Agenda and minutes

People, Performance and Development Committee - Monday, 13 November 2017 9.00 am

Venue: Member's Conference County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2DN

Contact: Andrew Baird 

Items
No. Item

94/17

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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    Minutes:

    There were none.

95/17

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter

     

    (i)         Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)        Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

     

    NOTES:

     

            Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest

            As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)

            Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

    Minutes:

    There were none.

96/17

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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    Recommendation: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government

    Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

     

     

     

     

    PART TWO – IN PRIVATE

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

97/17

Appointment of Chief Executive

    The People, Performance and Development is asked to proceed with interviewing for the post of Chief Executive.

     

    The shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by the Committee. The Committee will then discuss and, if appropriate, make a recommendation to Full Council on the candidate to appoint to the role of Chief Executive at its meeting on 5 December 2017. This recommendation is subject to the notification of every Member of the Cabinet of the proposed appointment and their right of objection specified in the notification.

     

    Minutes:

    Declarations of interest:

     

    None

     

    Witnesses:

     

    Ken Akers, Head of HR & OD

    Martin Tucker, Chief Executive, Gatenby Sanderson Recruitment

     

    Key points raised during the discussion:

     

    1.     Three interviews were conducted by the People, Performance and Development Committee for the position of Chief Executive. In each interview, the candidate delivered a presentation to the Committee after which Members asked a series of questions on the presentation. Each candidate then responded to a number of set questions asked by the Committee.

     

    2.     Following the end of the interviews, Members discussed the performance of each candidate in detail and agreed that Joanna Killian was the candidate who most clearly demonstrated the skills and experience necessary to be Chief Executive for Surrey County Council.

     

     

    Actions/ further information to be provided:

     

    None

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    The People, Performance and Development Committee agreed to recommend to Full Council that it appoints Joanna Killian to the role of Chief Executive at its meeting on 5 December 2017;

     

98/17

PUBLICITY OF PART 2 ITEMS

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    To consider whether the item considered under Part 2 of the agenda should be made available to the press and public.

    Minutes:

    It was agreed that the information in relation to the Part 2 items discussed at the meeting would remain exempt.