Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 09/09/2022
South Lanarkshire Council · 9 September 2022
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Thursday, 01 September 2022 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, 09 September 2022 Time: 12:00 Venue: Committee Room 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Cleland Sneddon Chief Executive Members Alex Allison, Maureen Chalmers, Gerry Convery (Depute), Joe Fagan (Chair), Gladys Ferguson- Miller, John Ross Substitutes John Anderson, Maureen Devlin, Eileen Logan, Katy Loudon, Hugh Macdonald, Richard Nelson 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the Recruitment Committee held on 31 August 2022 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 Planning and Regulatory Services To interview candidates for the post of Head of Planning and Regulatory Services. (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 in Committee Room 5 and via Microsoft Teams, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 31 August 2022 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor John Anderson (substitute for Councillor John Ross), Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Gerry Convery, Councillor Gladys Ferguson-Miller Councillor’s Apology: Councillor John Ross Attending: Community and Enterprise Resources D Booth, Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; E McPake, Human Resources Business Partner (Education and Social Work Resources); K McVeigh, Head of Personnel Services 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 8 August 2022 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. 2 3
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5 Post of Head of Planning and Regulatory Services Documentation on the post of Head of Planning and Regulatory Services was submitted as follows:- ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The proposed presentation topic and interview questions and an assessment centre summary report were tabled at the meeting. The Committee decided: (1) that a shortleet of 3 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- ♦ Applicant Reference Number 1 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 3 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 5 (2) that the proposed presentation topic and interview questions be approved. 4