Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 08/03/2024
South Lanarkshire Council · 8 March 2024
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Thursday, 29 February 2024 Dear Councillor Recruitment Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Friday, 08 March 2024 Time: 09:15 Venue: Committee Room 2, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Paul Manning Chief Executive Members Joe Fagan (Chair), Gerry Convery (Depute Chair), Alex Allison, Robert Brown, Maureen Chalmers, John Ross Substitutes John Anderson, Margaret Cooper, Maureen Devlin, Eileen Logan, Katy Loudon, Richard Nelson 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meetings Minutes of the meetings of the Recruitment Committee held on 7 December 2023, 31 January 2024 and 27 February 2024. (Copies attached) 3 - 8 Urgent Business 3 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. Exclusion of Press and Public 4 Exclusion of Press and Public It is recommended that the Committee makes the following resolution:- "That, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act." Item(s) for Decision 5 Post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) To interview candidates for the post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources). (Papers attached) For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Stuart McLeod Clerk Telephone: 07385 370 117 Clerk Email: stuart.mcleod@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 2
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 7 December 2023 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute), Councillor John Ross Councillor’s Apology: Councillor Alex Allison Attending: Finance and Corporate Resources P Manning, Executive Director; S McLeod, Administration Officer; E McPake, Human Resources Business Partner (Education and Social Work Resources) 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 3 Exclusion of Press and Public The Committee decided: that, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the next item of business on the grounds that it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 4 Post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) Documentation on the post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 2 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- ♦ Applicant Reference Number 1 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 4 2 3
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 3, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 31 January 2024 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute), Councillor John Ross Attending: Chief Executive’s Service P Manning, Chief Executive Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; E McPake, Human Resources Business Partner (Education and Social Work Resources) 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 3 Exclusion of Press and Public The Committee decided: that, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the next item of business on the grounds that it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 4 Post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) The Recruitment Committee, at its previous meeting held on 7 December 2023, had selected a shortleet of 2 applicants for interview for the post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources), however, Applicant Reference Number 4 had since withdrawn their application and the post had subsequently been readvertised. The other applicant, selected at the previous meeting, Applicant Reference Number 1, had not been required to re-apply for the post and remained in consideration. Documentation on the post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ further applications received 2 5
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The Committee decided: (1) that Applicant Reference Number 1, selected at the previous meeting held on 7 December 2023, and the following further shortleet of 5 applicants be selected for the assessment centre:- ♦ Applicant Reference Number 2 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 4 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 5 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 6 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 9 (2) that a further meeting be held on 27 February 2024, following the assessment centre, to select applicants for interview. [Reference: Minutes of 7 December 2023 (Paragraph 4)] 6
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 2, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 27 February 2024 Chair: Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute) Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Joe Fagan (Chair), Councillor John Ross Attending: Chief Executive’s Service P Manning, Chief Executive Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; E McPake, Human Resources Business Partner (Education and Social Work Resources) 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 3 Exclusion of Press and Public The Committee decided: that, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the next item of business on the grounds that it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 4 Post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) Documentation on the post of Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The assessment centre summary report was tabled at the meeting. The Human Resources Business Partner advised that Applicant Reference Number 4 had withdrawn their application. 2 7
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The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 3 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- ♦ Applicant Reference Number 1 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 3 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 6 [Reference: Minutes of 31 January 2024 (Paragraph 4)] Councillors Allison and Fagan entered the meeting during this item of business 8