Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Appointments Committee (meeting on 8 August 2018) in relation to the Head of Paid Service, (copy to be circulated).

The Leader of the Council provided a verbal report advising that the Appointments Committee had met on 9 August 2018and recommended to the Council that Mr Richard Holmes should be appointed as Head of Paid Service on an interim basis until 31 July 2019.  This recommendation was duly agreed by the Council.

The Leader further reported that:

·                 the Appointments Committee had appointed Mr Paul Dodson as the new Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance.

·                 the posts of Director of Resources and Director of Service Delivery required no appointment as Ms Emma Foy and Mr Richard Holmes were slotted into these posts in accordance with the Council’s Human Resources policies.

·                 the post of Director of Resource had contained within its job description the roles of Returning Officer and Registration Officer previously held by the Chief Executive.

The Leader advised that there were a number of consequential changes required to the Scheme of Delegations and proposed that the following amendments be made:

·                 any reference to the Director of Customers and Community be replaced with Director of Service Delivery;

·                 any reference to the Director of Planning and Regulatory Services be replaced with Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance.

This proposal was duly seconded and agreed.

The Leader thanked those Members of the Appointments Committee for making themselves available at such short notice.

RESOLVED

(i)              that Mr Richard Holmes be appointed as Head of Paid Service on an interim basis until 31 July 2019;

(ii)            that the following amendments be made to the Council’s Schemes of Delegation:

·                 any reference to the Director of Customers and Community be replaced with Director of Service Delivery;

·                 any reference to the Director of Planning and Regulatory Services be replaced with Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance.