Issue - meetings

There was one item of urgent business:

Recruitment and Selection for the Permanent  Chief Executive Post - Minutes 27 (Future Arrangements - Job Specification) and 28 (Future Arrangements - Recruitment Process) of the meeting of the Senior Management Contracts Working Party on 29 August 2017.

It was moved by Councillor Ives and seconded by Councillor Burr that the following recommendations of the Senior Management Contracts Working Party be approved and adopted:

That the following future arrangements be agreed for the job specification for the post of Chief Executive:

(i)         Hours from a minimum of 3 days a week to a maximum of full    time;

(ii)        The existing job description and person specification;

(iii)       A salary band of £80-95k pa, with no car allowance.

That the following arrangements be agreed for the recruitment process for the post of Chief Executive:

(i)         That quotes be sought from North Yorkshire County Council and           from recruitment agencies for running the process;

(ii)        That if the County Council was a third or more cheaper than the            recruitment agencies, they be selected to run the process, and if             not a quote from an agency be accepted;

(iii)       That the quotes be shared with Members of the Working Party;

(iv)       That the recruitment process be started immediately and the     organisation appointed be             asked to distribute the suggested   timetable by email/post;

(v)        That the Appointments Sub-Committee meet to review the        applications received and    be involved in all aspects and stages of the selection process for the post of Chief Executive.

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Resolved

That the following future arrangements be agreed for the job specification for the post of Chief Executive:

(i)         Hours from a minimum of 3 days a week to a maximum of full    time;

(ii)        The existing job description and person specification;

(iii)       A salary band of £80-95k pa, with no car allowance.

That the following arrangements be agreed for the recruitment process for the post of Chief Executive:

(i)         That quotes be sought from North Yorkshire County Council and           from recruitment agencies for running the process;

(ii)        That if the County Council was a third or more cheaper than the            recruitment agencies, they be selected to run the process, and if             not a quote from an agency be accepted;

(iii)       That the quotes be shared with Members of the Working Party;

(iv)       That the recruitment process be started immediately and the     organisation appointed be             asked to distribute the suggested   timetable by email/post;

(v)        That the Appointments Sub-Committee meet to review the        applications received and    be involved in all aspects and stages of the selection process for the post of Chief Executive.

Voting Record

24 For

0 Against

0 Abstentions

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8.12pm.