of new services that would be under their leadership and management. This was followed by questions from members of the committee.
In relation to the post of Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration, each of the candidates were invited back after the initial interview and each were asked three further specific questions.
Resolved – (a) That the following officers be appointed to the posts indicated –
Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration – Marcus Walker
Assistant Director Business Support – Jason Whaler
Assistant Director Financial Services – Peter Fijalkowski
and (b) that the appointments take effect from 1 June 2012.