Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2024.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 7 June 2024 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 which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

Members of the public are 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. (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.

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of Agenda Item 5 – ‘Recruitment of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service’ which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 1 – ‘Information relating to any individual’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to an individual as defined in Category 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the disclosure of which would not be in the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 Agenda Item 5 – ‘Recruitment to Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service’.

The Chair requested that the Committee gave consideration to the continuation of proceedings beyond the four hours provided for in Council Meeting Procedure Rule 9.1 (Duration of Meeting) in the eventuality that this was necessary, in order to ensure that the Committee was able to give full and detailed consideration to each of the candidates to be interviewed as part of agenda item 5.

It was then

RESOLVED - That the provisions of Council Meeting Procedure Rule 9.1 (Duration of Meeting) be not invoked in the eventuality that the meeting was in session for four hours.

To interview shortlisted candidates for the post of Chief Executive.

The Committee interviewed three candidates for the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

At 1.26pm it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

The meeting reconvened at 1.35 pm

The Committee continued to interview candidates for the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

At 2.42 pm it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

The meeting reconvened at 2.50 pm.

The Committee continued to interview candidates for the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

At 4.08 pm it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

The meeting reconvened at 4.12 pm.

It was then

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to appoint Michael Cullen to the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.