Meeting documents

Chief Officers Appointments Committee
Tuesday, 15th December, 2009 1.00 pm

DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

DONCASTER METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

CHIEF OFFICERS’ APPOINTMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE COMMITTEE

 

15TH DECEMBER 2009

 

 

A MEETING of the CHIEF OFFICERS’ APPOINTMENTS

AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE COMMITTEE was held at the

MANSION HOUSE, DONCASTER on TUESDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2009 at 1.00 p.m.

 

PRESENT:

Chair - Councillor Yvonne Woodcock   

 

Councillors Patricia Bartlett (Substitute for Councillor Bob Ford), Tony Brown, Stuart Exelby (Substitute for Councillor Carol Williams), Chris Mills,  Ray Mullis (Substitute for Councillor Margaret Pinkney), and Tony Sockett

 

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE:

 

Councillor Andrea Milner, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Equalities and Cohesion

Chris Pratt, newly appointed Director of Children and Young People’s Services

Jackie Lincoln, Government Office/DCSF

Luke Judd (Gatenby Sanderson)

 

APOLOGIES:

           

Apologies were received from the Vice Chair Councillor Joe Blackham and from Councillors Bob Ford, Stuart Hardy, Mick Jameson (Substitute for Councillor Stuart Hardy), Pat Porritt, Margaret Pinkney, Carol Williams and Patrick Wilson.

 

22.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL OR PREJUDICIAL INTEREST,

IF ANY

 

No declarations were made at the meeting.

 

 

23.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

 

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.

 

 

Prior to commencing with the scheduled recruitment, the Committee was asked by the Chief Executive, (acting on behalf of The Mayor) to consider if the previous day’s selection interview for Assistant Director of Commissioning  and Performance had been a fair process leading to a  correct decision.  Following a debate, the Committee confirmed that it was satisfied both with the decision reached and that fair opportunity had been given to all candidates. 

 

 

24.

FINAL INTERVIEWS FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR  LEARNING AND SCHOOLS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES  (EXCLUSION PARAGRAPH 1)

 

 

 

Following the interviews of all short-listed candidates, Luke Judd, Gatenby Sanderson Consultants, summarised each in turn to the Committee including feedback from Partner panels:

 

The majority of Members favoured James Kilner, although some put forward the case for other candidates.

 

Following discussions around each candidate and with input from Councillor Andrea Milner Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Equalities and Cohesion and Chris Pratt, newly appointed Director of Children and Young People’s Services, the decision was taken to appoint James Kilner as the Assistant Director, Learning and Schools.

 

 

 

RESOLVED that James Kilner be appointed to the post of Assistant Director, Learning and Schools.