Agenda and minutes

As the Chairman had been delayed and the Vice-Chairman had given his apologies, Mr J D Simmonds, MBE was nominated to take the Chair until the arrival of the Chairman.

The Committee is asked to agree that the Chairman sign the minutes of the meeting as a correct record after the meeting on behalf of the Committee.

RESOLVED that the Chairman be authorised to sign the Minutes of the meeting after the meeting.

RESOLVED that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Mr P B Carter CBE, the Chairman of the Committee, joined the meeting and took the Chair for the remainder of the business.

(During this item the meeting is not likely to be open to the public)

2.30 pm          Interviews

(1)          Members of the Committee had before them the application forms and supporting information on the candidates who had been called for interview for the post of Director of Economic Development. 

(2)          Following the interviews the Committee discussed the performance and merits of each of the candidates.

(3)          The Committee came to the following unanimous decision.

(4)          RESOLVED that David Smith be appointed Corporate Director of Economic Development.