Agenda and minutes

Appointments Panel - Friday, 12 February 2010 8:45 am

Venue: Members Room, Kilmory, Lochgilphead

Contact: Sandra McGlynn Tel: 01546 604401

Items
Note	No.	Item
	1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillor Mulvaney.
	2.	SUBSTITUTION Minutes: Councillor Hay had been appointed to attend this meeting as a substitute for Councillor Mulvaney from whom an apology for absence was intimated.
	3.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest intimated.
		The Panel resolved in terms of Section 50A(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 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
E1	4.	APPOINTMENT OF HEADS OF SERVICE To interview candidates for the posts of Head of Service and, is so resolved, made appointments Minutes: The Panel received a report from the Keil Centre on the assessment centre stage of the selection process which had taken place on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 February 2010. The Panel proceeded to interview a number of the candidates and thereafter the Chairman ruled and the Panel agreed to adjourn the meeting and reconvene at 9.00am on the following dates; 17 February, 19 February and 25 February 2010 (pm). Decision The Panel unanimously agreed to appoint the following candidates to the posts of Heads of Service. Chief Executive’s Head of Strategic Finance – Bruce West Head of Improvement and Strategic HR – Jane Fowler Community Services Head of Adult Care – Jim Robb Head of Children and Families – Dougie Dunlop Head of Education – Carol Walker Head of Community and Culture – Donald MacVicar Customer Services Head of Governance and Law – Charles Reppke Head of Customer and Support Services – Judy Orr Head of Facility Services – Malcolm MacFadyen Development and Infrastructure Head of Economic Development – Robert Pollock Head of Planning and Regulatory Services – Angus Gilmour
		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.