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This report invites the Council to approve the appointment of Aidan Dunn to the position of BCP Council Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and statutory requirements. 

A summary of Aidan’s skills, experience and employment history appears at Exempt Appendix 1 of this report.  

A copy of the job description for the post of BCP Council Chief Executive appears at Appendix 2 of this report.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Millie Earl presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Council was advised that the report invited the Council to approve the appointment of Aidan Dunn to the position of BCP Council Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and statutory requirements. 

In relation to this Council was advised that a summary of Aidan’s skills, experience and employment history appears at Exempt Appendix 1 of this report, and that a copy of the job description for the post of BCP Council Chief Executive appears at Appendix 2 of the report.

A proposal was put by Councillor Patrick Canavan to move into exempt session, this was seconded by Councillor Chris Rigby and upon being put to the vote was agreed by a majority of members of the Council:

RESOLVED that: ‘Under Section 100(A)(4) 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 as defined in Paragraph 3 in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act and that the public interest in withholding the information outweighs such interest in disclosing the information.’

Comprehensive debate took place with members thoroughly discussing the recruitment process.

A recorded vote was requested but upon being put to the vote fell with the majority of members voting against the proposal for a recorded vote.

RESOLVED that Council: -

(a)          approved the appointment of Aidan Dunn to the position of BCP Council Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service; and

(b)          approved the appointment of Aidan Dunn as Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole electoral area. 

Voting: For:36, Against:25, Abstentions:3

The meeting adjourned at 9.38pm and reconvened at 9.57pm

Councillors Judy Bagwell, Judes Butt, Anne Filer and Chris Matthews left the meeting at 9.38pm