Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

All Members were present and no apologies were noted

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest 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 is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

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.

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Perry be appointed Chairman of the Panel

RECOMMENDATION:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in

view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the

proceedings, that if members of the public were present there would be

disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of

Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information

relating to any individual. While there may be a public interest in

disclosing the information, namely openness in the management of the

Authority’s affairs, it is felt that, on balance, this is outweighed by other

factors in favour of maintaining the exemption, namely the maintenance of

confidentiality in respect of the private terms on which individual officers

are employed.

To consider an exempt report of the Chief Executive regarding appointments in Corporate Services.

The Panel considered the report of the Chief Executive regarding three appointments within the Corporate Services department. After full consideration the Panel recommended that the appointments be made.

[SUMMARY OF AN EXEMPT MINUTE].