Agenda and minutes

Councillor Doe was elected as Chairman for this meeting. 

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Jarrett.

It was agreed that the Chairman, after consultation with the other members of the Committee, sign the record of this meeting outside the meeting. 

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

There were none.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

There were none.

Other interests

Councillors Doe, Brake, Hackwell and Curry declared that three of the candidates were known to them.

Councillor Maple declared that all the candidates were known to him.

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.

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. 

This contains exempt information as described at paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. 

It was agreed that Richard Hicks be appointed to the post of Chief Executive.