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

Wednesday 13 June 2001 at 9.30 am

Present:  Councillors Blair, Jackson, McCormick, Mitchell, and O'Rourke.

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.

566

Appointment of Director of Finance

566

The Sub-Committee interviewed the following 3 candidates, Mr Yule having withdrawn his application for the post:-

1.       William Lamont, Highland Council

2.       J Gordon Lawson, Dumfries & Galloway Council

3.       Carolyn Williamson, Moray Council

Decided:  unanimously to appoint Carolyn Williamson to the post of Director of Finance.