Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair from the elected members of the Committee.

Cllr L Leyshon having been proposed (Cllr T Butt Philip) and seconded (Cllr D Fothergill) was elected as the Chair for the meeting.

To receive any apologies.

None.

To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

(The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )

The Members present confirmed that although they all knew the person that had made the application, they had no declarations to make having read the guidance notes regarding conflicts of interests provided by the Deputy Monitoring Officer.

Cllr Fothergill declared that several years ago as a previous Cabinet Member for Highways he had exchanged Christmas cards with the candidate when they were in their previous role as an Assistant Director with responsibility for highways.

The Chair will allow members of the public to ask any questions or make a statement about the matters on the agenda for the meeting.

There were no public questions.

The committee are requested to consider and agree a resolution under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 that the press and public be excluded during the remainder of the meeting on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure to them of exempt information of the following description:

· Information relating to any individual

· Information which is likely to reveal the identity of any individual

The committee unanimously agreed, having been proposed (Cllr D Fothergill) and seconded (Cllr T Butt Philip), that under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded during the remainder of the meeting on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure to them of exempt information of the following description:

· Information relating to any individual

· Information which is likely to reveal the identity of any individual.

To consider the supporting papers, review the feedback from interview and recommendations from the Panel.

The Chair advised that as an Appointments Panel (interview panel), they had followed a robust process, which provided full opportunity to test, through questioning, the shortlisted candidate for the role of Executive Director for Resources, Strategy and Transformation. Reference made to the supporting paper and process followed.

Members reflected on their interview with the candidate.

The Panel were of a unanimous view that the candidate was able to demonstrate the required experience and skills for the particular role.

The committee unanimously agreed, having been proposed (Cllr L Leyshon) and seconded (Cllr T Butt Philip), to appoint Alyn Jones to the position of Executive Director for Resources, Strategy and Transformation on spot salary ED1.

The committee agreed to delegate authority to the Chief Executive (as Head of Paid Service) to agree and set the spot salary within ED1.

The Chair thanked the members of the committee, the Chief Executive and the advisors from HR and Democratic Services, who had supported the recruitment process today.

To authorise the Chair of the meeting to agree the accuracy and sign the minutes as a correct record following circulation to the members of the Committee.

The committee agreed, having been proposed (Cllr T Butt Philip) and seconded (Cllr D Fothergill), to authorise the Chair of the meeting to sign and authorise the minutes as being a true record of the meeting.

There being no other items the Chair thanked all those present, both in-person and remote, for attending and closed the meeting at 10:51.

Cllr L Leyshon

Date: 8 August 2024