Appointment and Employment Committee – 9 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 2 May, 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 – Adult Services
Assistant Director – Commissioning and Localities
Minutes
PRESENT: Councillor Mrs Redfern in the chair.
Councillors Briggs, Davison, Swift and Waltham
24 DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS – There were no declarations of personal or personal and prejudicial interests.
25 MINUTES – Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the committee held on 2 May 2012 be approved as a correct record.
26 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).
27 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSTS – With reference to minute 14, the committee interviewed 2 candidates for the post of Assistant Director – Adult Services and 1 candidate for the post of Assistant Director – Commissioning and Localities.
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.
The Chief Executive referred to the completion of the process to appoint Directors and Assistant Directors to the new senior management structure of the council. In particular he referred to the need to consider the arrangements for the three Directors who had not been appointed and who would in due course be leaving the council and to the eight current Assistant Directors who had either not been successful in being appointed as an Assistant Director in the new structure or who had not expressed an interest in any of the new Assistant Director posts but wished to remain in a similar role on 3rd tier. Discussions would also be held with the four current Assistant Directors who had expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy.
Resolved – (a) That the following officers be appointed to the post indicated –
Assistant Director Adult Services – Karen Pavey
Assistant Director Commissioning and Localities – Susan Twemlow
(b) that the appointments take effect from 1 June 2012; (c) that the three Directors who had not been appointed to posts in the new structure continue to be employed by the council on their current terms and conditions until they leave the council and that in the meantime they carry out specific tasks during the transition period utilising their skills, knowledge and experience; (d) that the eight current Assistant Directors who had not been appointed to posts of Assistant Director or had not expressed an interest in any of the new Assistant Director posts remain in similar roles within the council at 3rd tier level initially on their current terms and conditions of employment; (e) that discussions be held with the four Assistant Directors who had expressed an interest in voluntary redundancy and in the meantime they carry out specific tasks and their knowledge, skills and experience be utilised during the transition period, and (f) that a report be submitted to this committee in October/November, 2012 giving feedback and information about how the new senior management structure is working and other related issues.