Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Fairhurst, Glen, Price and Simpson,

To enable Members to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose.

Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

Minutes of the meeting on 25 July will be considered at the next ordinary meeting of the Authority on 4 October 2017

The minutes of the last meeting are to be reviewed at the Full Authority meeting on the 4 October 2017.

Pursuant to Standing Order 19, to receive any deputations to this meeting

There were no deputations for this meeting.

To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.

There were no Chairman’s Annoucements.

To consider a report of the Clerk regarding amendments to the composition of the Joint Appointments Committee

The Committee considered the report of the Committee Clerk (Item 6 in the Minute Book) regarding changes to the composition of the Joint Appointments Committee that was set up to manage the Chief Officer recruitment process.

It was confirmed that due to recent and unforeseen issues with Member availability, Councillor Stubbs and Councillor Fairhurst were to be removed from the Joint Appointments Committee with two Conservative Members being appointed in their place.

Councillor Vaughan and Councillor Chadd were proposed as replacements and this was agreed by Committee.

RESOLVED:

the Authority formally removed Councillors Stubbs and Fairhurst from the Joint Appointments Committee and appointed Councillors Vaughan and Chadd, who are available to attend the feedback session on the 28^th September and the selection process on 29 September 2017 of the Joint Appointments Committee.