Meeting documents

Appointments Committee
Thursday, 8th June, 2006

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

 

Minutes of the meeting held on  8 June, 2006.  

 

PRESENT:

 

Councillor P.S. Rogers - Chairman

 

Councillors Mrs. B. Burns MBE, J. Arwel Edwards, G.O. Jones,

H. Eifion Jones, Aled M. Jones, T.H. Jones, John Rowlands,

Elwyn Schofield, H. Noel Thomas.

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE:

 

Head of Service (Corporate Services),

Personnel Manager,

Commitee Officer (MEH).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

APOLOGIES

 

No apologies were received.

 

 

2

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

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

 

3

MINUTES

 

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 May, 2006 (pages 72 - 73 of this Volume) were confirmed subject to an amendment at 5.1 - Councillor H. Eifion Jones wished it to be noted that he voted against this decision.

 

 

4

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

 

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 for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, Part I of Schedule 12A of the said Act."

 

 

5

RECRUITMENT OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

 
 

The Head of Service (Corporate Services) reported that he carried out the decisions of the previous meeting to undertake a 'head-hunting' process to identify suitable bilingual candidates to supplement the provisional long-list.  
 

 
 

It was reported that over 100 public sector and other organisations had been consulted and 218 individuals canvassed.  Of these 2 applications had been received which appeared to meet the job specification from fluent Welsh Speakers.  He noted that one or two further applications were anticipated.
 

 
 

The Members expressed concerns that the process has taken longer than anticipated and that a definite closing date should be placed on applications received for the post of Managing Director.  
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Following lengthy deliberations it was RESOLVED :-
 

 
 

5.1

that a closing date for applications for the post shall be Friday, 9 June, 2006.
 

 
 

5.2

that the Committee shall meet on Monday, 12 June, 2006 to consider the applications received.
 

 
 

6........RECRUITMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR
 

 
 

Submitted and accepted, the revised recruitment timetable for the post of Managing Director.
 

 
 

7

EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE - PERFORMANCE REWARD
 

 
 

RESOLVED to discuss the above at the meeting to be held on 12 June, 2006.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

COUNCILLOR P.S. ROGERS
 

CHAIRMAN