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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:

1.    APPROVE the recommendation of the Performance & Appointments Committee’s Selection Panel that Jane Portman be appointed as Chief Executive Officer/Returning Officer/Electoral Registration Officer for a period of up to 9 months from 1 July 2025 or the date of commencement in post of a permanent Chief Executive Officer, whichever is earlier, to ensure the Council’s statutory duties are fulfilled and provide sufficient time for a permanent appointment to be made;

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.

 

Voting
VoteCouncillorsCount
ForBloomer, 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 Wilkins25
AgainstNone0
AbstainNone0
Conflict Of InterestsNone0