Issue - meetings

Recruitment of Independent Members to the Standards Committee

Meeting: 11/01/2021 - Standards Committee (Item 31)

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To agree the timetable and process for recruiting Independent Members to the Committee.

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Decision:

That the Committee accepts the report and nominates Councillors Patrick Heesom and Paul Johnson, Julia Hughes and Mark Morgan (or Phillipa Earlam if not available) to the proposed appointment panel.

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer presented a report to agree the timetable and process for recruiting Independent Members to the Standards Committee.  The two vacancies were to replace Ken Molyneux who had resigned and Rob Dewey (the Chairman) whose term of office was coming to an end.

 

Having sought volunteers, it was agreed that the recruitment panel would comprise of Councillors Patrick Heesom and Paul Johnson, Julia Hughes and Mark Morgan, together with the lay person (Noella Jones).  In the event that Mark Morgan was unavailable, Phillipa Earlam would be called upon.

 

The County Council would need to approve the establishment of the recruitment panel at its meeting on 26 January, prior to the vacancies being advertised.  The Monitoring Officer would contact panel members to confirm the interview dates which were likely to take place in March.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Committee accepts the report and nominates Councillors Patrick Heesom and Paul Johnson, Julia Hughes and Mark Morgan (or Phillipa Earlam if not available) to the proposed appointment panel.