Issue - meetings

The Interim Chief Executive presented the report on the Appointment of a S151 Officer. She said that the Council was required under Section 151 of the Local Government Act to appoint a Chief Finance Officer and following an open and competitive recruitment process Brian Moldon has been offered the full-time position from 1 April 2025.

Councillor Crystall proposed that the recommendation in the report be supported and said he believed Brian Moldon would be a great addition to the Leadership Team. Councillor Wilson seconded the proposal.

Councillor Deering thanked the Interim Head of Strategic Finance for his help in the short time he had been at the council.

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 Brian Moldon as the Council’s Chief Financial Officers and Section 151 Officer with effect from 1^st April 2025, be approved.