Hampshire County Council
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Meeting
Appointment Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 13th May 2025
12:00 PM
Tuesday, 13th May 2025
12:00 PM
End:
Tuesday, 13th May 2025
4:00 PM
Tuesday, 13th May 2025
4:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
13 May 2025
13 May 2025
Location:
Elizabeth II Court, Winchester
Elizabeth II Court, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Leader of the Council
Committee Member
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Hampshire 2050 - Finance
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes
All Members were present and no apologies were noted
2
Declarations of interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore, Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting, they considered whether such interest should be declared and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3
Appointment of Chairman
To appoint a Chairman for the meeting and subsequent meetings of this Panel.
Minutes
Councillor Nick Adams-King was proposed by Councillor Jan Warwick and seconded by Councillor Keith House. There were no other nominations. Councillor Nick Adams-King was appointed as Chairman for this meeting and subsequent meetings of the same Panel dealing with recruitment of the Chief Executive.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Nick Adams-King be appointed Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Chief Executive recruitment process.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Nick Adams-King be appointed Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Chief Executive recruitment process.
4
Exclusion of the Press and Public
RECOMMENDATION:
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.
Minutes
RESOLVED:
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt report.
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt report.
5
Interim Appointment of Director of Corporate Operations and Chief Financial Officer [EXEMPT]
To consider a report of the Director of People and Organisation regarding the interim appointment of Director of Corporate Operations and Chief Financial Officer.
6
Recruitment Process for Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service) [EXEMPT]
To consider and agree a process for the recruitment of the Chief Executive following notification of retirement of the current post holder.
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