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Chief Officers Appointments Committee
Wednesday, 7th October, 2009 9.00 am
DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
CHIEF OFFICERS’ APPOINTMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF
SERVICE COMMITTEE
7TH OCTOBER, 2009
A MEETING of the CHIEF
OFFICERS’ APPOINTMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE COMMITTEE was held at the
MANSION HOUSE, DONCASTER on WEDNESDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2009 at 9.00 a.m.
PRESENT:-
Vice-Chair – Councillor Joe Blackham
Councillors Tony Brown,
Stuart Hardy, Allan Jones (substitute for Councillor Bob Ford), Chris Mills,
Margaret Pinkney, Pat Porritt and Tony Sockett.
APOLOGIES:-
Apologies for absence were
received from Councillors Bob Ford, Carole Williams, Patrick Wilson and Yvonne
Woodcock.
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DECLARATIONS OF
PERSONAL OR PREJUDICIAL INTEREST, IF ANY. |
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No declarations were made
at the meeting. |
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EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND
PRESS. |
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RESOLVED that the public and press be excluded
from the remaining
proceedings of the meeting in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended,
on the grounds that exempt information
as defined in paragraph 1 of Schedule
12A to the Act, is likely to be disclosed. |
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FINAL INTERVIEWS FOR
CHIEF OFFICERS POSTS:- |
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT (REGENERATION) |
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
RESOURCES (FINANCE) |
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
RESOURCES (LEGAL AND DEMOCRATIC SERVICES |
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
NEIGHBOURHOODS AND COMMUNITIES (LEISURE AND CULTURE) |
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The Committee received a
report presented by Kay Leigh, the Director of People and Performance
Improvement, which informed Members of the arrangements made for recruitment
to four Assistant Director positions. |
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As Members were aware, at
the meeting on the 3rd September, 2009, the Committee approved a shortlist of
5 candidates for interview for the 4 vacancies which would include a
presentation. The Committee were informed that the only applicant
for the Assistant Director Resources (Legal and Democratic) had withdrawn. Members were provided with an assessment template
and a copy of the questions for each post. Interviews
were carried out for each post. In
order to inform the final decision, the relevant Director then Cabinet Member
each provided a summary on each candidate.
Each Committee Member then summarised their individual assessments for
each candidate. Advice to the Panel
was provided by the Director of People and Performance Improvement. |
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RESOLVED that: (1)
Scott Cardwell be
appointed to the post of Assistant Director Development (Regeneration), (2)
Gavin Baldwin be
appointed to the post of Assistant Director Neighbourhoods and Communities
(Leisure and Culture), (3)
no appointment be
made to the post of Assistant Director Resources (Finance), and, (4)
the posts of
Assistant Director Resources (Finance) and Assistant Director (Legal and
Democratic) be advertised externally. |
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