Voting record
Extraordinary meeting, Council, Thursday, 26th June, 2025 4.00 pm
Item: Appointment of an Interim Chief Executive Officer
Appointment of an Interim Chief Executive Officer:
Resolution status:
Carried
Council resolved to:
2. APPOINT the Interim Chief Executive Officer as the Council’s Head of Paid Service for the purposes of Section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, from 1 July 2025 until a permanent Chief Executive Officer is appointed;
3. APPROVE the recommendation of the Selection Panel that Jane Portman is appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service), Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer with effect from 1 July 2025 or as soon as practically possible after that date;
4. APPOINT, in the event that the Interim Chief Executive Officer is unable to take up the role with effect from 1 July 2025, David Stanley, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, to undertake the role of Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer until such time as the Interim Chief Executive Officer is available to take up the role;
5. AUTHORISE the Head of HR to commence the process of appointing a permanent Chief Executive Officer (Head of Paid Service) and Returning Officer / Electoral Registration Officer.
| Vote | Councillors | Count |
|---|---|---|
| For | Bloomer, Brassington, Coleman, Corps, Evemy, Fowles, Hall-Wilson, Harris, Harris, Hodgkinson, Ind, Jenkinson, Layton, Mansilla, McKeown, Neill, Pellegram, Slater, Spivey, Stowe, Turner, Vann, Watson, Wilkinson and Wilkins | 25 |
| Against | None | 0 |
| Abstain | None | 0 |
| Conflict Of Interests | None | 0 |