Agenda and draft minutes

Councillor Murray was elected as Chairperson for this meeting. 

An apology was received from Councillor Maple.

To agree that the Chairperson, after consultation with other members of the committee, sign the record of this meeting outside the meeting.

It was agreed that the Chairperson, 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 Murray, Coombs, Curry, Filmer and Gulvin declared that two of the candidates were known to them.

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 four candidates (plus one reserve candidate) be shortlisted for interview for the post of Assistant Director, Culture and Community.