Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation from the HR Strategic Lead, Shaping Dorset Council.

At the request of the committee, the HR Strategic Lead, Shaping Dorset Council attended the meeting to provide a presentation with regard to the process for the appointment of Tier 2 officers for the Dorset Council.  The process would also be looking at the role of the Monitoring Officer.  The presentation covered the timeframe for filling the roles, the communications and engagement plan and detail of the membership of the Senior Appointments Committee.  It was noted that there was an expectation that there would be wider member involvement in the selection process.  The proposals were to be considered by the Shadow Executive Committee at the meeting on 17 September 2018.

Members considered the issues arising from the presentation and during discussion the following points were raised:

·                In response to a question, the HR Strategic Lead noted that once the proposals had been agreed by the Shadow Executive Committee, comments would be invited from members

·                A discussion was held in respect of the composition of the Senior Appointments Committee.  The Chairman stated that he was sure that the process would be fair and transparent but noted that members could bring any issues to this meeting if felt necessary

·                The HR Strategic Lead reiterated that there would be wider member involvement in the selection process including an opportunity to feed into the final decision

·                In response to a question, the HR Strategic Lead noted that the Interim Head of Paid Service was currently involved in the process but that would be reviewed in light of the decision to be taken on the appointment of a Chief Executive for the Dorset Council