Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2013.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 25 February 2013 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.

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee.

No urgent decisions were reported

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during the consideration of the remaining agenda items relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority); the disclosure of which would not be fair and would therefore be in breach of  Data Protection principles.

RESOLVED - That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to any individual and the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection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 6 “Appointment of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration”

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Committee 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 prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available the meeting and at local libraries and information centres.  You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

No public questions were submitted.

(a)  To shortlist the candidates for the post of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

Wednesday 17 April 2013 (10am)

(b)  To interview candidates for the post of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

(a)       Shortlisting

The Committee considered an application received for the post of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The Committee also considered the format of the interview and appropriate interview questions.

RESOLVED – (1) That the candidate be invited to be interviewed by this Committee on Wednesday 17 April 2013 at 10am.

(2) That as part of the interview, in no more than ten minutes, the candidate be requested to set out;

·         What they see as the key challenges facing Stockport and the services for which they would be responsible for?

·         How they would address those challenges?

·         What would be their personal priorities in the next 12 months?

At 4.20pm, it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

At 10.00 am on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 the meeting reconvened.

(b)       Interview

The Committee interviewed one candidate for the post of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

RESOLVED – (1) That the post of Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be offered to Paul Lawrence, currently Service Director (Place Development).

(2) That a decision on the remuneration package be delegated to the Chief Executive within the Council’s Pay Policy and in accordance with the Committee’s guidance.