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Chief Officers Employment Committee - 13 November 2025

Chief Officers Employment Committee·
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Key Takeaways

  • •The minutes of the Chief Officers Employment Committee meetings on 11 July 2025 and 21 July 2025 were approved and signed by the Chairman.
  • •The proposed recruitment process and timescale for a permanent Chief Operating Officer and Section 151 Officer were approved.
  • •The Chief Officers Employment Committee agreed on the longlisted candidates to progress to the next stage of the selection process.
  • •The press and public were excluded from the meeting during discussion of confidential information, then later re‑admitted.
  • •No other urgent business was identified by the Chairman.
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The Chief Officers Employment Committee confirmed that there were no declarations of interest at the meeting. The Committee formally approved the minutes of its previous sessions held on 11 July 2025 and 21 July 2025, with both sets of minutes being signed by the Chairman. In addition, the confidential minutes from the 11 July meeting were accepted and signed, and the content of those confidential minutes was recorded as a resolved item.

The Committee approved the proposed arrangements—including the process and timescale—for recruiting a permanent Chief Operating Officer and a Section 151 Officer. Following that approval, the Committee agreed on the shortlist of candidates who will progress to the next stage of the selection process.

During the consideration of business that involved potentially exempt personal information, the Committee resolved, under the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), to exclude the press and public from the meeting. The exclusion was justified on the basis that the information to be discussed could disclose the identity of individuals or reveal personal details.

After the confidential portion of the agenda was concluded, the Committee moved to re‑admit the press and public to the meeting. No further items were identified as urgent, and the meeting was closed without additional business.

Attendance

6 of 8 members present

Adam Paynter
Adam PaynterApologies
Andrew Mitchell
Andrew MitchellPresent
Drew Creek
Drew CreekPresent
Hilary Frank
Hilary FrankApologies
Leigh Frost
Leigh FrostPresent
Mark Burnett
Mark BurnettPresent
Martyn Alvey
Martyn AlveyPresent
Paul Ashton
Paul AshtonPresent

Decisions

Record and sign minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (11 July 2025)

The council agreed that the minutes from the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting on 11 July 2025 are correct and should be signed by the chairman.

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Record and sign minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (21 July 2025)

The council agreed that the minutes from the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting on July 21 2025 were accurate and should be signed by the chairman.

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Approve recruitment arrangements for permanent COO and Section 151 Officer

The council approved the plan and timeline for hiring a permanent Chief Operating Officer and a Section 151 Officer.

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Agree long‑list candidates for next selection stage

The council approved the list of candidates who will move on to the next stage of the selection process.

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Exclude press and public during consideration of confidential business

The council decided that members of the press and the public cannot attend the meeting when confidential matters about individuals are being discussed.

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Record and sign confidential minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (11 July 2025)

The council agreed that the secret minutes from the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting on July 11 2025 were recorded correctly and need the chairman’s signature.

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Re‑admit press and public

The council decided to let the press and the public back into the meeting.

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