Agenda and minutes

Head of Integrated Services, Appointments Committee B - Friday, 17th January, 2020 2.00 pm

Venue: Phil Bennett Lounge, Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli. SA14 9UZ

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors S.L. Davies, J.A. Davies, L.D Evans and R. James.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTERESTS.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of personal interest.

3.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE HELD ON THE 12TH JULY 2019 pdf icon PDF 211 KB

Minutes:

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on the 12th July 2019 be signed as a correct record.

4.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

Minutes:

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation) Order 2007 that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as the reports contained exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Actnamely information relating to applicants to become an employee of the Authority.

5.

TO RECEIVE THE ACTION NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SHORTLISTING PANEL HELD ON THE 11TH DECEMBER 2019

Minutes:

Following the application of the public interest test it was UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute Number 4 above, to consider this matter in private, with the public excluded from the meeting as it would involve the disclosure of exempt information relating to a particular individual.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, that the report of the meeting of the Short-listing Panel held on the 11th December, 2019 be received.

6.

TO RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEW THE SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS FOR THE POST OF HEAD OF INTEGRATED SERVICES AND TO CONSIDER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT.

Minutes:

Following the application of the public interest test it was UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute Number 4 above, to consider this matter in private, with the public excluded from the meeting as it would involve the disclosure of exempt information relating to a particular individual.

The Chair outlined the selection process to date and the suggested format for the meeting. The Committee noted that three of the shortlisted candidates would be interviewed.

The Committee received presentations from the three candidates and were afforded the opportunity to question the candidates.

Duration of Meeting

Following completion of the presentations and interviews, the Committee’s attention was drawn to Corporate Procedure Rule 9 “Duration of Meeting” and the fact that the meeting had been underway for three hours.

RESOLVED that Corporate Procedure Rules be suspended to allow for the consideration of the remaining business to be considered.

The Committee received feedback from officers in relation to the recruitment and assessment process and its conclusions. After a discussion it was -

UNANAMOUSLY RESOLVED that Ms. A. Williams be appointed as Head of Integrated Services.