Policy and Strategy & Corporate Business Committees - Shortlisting Sub-Committee

Thursday 17 May 2001 at 5.00 pm

Present:  Councillors Blair, Jackson, Mitchell, O'Rourke and Robertson (Y).

Chair:  Councillor Jackson presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive and Head of Personnel Services.

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only, having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Sub-Committee.

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 for the following item on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

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Shortlisting and Arrangements for Interview of Applicants - Post of Director of Finance

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There were submitted copies of applications received from 21 candidates for the post of Director of Finance.

Decided:  unanimously to call a shortlist of the following 4 candidates for interview by the Sub-Committee on Wednesday 13 June 2001 at 9.30 am and thereafter make an appointment:-

1.    William Lamont, Highland Council

2.    J Gordon Lawson, Dumfries & Galloway Council

3.    Carolyn Williamson, Moray Council

4.    George Yule, South Ayrshire Council