To elect a chairman for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

Councillor T. Gracey was elected Chairman for the remainder of the municipal year.

There were no apologies for absence.

Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or other registrable and non-registrable interests in items on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

Officers' recommendation that –

The press and public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following report under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the report in question would be likely to involve disclosure of exempt information.

(To resolve)

By resolution of the Sub-Committee, the press and public were excluded from the remainder of the meeting during the consideration of the remaining matters under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the discussion would be likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as set out in Schedule 12A to Part 1 of the Act.

Recommendation:

The committee is asked to consider the report from the executive consultant from Tile Hill, and agree a shortlist of candidates for consideration in later stages of the recruitment process.

The report from Tile Hill is attached.

A Consultant from Tile Hill briefed the Sub-Committee on the questions asked at the longlisting interviews.  Members were advised on the performance of each of the candidates. On the basis of the longlisting interviews, he recommended that all of the candidates who had been longlisted should proceed on to the final shortlist.

After due consideration, the Sub-Committee agreed the shortlist of candidates for consideration at the final stage of the selection process on 15 and 16 June 2023.