Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 04/06/2024
South Lanarkshire Council · 4 June 2024
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Tuesday, 28 May 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: Tuesday, 04 June 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 Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 14 May 2024 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 4 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 Head of Finance Services (Strategy) To interview candidates for the post of Head of Finance Services (Strategy). (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 2, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 14 May 2024 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute), Councillor John Ross Attending: Finance and Corporate Resources J Taylor, 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 Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 16 April 2024 were submitted for approval as a correct record. The Committee decided: that the minutes be approved as a correct record. 3 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 4 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 Head of Finance Services (Strategy) Documentation on the post of Head of Finance Services (Strategy) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The assessment centre summary report was tabled at the meeting. 2 3
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The Human Resources Business Partner advised that 2 applicants had withdrawn their applications since the previous meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 16 April 2024. 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 4 [Reference: Minutes of 16 April 2024 (Paragraph 4)] 4