Agenda and minutes

Appointments Committee - Monday, 27 November 2017 9.00am

Venue: Cabinet Room - Level 5, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham ME4 4TR

Contact: Steve Platt, Democratic Services Officer

Items
No.	Item
505.	Election of the Chairman Minutes: Councillor Jarrett was elected as Chairman for this meeting.
506.	Apologies for absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Doe.
507.	Record of the meeting To agree that the Chairman, after consultation with other members of the committee, sign the record of this meeting outside the meeting. Minutes: It was agreed that the Chairman, after consultation with the other members of the Committee, sign the record of this meeting outside the meeting.
508.	Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests A member need only disclose at any meeting the existence of a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) in a matter to be considered at that meeting if that DPI has not been entered on the disclosable pecuniary interests register maintained by the Monitoring Officer. A member disclosing a DPI at a meeting must thereafter notify the Monitoring Officer in writing of that interest within 28 days from the date of disclosure at the meeting. A member may not participate in a discussion of or vote on any matter in which he or she has a DPI (both those already registered and those disclosed at the meeting) and must withdraw from the room during such discussion/vote. Members may choose to voluntarily disclose a DPI at a meeting even if it is registered on the council’s register of disclosable pecuniary interests but there is no legal requirement to do so. Members should also ensure they disclose any other interests which may give rise to a conflict under the council’s code of conduct. In line with the training provided to members by the Monitoring Officer members will also need to consider bias and pre-determination in certain circumstances and whether they have a conflict of interest or should otherwise leave the room for Code reasons. Minutes: Disclosable pecuniary interests There were none. Other interests There were none.
509.	Exclusion of the press and public PDF 82 KB This report summarises the content of agenda item 6, which, in the opinion of the proper officer, contains exempt information within one of the categories in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It is a matter for the Committee to determine whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of documents. Minutes: The press and public were excluded from the meeting during consideration of the exempt material relating to agenda item 6 because consideration of these matters in public would disclose information falling within paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as specified in agenda item 5, and, in all the circumstances of the case, the Committee considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
510.	Appointment to the post of Assistant Director, Adults Services View the declarations of interest for item 510. View the reasons why item 510. is restricted This contains exempt information as described at paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: It was agreed that Chris McKenzie be appointed to the post of Assistant Director, Adults Services.