MINUTES

OF THE MEETING OF THE

Employment Committee

Thursday 20th March 2003

HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET.

Meeting Commenced: 6.00 p.m. Meeting Adjourned: 7.13 p.m.

FRIDAy 21ST March 2003

HELD AT THE WINTER GARDENS, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET.

Meeting Reconvened: 9.40 a.m. Meeting Concluded:1.10.p.m.

PRESENT: Councillors Howard Roberts (Chairman), (substitute for Peter Fisher) Muriel Kraft, Peter Burden (substitute for Michael Fazackerley), Alan Hockridge, and Elfan Ap Rees (substitute for Ian Peddlesden).

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Councillors Peter Fisher, Michael Fazackerley, and Ian Peddlesden.

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Minutes – 11th March 2003 (Agenda Item 4)

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 11th March 2003 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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Exclusion of the Press and Public

RESOLVED: that the press, public together with the officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive Officer to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.

Item Reason for Exemption

Minute No. 32 Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of Part 1

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Appointment of Director of Development Environment (Agenda Item 6)

The Committee received feedback from the following events held previously –

(a) Test

(b) Lunch with Members, Directors, outside bodies and officers

(c) Candidates’ Presentation

(d) Media Experience Exercise.

The following candidates were invited to attend the formal interviews on the following day –

DMB, KDR and DHT.

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THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7.15 P.M. ON 20TH MARCH 2003

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THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 9.40 A.M. ON 21ST MARCH 2003

Formal interviews with the remaining three candidates were held.

RESOLVED:

(a) that DHT be appointed to the post of Director of Development and Environment; and

(b) that the Chief Executive Officer be authorised to make all necessary arrangements.

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Chairman

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