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Meeting

Extraordinary County Council - Hampshire

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 21st June 2021
10:00 AM
End:
Monday, 21st June 2021
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Monday, 21st June 2021
12:00 AM
Finished:
Monday, 21st June 2021
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
21 Jun 2021
Location:
Ashburton Hall, The Castle, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Kirsty North photo
Committee Member
Councillor Kirsty North

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Ann Briggs photo
Committee Member
Vice Chairman of the Council
Councillor Ann Briggs

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Debbie Curnow-Ford photo
Committee Member
Councillor Debbie Curnow-Ford

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Melville Kendal photo
Chairman
Councillor Melville Kendal

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Marge Harvey photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Marge Harvey

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Fran Carpenter photo
Committee Member
Councillor Fran Carpenter

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Roz Chadd photo
Committee Member
Councillor Roz Chadd

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Rod Cooper photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rod Cooper

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tonia Craig photo
Committee Member
Councillor Tonia Craig

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Alex Crawford photo
Committee Member
Councillor Alex Crawford

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Liz Fairhurst photo
Committee Member
Councillor Liz Fairhurst

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Steve Forster photo
Committee Member
Councillor Steve Forster

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jonathan Glen photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jonathan Glen

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Pal Hayre photo
Committee Member
Councillor Pal Hayre

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Juliet Henderson photo
Committee Member
Councillor Juliet Henderson

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Edward Heron photo
Committee Member
Councillor Edward Heron

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Keith House photo
Committee Member
Councillor Keith House

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Rupert Kyrle photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rupert Kyrle

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Alexis McEvoy photo
Committee Member
Councillor Alexis McEvoy

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Rob Mocatta photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rob Mocatta

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Phil North photo
Committee Member
Councillor Phil North

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Louise Parker-Jones photo
Committee Member
Councillor Louise Parker-Jones

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Stephen Philpott photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stephen Philpott

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jackie Porter photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jackie Porter

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Stephen Reid photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stephen Reid

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Patricia Stallard photo
Committee Member
Councillor Patricia Stallard

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Martin Tod photo
Committee Member
Councillor Martin Tod

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Malcolm Wade photo
Committee Member
Councillor Malcolm Wade

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jan Warwick photo
Committee Member
Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Hampshire 2050 - Finance
Councillor Jan Warwick

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Nick Adams-King photo
Committee Member
Leader of the Council
Councillor Nick Adams-King

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Prad Bains photo
Committee Member
Councillor Prad Bains

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Andrew Joy photo
Committee Member
Councillor Andrew Joy

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Derek Mellor photo
Committee Member
Councillor Derek Mellor

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Russell Oppenheimer photo
Committee Member
Councillor Russell Oppenheimer

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Roger Price photo
Committee Member
Councillor Roger Price

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tom Thacker photo
Committee Member
Councillor Tom Thacker

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Bill Withers Lt Col (Retd) photo
Committee Member
Councillor Bill Withers Lt Col (Retd)

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jackie Branson photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jackie Branson

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor David Harrison photo
Committee Member
Councillor David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Agenda
0 NB: With the agreement of the Group Leaders, this was a reduced attendance proportional meeting in line with Government Covid safe guidance.
Minutes
1 Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes Due to the specific circumstances of this particular meeting as referred to above, apologies were not required.
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 at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 1, 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 2 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3 Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes The Chairman had no announcements on this occasion.
4 Appointment of Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service)
To consider a report of the Member Appointment Panel recommending the appointment of a Chief Executive of Hampshire County Council.
Minutes The Council considered the report of the Member Appointment Panel (Item 4 in the Minute Book), as presented by the Deputy Leader, Councillor Rob Humby recommending Carolyn Williamson be appointed as the next Chief Executive of Hampshire County Council.

Firstly, the Deputy Leader took the opportunity to thank to all Group Leaders for their co-operation in agreeing to reduced attendance in order to hold a Covid-safe meeting within Government guidelines.  The Deputy Leader also extended thanks to all officers involved in putting these arrangements in place.

The Deputy Leader reported that an experienced firm of consultants were commissioned to carry out an executive search process resulting in a long list of 10 candidates.  A shortlist of four high calibre candidates were interviewed by a Member Panel who reached the unanimous decision to recommend Carolyn to all Members of the Council for appointment.

Carolyn joined the County Council in 2010 as Director of Corporate Resources and became the County Council’s Deputy Chief Executive in 2017.  As well as ably steering the County Council’s finances during very challenging times, Carolyn has achieved a number of significant successes such as the implementation of inter-agency shared services, leading Connect 2 Hampshire and, alongside her County Council role, a term as President of CIPFA.

The Deputy Leader confirmed that Carolyn had stood out against a very strong field of candidates and had demonstrated energy, intelligence and passion for the job which had led to the Panel’s unanimous decision.

In response, Carolyn thanked all Members for their confidence, confirmed she was delighted to take up the role of Chief Executive and looked forward to working with all Members to help steer the Council through the times ahead.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council:

a)     approves the appointment of Carolyn Williamson as Chief Executive of

Hampshire County Council

b)   delegates authority to the current Chief Executive, in consultation with the

Chairman of the Employment in Hampshire County Council Committee

(EHCC), for the setting of the salary of the new Chief Executive, to be

reflective of the current rate of the role.
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