Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Strutton,

“ (a)  That the temporary arrangement whereby Roger Parkin acts as interim Head of Paid Service ends on 31st December 2017;

  (b)  That the Director of Finance and Resources be authorised to make the appointment of an interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service from January 2018 following consultation with the Group Leaders and UKIP member;

  (c)  That the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) carry out an independent review of the 2017 Chief Executive appointment process with the attached terms of reference.  Its report should inform the permanent recruitment to the Chief Executive post, and be published for information at the full Council meeting in January 2018;

  (d)  That the job description, person specification and terms and conditions of the Chief Executive and Head of the Paid Service post be endorsed as set out at Appendix B subject to the responsibility for probity and governance being emphasised and the post holder being appointed as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer; That the Service Lead (People) be authorised to make minor alterations as necessary following consultation with the Group Leaders and that the Service Lead (People) commence the recruitment to the permanent post of Slough’s Chief Executive; and

  (e)  That the Employment and Appeals Committee give consideration to the membership of the Appointments Sub-Committee, as detailed below, for the purposes of this appointment:

‘In recognition of the significance of the position of the Chief Executive to the effective running of this Council, and in order to ensure that the appointment process for this position is inclusive of all political groups, the Employment and Appeals Committee appoint a Sub Committee comprising eight members to include the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Conservative and Labour Groups (or their nominees), Councillor Coad and the Chair of the Employment and Appeals Committee and two further Labour members.  Where possible, but not as a requirement, these nominations should be drawn from members serving on the Employment and Appeals Committee.  All members to be appointed as voting members and have received the appropriate training’.”

Recommendation (a) was put to the vote and carried by 30 votes to 1 vote with 3 abstentions.

Recommendation (b) was put to the vote and carried by 32 votes to 0 votes with 2 abstentions.

Recommendation (c) was put to the vote and carried by 33 votes to 0 votes with 1 abstention.

Recommendation (d) was put to the vote and carried by 33 votes to 0 votes with 1 abstention.

Recommendation (e) was put to the vote and carried by 33 votes to 0 votes with 1 abstention.

Resolved –

(a)  That the temporary arrangement whereby Roger Parkin acts as interim Head of Paid Service ends on 31st December 2017;

(b)  That the Director of Finance and Resources be authorised to make the appointment of an interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service from January 2018 following consultation with the Group Leaders and UKIP member;

(c)  That the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) carry out an independent review of the 2017 Chief Executive appointment process with the attached terms of reference.  Its report should inform the permanent recruitment to the Chief Executive post, and be published for information at the full Council meeting in January 2018;

(d)  That the job description, person specification and terms and conditions of the Chief Executive and Head of the Paid Service post be endorsed as set out at Appendix B subject to the responsibility for probity and governance being emphasised and the post holder being appointed as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer; That the Service Lead (People) be authorised to make minor alterations as necessary following consultation with the Group Leaders and that the Service Lead (People) commence the recruitment to the permanent post of Slough’s Chief Executive; and

(e)  That the Employment and Appeals Committee give consideration to the membership of the Appointments Sub-Committee, as detailed below, for the purposes of this appointment:

‘In recognition of the significance of the position of the Chief Executive to the effective running of this Council, and in order to ensure that the appointment process for this position is inclusive of all political groups, the Employment and Appeals Committee appoint a Sub Committee comprising eight members to include the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Conservative and Labour Groups (or their nominees), Councillor Coad and the Chair of the Employment and Appeals Committee and two further Labour members.  Where possible, but not as a requirement, these nominations should be drawn from members serving on the Employment and Appeals Committee.  All members to be appointed as voting members and have received the appropriate training’.