Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2017.(to follow)

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 5 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.

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whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda item 5 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local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RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of the any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public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would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ‘not for publication’ agenda item 5 “(Recruitment of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service)” (see Minute 5 below)

Shortlisting – Wednesday 19 April at 6pm (Meeting Room 5)

·         Update on confirmed panel members for 25 April – to be  circulated in advance of the meeting and an updated to be tabled at the meeting

·         Overview of short listed applicants & long listing – to be circulated in advance of the meeting.

·         Proposed interview questions/themes for each Panel – verbal report at the meeting

·         Proposed interview presentation title – verbal report at the meeting.

Final Interviews – Tuesday 25 April at 1pm (Meeting Room 5)

The Committee considered the outcome of the technical assessments conducted for the post of Chief Executive and received advice from Berwick Partners. 

The Committee also considered the format and content of the final interviews scheduled to take place on the 25 April 2017.

RESOLVED - That the candidates agreed by the Committee be invited to interview for the post of Chief Executive on the 25 April 2017.

That the format and content as agreed by the Committee be implemented on the 25 April.