Meeting documents

Appointments Committee
Wednesday, 18th June, 2008

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

 

Minutes of the meeting held on 18 June, 2008.  

 

PRESENT:

 

Councillors Fflur M. Hughes, Eric Jones, Gwilym O. Jones,

R. Dylan Jones, T.H. Jones, Rhian Medi, Elwyn Schofield.

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE:

 

Corporate Director (Housing and Social Services),

Personnel Manager,

Committee Officer (MEH).

 

 

 

APOLOGIES:

 

Councillor Keith Evans, Peter S. Rogers.

 

 

 

 

1

CHAIRPERSON

 

Councillor T.H. Jones was elected Chairperson for this Committee.

 

The Chairman thanked the Members for their confidence in him.

 

The Chairman referred to the bereavement sustained by Councillor Peter S. Rogers in the loss of his mother.  The Members agreed that a letter be sent expressing their sympathy to Councillor Rogers and his family.  

 

2

VICE-CHAIRPERSON

 

Councillor Rhian Medi was elected Vice-Chairperson for this Committee.

 

3

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Councillor Fflur M. Hughes wished it to be recorded that she is a neighbour of one of the applicants.

 

Councillor Eric Jones wished it to be recorded that he had worked with one of the applicants before his retirement.

 

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 may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, Part I of Schedule 12A of the said Act.”
 

 
 

5

STAFF APPOINTMENTS
 

 
 

Housing and Social Service Department
 

 
 

Head of Service (Provider Unit)
 

Salary Grade : 67½% of Chief Officers Grade
 

 
 

4 applications were received for the above post.  1 late application had been received.
 

 
 

It was AGREED that the late application would not be considered.
 

Councillor E. Schofield raised that he was disappointed that the Committee had not been afforded the opportunity to discuss beforehand the Job Description for the post.  The Personnel Manager responded that it had been agreed with the Officers concerned that since the job description and person’s specification had not been changed fundamentally, it was considered that convening a meeting beforehand was not required. Councillor Schofield expressed that he would be happy to accept the job description for the post but that the D.L.O. Service under the responsibility of this post at present should be deleted.
 

 
 

The Corporate Director (Housing and Social Services) noted that the responsibility for the D.L.O. Service is under review at present and an Officer must be designated as having charge of the service.
 

He further expressed that the Executive would have the authority to change the responsibility for a particular service.                 
 

        
 

Following consideration of the applications it was RESOLVED :-
 

 
 

5.1

to recommend to the Executive that the responsibility for the D.L.O. Service should be designated to another Officer within the Housing and Social Services Department.
 

 
 

5.2

to interview three of the four applicants on Monday, 7th July, 2008.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

COUNCILLOR T.H. JONES
 

CHAIRMAN