The Inverclyde Council

Thursday 26 January 2006 at 4.00 pm

Present:  Provost Rebecchi, Councillors Blair, Forbes, Fyfe, Gallacher, Hill, Hunter, McCabe, McCormick (P), McKenzie, Mitchell, Moran, Robertson, Snoddy, Stewart and White.

Chair:  Provost Rebecchi presided. 

In attendance:  Interim Chief Executive, Mr Richard Blackburn and Mr G Douglas (for Solicitor to the Council).

Apologies:  Councillors McCormick (M), Nimmo and Tucker.

It was agreed in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended that the public and press be excluded from the meeting on the grounds that consideration of the following item involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 6 and 8 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

106

Management Assistance During Interim Period

106

Recruitment and Selection Procedure for Chief Executive

There was submitted a report by the Interim Chief Executive recommending homologation of the steps taken to secure management assistance during the interim period and homologation and approval for the recruitment and selection procedure for the Chief Executive.

Decided:

(1)   that the Council homologate the actions of the Interim Chief Executive regarding the short term appointments of Mr Richard Blackburn and Mr William Hughes as management support for the Council;

(2)   that the Council homologate the decision of the Interim Chief Executive to appoint Munro Consulting for the purposes of the recruitment process for the new permanent Chief Executive;  and

(3)   that the Council homologate and approve the selection procedure and timetable for the recruitment of the new permanent Chief Executive including -

(a)   the calling of a special Policy and Strategy Committee to be held on Tuesday 31 January 2006 commencing at 10.30 am within the Municipal Buildings, Greenock for the purposes of which meeting, that is, to carry out formal interviews and consider the appointment of the Chief Executive, the membership of the Policy and Strategy Committee to be extended to all Members of the Council with the right to participate and vote, it being agreed unanimously to suspend the relevant Standing Orders for that particular purpose; and

(b)   a special meeting of The Inverclyde Council to be held on Tuesday 31 January 2006 commencing at 4 pm (or 30 minutes after conclusion of the special Policy and Strategy Committee, whichever is the later) within the Municipal Buildings, Greenock for the purposes of considering the minute of the preceding Policy and Strategy Committee meeting.