Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Beales, Sandell and Bone (Councillor Heneghan was substitute).

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared. A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates. If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule of 12A to the Act.

The Chief Executive presented the report and officers responded to questions and comments from Members.

Members discussed arrangements for informally meeting the applicants and the interview process.

RESOLVED: The General Arrangements for the selection of a Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff/Monitoring Officer, and for determining whether the interim Deputy Chief Executive appointment should be made permanent, are approved.

The Chief Executive provided context following questions from Members in relation to salaries for the Chief Officer positions.

RESOLVED: The respective Salary Packages for the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff/Monitoring Officer are approved. 

Members of the Board asked questions on specific criteria relating to the Chief of Staff position in which the Assistant Director for Corporate Services responded and clarified.

RESOLVED: The Job Descriptions for the Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff/Monitoring Officer are noted.

To be confirmed – to carry out interviews for positions.

The next meeting was scheduled to take place on the 7^th November 2025 in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.