Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ali and Fisher.

To receive any declarations of interest from members relating to

any item on the agenda, in accordance with the provisions of the

Code of Conduct and/or S106 of the Local Government Finance

Act 1992.

There were no declartions of interest made.

That the public and press be excluded from the rest of the meeting to avoid the possible disclosure of exempt information under Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, relating to any individual.

Resolved that the public and press be excluded from the rest of the meeting to avoid the possible disclosure of exempt information under Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, relating to any individual. 

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items.

An urgent item was considered

To interview candidates for the post of Director – Regeneration

and Growth.

With reference to Minute No. 32/21, the Committee was informed that on 1 April 2021, the Committee had interviewed five candidates and the role was offered to one candidate who had accepted the role but subsequently withdrew that acceptance for personal reasons.

The position was subsequently re-advertised externally. 

The Committee now interviewed five candidates for the post of Director of Regeneration and Growth.  The Committee was of the view that Baron Frankal be offered the position of Director of Regeneration and Growth, however, in the event that he did not accept the position, it be offered to TM.

                           Agreed, subject to there being no well-founded objection from the Cabinet: -

(1)            that in accordance with Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution (Officer Employment Procedure Rules), Baron currently the Director at the Oman Aviation Groupbe appointed to the post of Director - Regeneration and Growth.