Agenda and draft minutes

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 8th June, 2010 5.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent. View directions

Contact: Nick Hughes

Items
No.	Item
7.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 7. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Mrs Dark and Mrs Wiltshire. Councillor C. Hart substituted Councillor Mrs Dark.
8.	Election of Chairman Minutes: Councillor Wells proposed the nomination of Councillor Taylor for the Chairmanship of the Committee. Councillor Goodwin seconded the nomination. Members Resolved that Councillor Taylor be the Chairman of the General Purposes Committee. Councillor Taylor then took over the Chair and asked for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the committee.
9.	Election of Vice Chairman Minutes: Councillor Wells nominated Councillor Crotty for the post of Vice-Chairman of the General Purposes Committee. Councillor Goodwin seconded the nomination. Members Resolved that Councillor Crotty be the Vice-Chairman of the General Purposes Committee. Members expressed the view that the 5.00 pm starting time for the committee meeting was too early and inconvenient for some of the Members who have work commitments.
10.	Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the extract from the Standard Board Code of Conduct for Members, which forms part of the Declaration of Interest Form at the back of this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that Form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
11.	Exclusion of Public and Press PDF 70 KB Minutes: Committee Members deliberated on the issue to exclude members of the public and press during the consideration of the item on the appointment of the Shared Services Director. Members Resolved that the public and press be excluded from the meeting on agenda item 4 as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
12.	Appointment of the Shared Services Director View the reasons why item 12. is restricted View the background to item 12. Minutes: Members of the Committee considered the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services regarding the appointment of the Shared Services Director. Members Resolved the following: 7.1 That Donna Reed be appointed as the Director of Shared Services on Thanet Pay Grade TG 12 + 7.2 That the Chief Executive be authorised to determine the commencing salary scale point for the post.