Issue - items at meetings - Appointment of Chief Executive

Report of the Monitoring Officer (circulated to Members only).

(1)               That the Council be recommended to:

(i)           Appoint Ms Penny Thompson as Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service;

(ii)         Approve the salary for the post to be set at £150K per annum; and

(iii)       Approve the appointment to be effective on 12^th November 2012 subject to the transitional arrangements referred to in paragraph 3.5 of the report; and

(2)               That the Director of Adult Social care (in her capacity as the Director  with interim responsibility for Human Resources) and after consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to implementation of the appointment, including any detailed terms or administrative arrangements that may be outstanding.

68.1         RESOLVED:

(1)         That the Council be recommended to:

(i)           Appoint Ms Penny Thompson as Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service;

(ii)         Approve the salary for the post to be set at £150K per annum; and

(iii)       Approve the appointment to be effective on 12^th November 2012 subject to the transitional arrangements referred to in paragraph 3.5 of the report; and

(2)         That the Director of Adult Social care (in her capacity as the Director  with interim responsibility for Human Resources) and after consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to take all steps necessary or incidental to implementation of the appointment, including any detailed terms or administrative arrangements that may be outstanding.

Note:  The item was taken into the open part of the agenda and copies of the report made available at the meeting and the above resolution has accordingly been produced in full for public information.