Consideration was given to a report which invited the Council to establish an Appointments Panel to appoint to vacant Head of Service Posts following the implementation of the saving in corporate management agreed by the Council at its budget meeting in February 2019.
Decision
The Council –
1. Noted the update on the implementation of the corporate management review.
2. Agreed to establish an Appointments Panel for the recruitment to vacant Head of Service posts following the implementation of the corporate management budget decision.
3. Agreed to appoint Councillors Aileen Morton, Gary Mulvaney, Rory Colville, Yvonne McNeilly, and Roddy McCuish from the administration; and Councillors Sandy Taylor and Lorna Douglas from the opposition groups to the Appointments Panel as substantive members; with Councillors Ellen Morton, Bobby Good, Elaine Robertson, Robin Currie, Jim Lynch and Richard Trail as substitutes.
4. Delegated the arrangements for the appointments process to the Chief Executive.
(Reference: Report by Chief Executive dated 30 March 2019, submitted)