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Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 20/09/2022

South Lanarkshire Council · 20 September 2022
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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Monday, 12 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:  Tuesday, 20 September 2022
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 
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, Hugh Macdonald, Richard Nelson
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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 8 September 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 Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources)
To interview candidates for the post of Executive Director (Housing and
Technical Resources). (Papers attached) 
For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Stuart McLeod
Clerk Telephone: 07385 370 117
Clerk Email: stuart.mcleod@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE 
Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 5, Council Offices, Almada
Street, Hamilton on 8 September 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 Recruitment Committee held on 15 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. 
5 Post of Head of Enterprise and Sustainable Development 
Documentation on the post of Head of Enterprise and Sustainable Development was submitted
as follows:-
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♦ recruitment pack 
♦ synopsis of applicants 
♦ applications received 
The Human Resources Business Partner referred to the interview questions and presentation
topic. 
The Committee decided: 
(1) that a shortleet of 6 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 3 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 4 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 12 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 16 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 19 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 23 
(2) that a further meeting be arranged after the assessment centre to select applicants for
interview; and 
(3) that the interview questions and presentation topic be considered at the next meeting. 
[Reference:  Minutes of 8 August 2022 (Paragraph 5)] 
6 Post of Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources) 
Documentation on the post of Executive Director (Housing and Technical Resources) was
submitted as follows:- 
♦ recruitment pack 
♦ synopsis of applicants 
♦ applications received 
The assessment centre summary report was tabled at the meeting and the Human Resources
Business Partner referred to the interview questions and presentation topic. 
The Committee decided: 
(1) that a shortleet of 4 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 1 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 2 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 3 
♦ Applicant Reference Number 5 
(2) that the proposed presentation topic and interview questions be approved for further
consideration. 
[Reference:  Minutes of 15 August 2022 (Paragraph 4)] 
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