Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 19 April 2017.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 19 April 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 5 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of the any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ‘not for publication’ agenda item 5 “(Recruitment of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service)” (see Minute 4 below)

The Committee interviewed five candidates for the post of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair and Executive Councillors on any matters within the powers and duties of the Executive, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  (Questions must be submitted no later than 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting on the card provided.  These are available at the meeting. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions)

Members of the public were invited to put questions to the Chair on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

No public questions were submitted.

At 5.55 pm it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

At 7 pm the meeting reconvened.

The Committee had a discussion in relation to the interviews held earlier in the day.

At 9.40 pm it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

At 2 pm on Tuesday 9 May 2017 the meeting reconvened.

The Committee invited two of the candidates to a further interview.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to appoint Pam Smith to the post of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service.