Agenda

Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on Tuesday 20 December 2022, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required?where a matter arises at a meeting;

a.    Which?directly relates to?Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’) as set out in Appendix B, Table 1 of the Code of Conduct, to disclose the interest, not participate in any discussion or vote and not to remain in room. Where members have a DPI or if the matter concerns an executive function and is being considered by a Cabinet Member with a DPI they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with the matter.

b.    Which?directly relates to?the financial interest or well being of a Other Registrable Interest as set out in Appendix B, Table 2 of the Code of Conduct to disclose the interest and only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion? or vote on the matter and must not remain the room.

c.     Which?directly relates to?their financial interest or well-being? (and is not? DPI) or the financial well being of a relative or close associate, to declare the interest and members may only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak. Otherwise, the member must not take part in discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

d.    Which?affects?the financial well-being of the member, a relative or close associate or a body included under the Other Registrable Interests column in Table 2, to disclose the interest and apply the test set out at paragraph 9 of Appendix B before deciding whether they may remain in the meeting.

e.    Where Members have or a Cabinet Member has an Other Registerable Interest or Non Registerable Interest in a matter being considered in exercise of their executive function, they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with it.

NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk.Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

Preferred Candidate Appointment Process - Executive Directors and Director of Corporate Law and Governance

The purpose of this report is to confirm and set out to the Staff and Appointments Committee (StAC), the detail of the selection process to be undertaken for the following roles:

Executive Director – Place and Regeneration;

Executive Director – Adults, Ageing and Wellbeing (DASS);

Executive Director – Public Health, Inequalities and Stronger Communities (DPH);

Executive Director – Children and Young People (DCS);

Executive Director – Transformation and Resources (s151)

Director of Corporate Law and Governance (MO)

This report also reminds the Committee of the requirements under the Officer Appointment Procedure Rules in relation to the appointment (or dismissal) of all Chief and Deputy Chief Officers (Appendix A).

Voluntary Redundancy of the Interim Executive Director of Communities and Business Development

This report sets out the current position following Mrs Maureen Taylor’s application for Voluntary Redundancy (VR).?It also asks that Mrs Taylor’s current arrangement be extended until 31 March 2023 – this should have been included on the paper that was submitted in December regarding the extension of the other interim arrangements (Appendix B). 

To consider such other urgent business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.