Agenda and minutes

To receive any declaration of interest by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

No declaration of interest received by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

To submit, for confirmation, the minutes of the meeting held on 15 February, 2016.

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 February, 2016 were confirmed as correct.

To consider adopting the following :-

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item as it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

RESOLVED to adopt the following :-

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item as it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

To receive a verbal update report by the Chief Executive.

The Chief Executive gave an update report on the exercise undertaken to ascertain any ‘expressions of interest’ within the current Heads of Service to take over the role of the post as reported to the previous meeting of the Appointments Committee.  He gave a detailed verbal report on the outcome of such negotiations to the Committee.

It was RESOLVED :-

·      To appoint the current Head of Economic Development & Community Regeneration to take extra responsibility for the role of Head of Planning and Public Protection at the terms agreed at the meeting;

·      To review the arrangements within 12 months and to report back to the Appointments Committee.