Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

An apology for absence was received from Executive Mayor Perry, with Cllr Hopley attending as a reserve member.

Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act 2011, they are required to consider in advance of each meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), some other registrable interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the meeting. If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s register of interests or which requires updating, they must urgently complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer.

Members and co-opted Members are required in general to disclose any relevant DPIs, ORIs or NRIs at the meeting –

•         Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the room unless granted a dispensation.

•         Where the matter directly relates to the financial interest or wellbeing of an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless granted a dispensation.

•         Where a Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to or affects their or a relevant person’s financial interest or wellbeing, whether they can participate in any discussion or vote on the matter or stay in the room depends on the detailed rules in paragraphs 7 of Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure of interests orally at the meeting and they will also be recorded in the minutes.

Members confirmed that their entries on the Council’s register of interests were up to date and that they had no further disclosures to make. 

The Chair stated that due to the proximity between meeting dates, minutes of the meeting held on the 9^th December 2024 would be presented at the next Committee meeting.

No urgent item was considered.

To progress to full panel interview the shortlisted candidates for the Director of Housing, New Build & Estate Regeneration position.

As the interviews are held in private session, it will be proposed and agreed that the ADC, move to private Part B session.

The job description and salary details for the Director of Housing, New Build & Estate Regeneration are available online in the public agenda pack for the ADC held on the 21^st November 2024.

Any shortlisting and interviewing of candidates, when agreed by Members, takes place under Part B (non-public section) of ADC meetings.

The Chair stated that at the 21st November 2024 meeting, the Committee shortlisted and agreed to interview a number of candidates for the role of Director of Housing, New Build & Estate Regeneration, with the full details of the role and salary available online.

Interviews to now be held would be held in private, under Part B.

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting or a particular item:

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within paragraphs 1 (information relating to any individual) and 2 (Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual) as indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

The following motion was proposed by Councillor Hale, seconded and agreed by the Committee to exclude the press and public for the remainder of the meeting.

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within paragraphs 1 and 2 as indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended”.

Final Panel Interviews for the Director of Housing, New Build & Estate Regeneration – scheduled to be held under Part B (non-public section of meeting).

The candidate interviews and consideration was under Part B.