COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Thursday 2 June 2005 at 1.00pm.

 

PRESENT

Mr Alexander A MacDonald

 

 

Mr Malcolm J Graham

 

 

Mr Murdo Macleod

Mr Norman M Macleod

 

Mr Norman L Macdonald

Mr Archie K Campbell

 

 

 

APOLOGIES

Mr Angus Campbell (Chairman)

 

 

Mr Norman A Macdonald (Vice-Chairman)

 

 

Mr Angus Nicolson

Mr Donald Maclean

 

Mrs Morag Munro

Mr Donald Manford

 

 

 

 

CONSTITUTION

 

Election of Chairman

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In the absence of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman it was agreed to appoint Mr Alexander A MacDonald as Chairman of the meeting.

 

As the Committee was meeting as a Short-leeting Panel it was agreed that the proceedings be not tape recorded.

 

 

 

 

It was agreed that the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 would be disclosed, namely, information relating to a particular employee, former employee, or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder or former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under the Comhairle would be disclosed.

 

 

 

PERSONNEL

Chief Executive

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The Director of Corporate Services submitted the following papers concerning the post of Chief Executive:

Job Description

Person Specification

Applications received

 

The Chairman welcomed the External Adviser, Sir Neil McIntosh, and invited him to give his assessment of candidates, against the person specification, based on the applications received.  The Committee then considered the assessments received and all the application forms.

It was agreed that the following candidates be short-leeted for interview by the full Comhairle at a special meeting to be held on Friday 17 June 2005 at 9.30am:

 

(a)       M Burr; and

 

(b)       W D Strachan.

 

It was further agreed that candidates would give a presentation on a set topic for up to 10 minutes and then answer questions from Councillors.