Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillor Mulvaney.

Councillor Hay had been appointed to attend this meeting as a substitute for Councillor Mulvaney from whom an apology for absence was intimated.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Panel resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

To interview candidates for the posts of Executive Director and, if so resolved, make appointments

The Panel received a report from the Keil Centre on the assessment centre stage of the selection process which had taken place on 1 February 2010.

The panel proceeded to interview the shortlist candidates in the following order:-

K Beveridge

K Forsyth

J Griffiths

A Hasson

A Mactaggart

The Chairman ruled and the Panel agreed to adjourn the meeting and reconvene at 9.00am on 5 February 2010.

Present:                                 Councillor Dick Walsh (Chair)

                        Councillor Alison Hay                          Councillor Ellen Morton

                        Councillor Duncan MacIntyre              Councillor John Semple

                        Councillor Robert Macintyre

Attending:      Sally Loudon, Chief Executive

                        Jane Fowler, Head of Improvement and Strategic HR

Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillor Mulvaney.

Councillor Hay had been appointed to attend this meeting as a substitute for Councillor Mulvaney from whom an apology for absence was intimated.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Panel resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The Panel received a report from the Keil Centre on the assessment centre stage of the selection process which had taken place on 5 February 2010.

The panel proceeded to interview the shortlist candidates in the following order:-

D MacVicar

A Penn

R Pollock

C Sneddon

Decision

The Panel unanimously agreed to appoint C Sneddon and A Mactaggart to the posts of Executive Director.

E1  Paragraph 1  Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under the authority.