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  • Agenda, decisions and minutes

    Chief Officers Appointments Committee - Friday, 26th November, 2021 10.00 am

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 278 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 307 KB
    • Printed decisions PDF 11 KB
    • Printed minutes PDF 189 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting. View directions

    Contact: Lowri Haf Evans  01286 679878

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Councillors Peredur Jenkins and Gethin Glyn Williams and Elwyn Jones (Council's Vice-chair)

     

    2.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of personal interest

    Minutes:

    None to note

     

    3.

    URGENT ITEMS

    To note any items that is a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

    Minutes:

    None to note

     

    4.

    MINUTES pdf icon PDF 11 KB

    The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee held on the 4th of November 2021 be signed as a true record

    Minutes:

    The Chair signed the minutes of the meeting of this committee held on 04-11-21 as a true record

     

    5.

    EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

    The Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. This paragraph should apply because the report contains information regarding individuals and the individuals in question are entitled to privacy and there is no overriding public interest that requires the disclosure of personal information relating to those individuals, nor their identities. Consequently the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information

     

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Section 4, Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972. This paragraph applies as the report contains information about specific individuals who have the right to privacy. There is no public interest that calls for disclosing personal information about these individuals. Consequently, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

    6.

    INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF HEAD OF FINANCE

    To receive reports from the Assessment Centre and interview applicants for the post.

     

    Decision:

    Appoint Dewi Morgan to the post of Head of Finance

     

    Minutes:

    a)    The order of the day was confirmed with the Members.

     

    b)    Mr Geraint Owen (Head of the Corporate Support Department) was invited to present brief observations on the performances of the two applicants at an external Assessment Centre held on 15/11/21 by the Edgecombe company. The results of the psychometric tests and the applicants' competencies were noted.

     

    Mr Dafydd Gibbard (Chief Executive), was invited to present a brief feedback on the performances of the two candidates at a professional interview held with the support of Morwena Edwards (Corporate Director)

     

    c)    Two applicants were interviewed for the post.

     

    The applicants were invited to give a presentation up to 10 minutes long on the subject 'What are the opportunities and the threats facing the Finance Department over the coming years and how do you propose to respond to these?' They responded to five formal questions asked by the Chair together with follow-up questions from the Members.

     

    Councillor Ioan Thomas (Cabinet Member – Finance) was invited to give observations on the responses of the applicants.

     

    ch) It was proposed and seconded that the post be offered to Dewi Morgan

     

    RESOLVED to appoint Mr Dewi Morgan to the post of Head of Finance