Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Alan Dawson, Head of Governance & Electoral Services
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Declaration of Members' Interests In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, Members are asked to declare any interest they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Private Business Minutes: It was resolved to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting by reason of the nature of the business to be discussed which included information exempt from publication by virtue of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
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Appointment of Director of Strategy Minutes: The Panel convened to consider the papers that had been submitted in advance of the meeting, which included the job description and person specification for the post, the CV and supporting statement of the shortlisted candidates and the findings from the external technical assessment and psychometric personality test.
The Panel discussed the findings from the external technical assessment and psychometric personality test and agreed the interview questions to be asked of the candidates.
Following the interviews, Members discussed the candidates’ responses to the questions and the supporting information and reached a unanimous decision.
The Panel resolved to:
(i) Appoint Sal Asghar to the post of Director of Strategy, subject to suitable references, employment checks and usual terms and conditions; and
(ii) Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to determine the salary of the successful candidate, to be within the parameters approved by the JNC Panel on 22 May 2023 as part of the senior leadership pay review. |