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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

The Chairman explained that Councillor Holloway, not Councillor Chandler (as listed in the agenda), was the Dover District Council seconded representative.

2.

Substitute Members

The Chairman to report any notifications received prior to this meeting regarding the attendance of substitutes for the named Members of this committee.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members for the meeting.

3.

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To confirm as a true record.

Minutes:

The minutes of the previous meeting were agreed as a true record.

4.

Declarations of Any Interests

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made.

5.

Any other urgent business to be dealt with in public

Minutes:

There was no other urgent business to be dealt with in public.

6.

Exclusion of the press and public

TO RESOLVE – That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act or the Freedom of Information Act or both.

7.

Appointment relating to East Kent Services - Interim Head of Shared Services

(This report is exempt from publication by virtue of the provisions of Paragraph 1 (Information relating to any individual) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.)

 

TO CONSIDER the joint report of the Director of Corporate Governance at Thanet District Council and the Solicitor to the Council at Dover District council.

 

Minutes:

The Director of Corporate Governance from Thanet District Council introduced the report detailing the need to appoint an interim Head of Shared Services and Head of Collaborative Services.

 

The Committee requested that if the permanent position hadn’t been appointed within 12 months, the matter should be referred back to the East Kent Services Committee. Officers agreed to the amendment and the proposal was made and seconded.

 

RESOLVED – That Estelle Culligan be appointed as the interim Head of Shared Services and Interim Head of Collaborative Services until a permanent appointment to the role has been made and that if the permanent appointment has not been made within 12 months that the matter be referred back to the East Kent Services Committee.

 

A record of the vote was taken as follows:

 

For the proposal: Councillors Bartlett, Everitt, Holloway, R Thomas, Todd and

Whitehead (6)

 

Against the proposal: None

 

Abstained from voting: None

8.

Any other business which falls under the exempt provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 or the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or both

It may be necessary to exclude the press or public for this item.

Minutes:

There was no other business which fell under the exempt provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 or the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or both.

 

There being no other business the meeting closed at 4.13 pm

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