Agenda and draft minutes

JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel
Thursday, 14 December 2023 11:00 am

Venue: Committee Room 1, Town Hall, Barking

Contact: Alan Dawson, Head of Governance & Electoral Services 

Items
No. Item

14.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

Councillor Ashraf was appointed as Chair.

15.

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.

16.

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).

17.

Appointment of Director of Homes and Assets

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.  After careful consideration, the Panel resolved not to appoint to the post of Director of Homes and Assets at the present time and to readvertise the post at a later date.