Agenda and draft minutes

Staffing Committee - Monday, 27th January, 2025 11.30 am

Venue: Committee Room 6, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ

Contact: Kate Critchel  01305 252234 - Email: kate.critchel@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

64.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

 

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr B Quayle. Therefore, following the publication of the agenda papers, Cllr J Somper replaced him on the interviewing panel and Staffing Committee

65.

Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the meeting.

Minutes:

It was proposed by Cllr J Somper and seconded by Cllr B Bolwell

 

Decision

 

That Cllr C Sutton be elected Chair for the remainder of the meeting.

66.

Declarations of Interest

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their decision councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

 

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

 

Minutes:

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made at the meeting.

67.

Appointment of Interim Corporate Director for Education and Learning pdf icon PDF 155 KB

To approve the interview panel’s recommendation for the appointment of the above post (report to follow).

Minutes:

Following an interview process, it was proposed by Cllr C Sutton and seconded by Cllr J Somper

 

Decision

 

That Beth Whittaker be appointed to the position of Corporate Director for Education and Learning on an interim basis.

68.

Urgent items

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

 

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

69.

Exempt Business

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph x of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.

There is no exempt business scheduled for this meeting.

Minutes:

There was no exempt business scheduled for this meeting.