Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 13 July 2017.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 13 July 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

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 Committee 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

No public questions were submitted.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items 5 & 6 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local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RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest,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would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ‘not for publication’ Agenda items Item 5 “Appointment of Returning Officer for Local Government Elections and Electoral Registration Officer and Deputy Electoral Registration Officer” and Item 6 “Statutory Officers”.

To consider a report of the Democratic Services Manager

The Committee are invited to consider recommending to the Council Meeting the appointment of Returning Officer for local government elections and Electoral Registration Officer and Deputy Electoral Registration Officer.

These two roles of Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer are typically combined and performed by a single person. The Council must appoint named individuals to the roles of Returning Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Deputy Electoral Registration Officer

The Appointments Committee are invited to make a recommendation to the Council Meeting on 26 October 2017.

Officer contact Craig Ainsworth on Tel: 0161474 3204 or by email on

craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Committee considered a report of the Democratic Services Manager.

RESOLVED –  (1) That Pam Smith be appointed as Returning Officer by virtue of section 35 (returning officers: local elections) of the 1983 Act, as modified by Scheduled 2 and be appointed Electoral Registration Officer by virtue of Section 8 of Representation of the people Act 1983.

(2) That Laureen Donnan be appointed Deputy Electoral Registration Officer by virtue of Section 52(2) of Representation of the People Act 1983.

To consider a report of the Chief Executive (to follow)

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive regarding the absence of the current Monitoring Officer and the need for the temporary designation of the role and duties of the Monitoring Officer in the interim.

RESOLVED – (1) That Laureen Donnan is temporarily designated as Monitoring Officer.

(2) That a search for an interim Monitoring Officer takes place whilst the return to work of the current Monitoring Officer is resolved.

(3) That the Chief Executive reports back to the Appointments Committee on this matter at the beginning of December should the absence of the current Monitoring Officer continue