Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 March 2016.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 22 March and 24 March 2016 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.

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 Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

No public questions were submitted.

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whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 5 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local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RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of the any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public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would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ‘not for publication’ agenda item 5 “Senior Management Arrangements (Recruitment of Chief Executive)”  (see Minute 5 below)

The Chief Executive to report at the meeting.

Following discussion it was RESOLVED –

(1)          That the Chief Executive be requested to take all steps to procure external consultancy support to undertake a search for candidates and the production of a long list.

(2)          That the appointed consultants be requested to review the draft job description to sharpen focus and make specific reference to the importance of regeneration, management of capital programmes and the requirement to undertake portfolio roles at a Greater Manchester level.

(3)          That the Leader of the Heald Green Independent Ratepayers Group be invited to join the Appointment Panel.

(4)          That appropriate arrangements be made to create stakeholder panels to support the final interview process.

(5)          That this Committee consider any necessary interim arrangements when it meets to consider the long list of candidates.

(6)          That a draft timetable be circulated to all members of this Committee as soon as possible.