Agenda item

In accordance with paragraph 1.9(e) in Part 1 of Standing Orders the Chair confirmed that, following consultation with the Director of Corporate Strategy and Development, she had approved  a request from the Chief Executive for the Authority to consider an urgent item not included on the published agenda. The urgent item related to the recruitment process for a new Director of Commercial Development and Outreach following the current post holder’s decision to leave the Authority.

The reason given for the urgency was that, although the formal notice that this post would become vacant was made in late December 2017, since returning from leave the Chief Executive had taken time to consider and consult with senior staff and Members on how to respond to the resignation and the options available for moving forward. This process had not been completed in sufficient time to prepare a formal report or add an item to the Agenda before publication. As the post would become vacant on 31 March 2018 the recruitment process needed to commence immediately and could not wait until after the next scheduled meeting of the Authority.

The Chief Executive proposed that a Member Panel be established to support the process for recruiting to the post suggesting that the Panel should consist of the Chair of the Authority, the Deputy Chair of the Authority and the Chair of Audit Resources and Performance Committee. The notice and request to approve any appointment would be presented to a meeting of the Authority in accordance with Standing Orders.

The proposal was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

1.         To appoint the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Authority and the Chair of the Audit Resources and Performance Committee to a Member Panel established to support the process for recruiting and selecting to the post of Director of Commercial Development and Outreach.

2.         To confirm that attendance at meetings of the Panel are an approved duty for the purposes of travel and subsistence claims.