Borough of Gosport
AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT was held in the Council Chamber at the TOWN HALL, GOSPORT on TUESDAY the TENTH day of MAY 2005 at 6.00 PM.
The Mayor (Councillor Edwards) (P) (in the Chair);
The Deputy Mayor (Councillor Burgess) (P);
Councillors Allen (P), Mrs Batterbury, Mrs Binfield (P), Bone, Carr, Carter (P), Mrs Champion (P), Chegwyn (P), Clinton (P), Mrs Cully (P), Cully (P), Davis, Dickson (P), Edgar (P), Farr (P), Foster (P), Gill (P), Hayward (P), Hook (P), Jacobs (P), Kimber (P), Langdon (P), Philpott (P), Redrup (P), Rigg (P), Mrs Salter (P), Searle, Smith (P), Taylor (P), Train (P), Mrs Wright (P) and Wright (P).
Also in attendance: Honorary Aldermen Mrs Bailey and Foster.
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APOLOGIES
Apologies for inability to attend the meeting were submitted on behalf of Councillors Mrs Batterbury, Bone, Carr, Davis and Searle and Honorary Alderman Rushton.
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EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the under-mentioned item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.
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APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE/HEAD OF PAID SERVICE
Consideration was given to an exempt report of the Appointment Sub-Board which detailed the process that had been gone through to select a short list for the post of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service and the programme to be followed for the interviews on 9 and 10 May 2005. Appendix ‘A’ to the report, which detailed the preferred candidate for the post, was circulated to each Councillor in the Council Chamber.
The Leader of the Council, who together with Councillors Cully, Gill, Hayward and Wright had formed the Appointment Sub-Board, thanked his colleagues for their contributions over the last two days and recommended on behalf of the Sub-Board that Mr I G Lycett be offered the post of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service.
MOTION: That the recommendation of the Appeals Sub-Board to offer the post of Chief Executive/Head of Paid Service to Mr I G Lycett be approved and adopted.
The Motion was accordingly put to the meeting and duly RESOLVED.
The Council rose at 6.05pm