Agenda and minutes

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

No declarations were made.

To consider a report of the Borough Treasurer.

The Chair of the Audit Committee (Councillor Stuart Corris) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the requirement for the Council to appoint an external auditor by 31 December 2017 and outlining three options for the procurement of external auditors.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the appointment of Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited as the Council’s external auditor.

To consider a report of the Democratic Services Manager.

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Finance & Devolution) (Councillor Alex Ganotis) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to enlarge the membership of the Appointments Committee and for other arrangements required as a result of the appointment of the current Chief Executive to the post of Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Council.

The report further detailed proposals to adopt alternative arrangements in respect of appointments to the Appointments Committee such that allocations were not strictly in accordance with proportionality under section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

RESOLVED – (1) That the resignation of the current Chief Executive be accepted with effect from 16 April 2017.

(2) That the membership of the Appointments Committee be increased to to eight for the remainder of the municipal year as outlined in paragraph 2.2 of the report and that Councillor Adrian Nottingham be appointed to the vacancy.

(3) That Laureen Donnan be appointed interim Returning Officer by virtue of Section 35 (Returning Officers: Local Elections) of the 1983 Act, as modified by Schedule 2.

(4) That Laureen Donnan be appointed as Returning Officer for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council at the Combined Authority Mayoral elections on 4 May 2017.