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Venue: Committee Room 'C' - The Duke of Lancaster Room, County Hall, Preston. View directions
Contact: Craig Alker
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County Councillor Scott Smith replaced County Councillor David O'Toole for this meeting. |
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Apologies Minutes: There were no apologies. |
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Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Members are asked to consider any pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the agenda. Minutes: None. |
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Urgent Business An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading. Minutes: There were no items of Urgent Business. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the committee will be held on 4 March 2025 at 1pm at County Hall, Preston. Minutes: It was noted that the next meeting of the Employment Committee would be held on Tuesday 4 March 2025, 1pm at County Hall, Preston. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public The committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item. Minutes: Resolved: That the press and members of the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. |
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Interviews for the Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service Role (Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information). Minutes: (Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interests in disclosing the information).
The Committee conducted interviews for the position of the Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service position.
Each candidate gave a presentation on a designated topic which had previously been agreed by the Committee and was then questioned by the Committee.
The Committee also received feedback from all the stakeholder panels, as well as feedback from the other assessments taken by each candidate.
Resolved: That, subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and the formal approval of Full Council, the Committee proposed that an offer of appointment to the post of Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service, as well as the Returning Officer, at Lancashire County Council, be made to Mark Wynn. |