Process for the appointment of Senior Officers (Tier 2) for the Dorset Council
To receive a presentation
from the HR Strategic Lead, Shaping Dorset Council.
Minutes:
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