Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor K Mills.

2.

Appointment of Substitute Members

To note appointments of Substitute Members.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members appointed.

3.

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To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made by Members.

4.

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To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 March 2019.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 March 2019 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

5.

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The recommendation is attached.

 

MATTERS WHICH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM SUGGESTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN PRIVATE AS THE REPORT CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED WITHIN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 12A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS INDICATED AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE PROPER OFFICER CONSIDERS THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THE EXEMPTION OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DISCLOSING THE INFORMATION

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor S C Manion, duly seconded and

 

RESOLVED:       That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the remainder of the business on the grounds that the items to be considered involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

6.

Appointment Relating To East Kent Services

To consider the report of the Head of Governance (to follow).

Minutes:

The Head of Governance presented the report on the appointment of an interim Head of Shared Services and interim Head of Collaborative Services.

 

Members were advised that the East Kent Services Committee had appointed an interim Head of Shared Services and interim Head of Collaborative Services that morning. The General Purposes Committee was required to approve the appointment to the office of Head of Collaborative Services as it was an office within the Dover District Council officer structure.

 

It was moved by Councillor D G Beaney, duly seconded and

 

RESOLVED:     That, subject to the Executive Leader raising no objection pursuant to Prescribed Standing Orders, Chris Blundell be appointed to the office of Head of Collaborative Services.  

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