Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors W.J.W. Evans, C.P. Higgins, H.B. Shepardson, W.G. Thomas and J.S. Williams.

No declarations of personal interests were made by members.

RESOLVED pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as they would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined within paragraph 12 of part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act, namely information relating to applicants to become an employee of the Authority.

RESOLVED that the report of the meeting of the Shortlisting Panel held on the 31^st July, 2015 be received.

(Enclosed for members’ attention are copies of the Applicant Pack and Candidate Application Forms)

The Chief Executive provided the Committee with a report on the process for the appointment of Director of Environment and advised that following the initial shortlisting held on the 31^st July, 2015 the number of candidates being presented for interview that day had been reduced to two.

Members of the Committee had already had an opportunity to meet the candidates during day one of the interview process.

The Committee thereupon received presentations from each of the two shortlisted candidates and were afforded the opportunity of asking questions.

Following completion of the presentations and interviews it was

RESOLVED that Ms R. Mullen be appointed to the post of Director of Environment, subject to the terms and conditions to be agreed with the Chief Executive.

[NOTE:  Ms Mullen was recalled to the meeting to be advised of the decision and confirmed her acceptance of the post.]