Appointment of Independent Person of Performance, Governance and Audit Committee
To consider the report of the Assistant Director - Programmes, Performance and Governance (copy enclosed).
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The Council considered the report of the Assistant Director – Programmes, Performance and Governance seeking appointment of an Independent Person to the Performance, Governance and Audit Committee (PGA).
Members were reminded that in March 2024, following a recommendation from the Finance Peer Review, the Council had approved the addition of an independent person to the membership of the PGA. A person specification was attached as Appendix 1 to the report. Following a recruitment process applications had been received and attached at Appendix 2.
Interviews had taken place with a Panel which included the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the PGA. The report advised the candidate the Panel had scored as the preferrable candidate.
In response to some declarations by Members, the Lead Legal Specialist and Monitoring Officer provided guidance in respect of declarations of interest. He advised those Members who had made declarations that as the person was not a close associate, they did not need to make a declaration.
Councillor W Stamp, Chairperson of the PGA presented the report and moved the recommendations. These were duly seconded and agreed.
RESOLVED
(i) that the Council confirms appointment of Derek Smith to the role of Independent Person to the Performance, Governance and Audit Committee;
(ii) that the Performance, Governance and Audit Committee completes an annual review of the postholder, with either reconfirmation of the postholder or recruitment to the role delegated to the Committee.