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Agenda and minutes

Items
No. Item

7.

Election of chair.

Minutes:

It was proposed by Councillor Ungar and seconded by Councillor Freebody that Councillor Mattock be elected Chair of the Panel.

8.

Apologies for absence.

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received.

9.

Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) by members as required under Section 31 of the Localism Act and of other interests as required by the Code of Conduct (please see note at end of agenda).

Minutes:

No declarations were made.

10.

Confirmation of minutes.

To authorise the procedure for confirming and signing the minutes of this meeting. It is recommended that the minutes be circulated to members of the panel and be signed by the Chair in the light of any comments on their accuracy received within 7 days of their circulation.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

1.   That the Minutes of this meeting be circulated to Members of the Recruitment Panel and be signed by the Chair in light of any comments on their accuracy that are received within 7 days of their circulation. 

11.

Exclusion of the public.

The Chief Executive considers that discussion of the following item is likely to disclose exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and may therefore need to take place in private session. The exempt information reasons are shown beneath the items listed below. Furthermore, in relation to paragraph 10 of Schedule 12A, it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

The Chief Executive considered that discussion of the following item was likely to disclose exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and may therefore need to take place in private session. In relation to paragraph 10 of Schedule 12A, it was considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

12.

Right to address meeting.

Chair to report any requests received to address the meeting from a member of the public or from a Councillor in respect of an item listed below.

Minutes:

No requests had been made.

13.

Report to the Recruitment Panel.

Report of the Chief Executive.

 

Exempt information reasons 1 and 2. Information relating to any individual or likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

Minutes:

The Panel considered the report which sought its approval of the recommendations, as set out in paragraph 4, in line with the constitutional requirements, and as part of a formal reconfiguration of the Corporate Management Team (CMT) of Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough Councils.

 

Resolved:

 

1.   That the amended recommendations, as set out under paragraph 4 of the Report, be agreed.

 

Reason:

 

Following the resignation of a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT), a review of its current structure, roles and responsibilities had been undertaken.