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RESOLVED – T H A T Councillor R.M. Birch be appointed Chair for the Municipal Year.
RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 26th June, 2023 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the Appointments Panel Re: Standards Committee held on 7th June, 2024 be noted and the details of the interviews be No. considered in Part II of the agenda. Reason for decision Having regard to the confidential information contained within the minutes.
RESOLVED – T H A T under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act, the relevant paragraphs of the Schedule being referred to in brackets after the minute heading.
RESOLVED – (1) T H A T Mr. G. Olphert be appointed as an Independent Member to the Standards Committee, the terms of office to be for six years respectively to commence from 18th June, 2024, subject to the submission of two appropriate references. (2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services in conjunction with the Chair to consider and (if deemed appropriate) approve the references received. No. Reasons for decisions (1) To fill the vacancy of Independent Member on the Standards Committee subject to references being received. (2) Should the references be not accepted, that a further interview process be undertaken.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – T H A T Councillor R.M. Birch be appointed Chair for the Municipal Year.
RESOLVED – T H A T Councillor R.M. Birch be appointed Chair for the Municipal Year.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 26th June, 2023 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 26th June, 2023 be approved as a correct record.
No declarations of interest were received.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the Appointments Panel Re: Standards Committee held on 7th June, 2024 be noted and the details of the interviews be No. considered in Part II of the agenda. Reason for decision Having regard to the confidential information contained within the minutes.
The minutes of the meeting of the Appointments Panel re: Standards Committee held on 7th June, 2024 regarding the appointment of an Independent Member to serve on the Council’s Standards Committee were presented for consideration. RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the Appointments Panel Re: Standards Committee held on 7th June, 2024 be noted and the details of the interviews be No. considered in Part II of the agenda. Reason for decision Having regard to the confidential information contained within the minutes.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – T H A T under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act, the relevant paragraphs of the Schedule being referred to in brackets after the minute heading.
RESOLVED – T H A T under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act, the relevant paragraphs of the Schedule being referred to in brackets after the minute heading.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – (1) T H A T Mr. G. Olphert be appointed as an Independent Member to the Standards Committee, the terms of office to be for six years respectively to commence from 18th June, 2024, subject to the submission of two appropriate references. (2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services in conjunction with the Chair to consider and (if deemed appropriate) approve the references received. No. Reasons for decisions (1) To fill the vacancy of Independent Member on the Standards Committee subject to references being received. (2) Should the references be not accepted, that a further interview process be undertaken.
The Part II Minutes of the Appointment Panel re: Standards Committee held on 7th June, 2024 were presented for consideration. The minutes advised that following two applicants withdrawing their applications, the Panel subsequently interviewed nine applicants for the position of Independent Member on the Standards Committee. The Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services provided the Appointments Committee with a verbal update in respect of the interviews that had taken place in respect of each candidate. Having considered the recommendations of the Appointments Panel re: Standards Committee of 7th June, 2024, the verbal update provided by the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services at the meeting and in light of the advice of the Officer regarding the decisions of the Panel, it was subsequently RESOLVED – (1) T H A T Mr. G. Olphert be appointed as an Independent Member to the Standards Committee, the terms of office to be for six years respectively to commence from 18th June, 2024, subject to the submission of two appropriate references. (2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services in conjunction with the Chair to consider and (if deemed appropriate) approve the references received. No. Reasons for decisions (1) To fill the vacancy of Independent Member on the Standards Committee subject to references being received. (2) Should the references be not accepted, that a further interview process be undertaken.
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