Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 30/03/2023
South Lanarkshire Council · 30 March 2023
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Thursday, 23 March 2023 Dear Councillor Recruitment Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Thursday, 30 March 2023 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 Joe Fagan (Chair), Gerry Convery (Depute Chair), Alex Allison, Maureen Chalmers, Gladys Ferguson-Miller, John Ross Substitutes John Anderson, Andrea Cowan, 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 22 March 2023 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 Information Technology Services To interview candidates for the post of Head of Information Technology 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 via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 22 March 2023 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor John Anderson (substitute for Councillor Maureen Chalmers), Councillor Gerry Convery, Councillor Gladys Ferguson-Miller, Councillor John Ross Councillor’s Apology: Councillor Maureen Chalmers Attending: Finance and Corporate Resources P Manning, Executive Director; S McLeod, Administration Officer; K McVeigh, Head of Personnel Services 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 Head of Information Technology Services Documentation on the post of Head of Information Technology Services was submitted as follows:- ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The assessment centre summary report was tabled at the meeting. One applicant, who had previously been selected to attend the assessment centre, had since withdrawn their application. 2 3
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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 4 [Reference: Minutes of 21 February 2023 (Paragraph 5)] 4