Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was intimated from Councillors Vivien Dance and Iain MacDonald.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Depute Leader was unanimously appointed to Chair the Committee and the Committee 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 persons in connection with appointment to Committee

Please find attached programme of interview, copy application, Terms of Reference, Questions and Skills and Attributes

Interviews were held over two days with applicants as to their interest in being appointed as an Independent person of the Audit Committee and as to the skills and attributes which they might bring to the Committee.

Decision

1. To appoint Sheila Hill to the Audit Committee in accordance with the delegation given to the Committee.

2. To appoint Martin Caldwell as Chair and Sheila Hill as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee as provided for in the constitution.

(Ref: copies of application and terms of reference, submitted)

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.