Havant Borough Council Human Resources Committee Meeting

Name: Human Resources Committee
Start: 2022-12-20T13:00:00Z
End: 2022-12-20T17:00:00Z
Location: Tournebury Room , Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX

Dec. 20, 2022, 1 p.m.

This is a meeting of the Human Resources Committee of Havant Borough Council held on the 20th Dec 2022.

The last meeting was on 29th Jan 2025. The next meeting is scheduled for 1st Jul 2025.

Meeting Status

Confirmed

Agenda Published

Yes

Decisions Published

Minutes Published

Yes

Meeting Location

Tournebury Room , Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX

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Agenda

Item	Title	Minutes
1	Apologies	Apologies were received from Councillor Crellin and Councillor Payter.
2	Declarations of Interest	Councillor Weeks advised the Committee that she was an elected member whilst one of the candidates was previously an employee of Havant Borough Council.
3	Exclusion of the Press and Public	RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item headed and numbered as below because: 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 those minutes there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Item 4 Appointment of Chief Legal Officer
4	Appointment of Chief Legal Officer	HR Committee CLO Report2022 Final Panel Pack - Chief Legal Officer The Director of Tile Hill introduced the committee to the item. The HR committee conducted the interview of the first candidate. A presentation was provided followed by questions by the committee. Members asked further questions to the first candidate. The HR committee conducted the interview of the Second candidate. A presentation was provided followed by questions by the committee. Members asked further questions to the Second candidate. The HR committee adjourned for a 40min break. The HR Committee conducted the interview of the third candidate. A presentation was provided followed by questions by the committee. Members asked further questions to the third candidate. Members held discussions and assessment of each candidate in a closed session. Following a vote proposed by Councillor Weeks, seconded by Councillor Fairhurst, it was RESOLVED that committee recommend to Full Council to appoint the preferred candidate as Chief Legal Officer.