Agenda and minutes
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Contact: Sarah Buffrey, democratic services officer
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: None. |
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Named substitutes (if any) To receive details of any member nominated to attend the meeting in place of a member of the panel. Minutes: None. |
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Declarations of interest To receive declarations of interests in respect of Schedule 1, Schedule 2 or Other Interests from members of the committee in respect of items on the agenda. Minutes: None. |
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To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2020. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2020 were approved and signed by the chairperson. |
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Questions from members of the public To receive any written questions from members of the public. Details of the scheme and related guidance are available here: https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200148/your_council/61/get_involved Please submit questions to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk The deadline for the receipt of questions is 7 January 2021 at 5.00 pm. Accepted questions and answers will be published as a supplement prior to the meeting. Minutes: There were no questions from members of the public. |
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Questions from councillors To receive any written questions from councillors. Please submit questions to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk The deadline for the receipt of questions is 7 January 2021 at 5.00 pm. Accepted questions will be published as a supplement prior to the meeting. Minutes: There were no questions from councillors. |
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Chief Executive Appointment To select a preferred candidate to be appointed to the post of Chief Executive and recommend that candidate to full council.
To recommend to full council interim arrangements for the designation of head of paid service when the chief executive leaves in February 2021 and until the newly appointed chief executive is able to start in post.
To select a post holder to be designed as returning officer when the chief executive leaves in February 2021 and until the newly appointed chief executive is able to start in post. Minutes: After a full and rigorous recruitment process, including final interviews on Monday 11 January 2021, the employment panel agreed unanimously that, subject to there being no valid objections, Paul Walker be recommended to council as the council’s chief executive.
The matter of the statutory roles of head of paid service and returning officer from 12 February 2021 were discussed. The employment panel agreed that the solicitor to the council be designated as returning officer and recommend to full council that the solicitor to the council would also be head of paid service until the new chief executive was in post. As the monitoring officer role could not hold these two other statutory roles at the same time, it was further agreed that the interim head of legal services be appointed as the acting monitoring officer until the new chief executive was in post.
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