Meeting documents

Employment Committee
Monday, 30th June, 2008 9.30 am

Date:
Monday, 30th June, 2008
Time:
9:30 a.m.
Place:
Executive Meeting Room, Town Hall, Reigate
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor R.F.C. Wagner (Chairman); Councillors M.H.C. Buttery, J.M.A. Spiers, Councillor M.J. Selby and Mrs. R.S. Turner.
Also Present:
Councillor J.M. Ellacott
Substitutes:
Councillor M.J. Selby
Min NoDescriptionResolution
Part I
1 CONSENT FOR THE MAYOR TO TAKE THE CHAIR
 
2 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
RESOLVED that Councillor R.F.C. Wagner be elected Chairman of the Employment Committee for the Municipal Year 2008/09.
3 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
RESOLVED that Councillor J.M.A. Spiers be elected Vice-Chairman of the Employment Committee for the Municipal Year 2008/09.
4 MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meetings held on 22nd April 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed.
5 MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meetings held on 23rd April 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed.
6 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Councillor Mrs. J. S. Bray
7 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None.
8 ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
None.
9 EXEMPT BUSINESS
RESOLVED that the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:
(i) it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and
(ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
Part II(Confidential)
10 HEAD OF NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES : APPOINTMENT
RESOLVED that no appointment be made and that the post of Head of Neighbourhood Services be re-advertised.
The meeting closed at 1.35 p.m.

Minute

Min NoMinute
1It was noted that the Mayor was unable to attend this meeting of the Committee and that in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 11.3 the Chief Executive's representative sought nominations for the purposes of Minute 2 - Election of Chairman.
10The Committee interviewed three candidates for the post of Head of Neighbourhood Services. As part of the interviews the candidates each gave a presentation and were then asked pre-determined questions. Confidential papers relating to the applicants had been circulated separately to Members of the Committee only, together with the Director of Services to the Community and the Head of Personnel and Support Services.

(Note: The Committee adjourned at 1:15pm and returned at 1:25pm)