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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting

Contact: Karen Strahan 01392 382264  Email: karen.strahan@devon.gov.uk

Note: Meeting re-arranged from 6th May 2020 

Items
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60.

Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2020.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 21 July 2020 be signed as a correct record.

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61.

Items Requiring Urgent Attention

Items which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There was no item raised as a matter of urgency.

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62.

Director of Public Health - Process to date

Officers to report on the process for attracting suitable candidates for the above post.

Minutes:

The Committee received and noted a Report on the recruitment process to date for attracting eligible candidates for the post of Director of Public Health.

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63.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

Recommendation: that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act namely relating to any individual and information likely to reveal the identity of an individual and in accordance with Section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, by virtue of the fact that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

It was MOVED by Councillor Hart, SECONDED by Councillor McInnes and

 

RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act namely relating to any individual and information likely to reveal the identity of an individual and in accordance with Section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, by virtue of the fact that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

64.

Appointment of Director of Public Health pdf icon PDF 362 KB

To interview shortlisted candidate(s) and, if possible, make a recommendation upon an appropriate appointment to the next meeting of the County Council.

 

Papers attached include the job description for the Director of Public Health, a briefing paper on the process to date and application form(s).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee interviewed one candidate for the post of Director of Public Health with a view to making a recommendation upon an appropriate appointment to the County Council on 1st October 2020.

 

The process was undertaken in line with the terms of reference of the Appointments, Remuneration and Chief Officer Conduct Committee, the Pay Policy Statement, Chief Officer Employment Procedure Rules (set out at Part 6 of the Constitution), S73A of the National Health Services Act 2006 and the guidance issued by the Faculty of Public Health and Public Health England on the appointment and remuneration of the Director of Public Health. 

 

The interviews having been completed and the suitability of the candidates for the post having been fully discussed and all relevant factors having been considered and taken into account and the Committee then being of the view that the press and public need no longer be excluded from the meeting for final determination of its recommendation to the County Council:

 

It was RESOLVED that the press and public be now re-admitted to the meeting.

 

It was further RESOLVED nem. con, that the Council be recommended to appoint Steve Brown to the post of Director of Public Health on a salary range of £99,537 - £113,860 (which includes the recommended supplement of £10,000 to recognise the size of Devon’s population), commencing at the earliest opportunity on a mutually convenient date, in line with the provisions of the Council’s existing approved Pay Policy Statement.


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