Issue - meetings

The Interim Chief Executive presented the report. She said that the Council had a duty to appoint a Section 151 Officer and an interim appointment had been made whilst the recruitment to the permanent role took place.

Councillor Wilson proposed that the recommendation in the report be supported. Councillor Nicholls seconded the proposal.

Councillor Parsad-Wyatt said this appointment was not time limited unlike the Interim Chief Executive appointment that was approved at the last Council meeting. He asked what the timeline was for the recruitment of a permanent officer.

The Interim Chief Executive said that interviews had already taken place for the permanent role. She said she was expecting to make an appointment and have the successful candidate start by April 2025.

Councillor Deering echoed the Leader’s thanks to the former Section 151 Officer and wished him well. He said it was an important role and was pleased to have the Interim Officer in place.

The motion to support the recommendation having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED - that the appointment of Mathew Crosby as the Council’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and Section 151 Officer be approved.