Issue - meetings

This report invites the Council to approve the appointment of Tim O’Gara to the position of Director of Law and Governance & Monitoring Officer in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and statutory requirements. 

A summary of Mr O’Gara’s skills, experience and employment history is shown within appendix 1 of this report.  

The Portfolio Holder for Transformation, Resources and Governance, Councillor Jeff Hanna presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'C' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Council was advised that the report invited the Council to approve the appointment of Tim O’Gara to the position of Director of Law and Governance & Monitoring Officer in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and statutory requirements. 

In relation to this Council was advised that a summary of Mr O’Gara’s skills, experience and employment history appeared within Exempt Appendix 1 of the report.

Members indicated that they wished to debate the exempt appendix and a proposer and seconder were therefore sought to move into exempt session.

The proposal was subsequently put by Councillor Mike Cox to move into exempt session; this was seconded by Councillor Jeff Hanna and upon being put to the vote was agreed by the 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.

The meeting adjourned at 9.18pm

The meeting reconvened at 9.41pm

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 approved the appointment of Tim O’Gara to the position of Director of Law and Governance & Monitoring Officer. 

Voting: For:47, Against:1, Abstentions:10

Councillors Hazel Allen and Toby Slade left the meeting at 10.06pm