North Yorkshire County Council

Chief Officer Appointment and Disciplinary Committee

Minutes of the meeting held at Meeting Room 2, Brierley Building, County Hall, Northallerton commencing on Thursday 28 July 2022 at 9.00 am.

County Councillors: Derek Bastiman (substitute for Cllr Michael Harrison), David Chance (substitute for Cllr Janet Sanderson), Mark Crane, Gareth Dadd, Kevin Foster, Bryn Griffiths, Carl Les (Chair), Stuart Parsons, John Weighell OBE, Steve Shaw-Wright.

Apologies: County Councillors Michael Harrison and Janet Sanderson.

Officers present:  Justine Brooksbank – Assistant Chief Executive (Business Support), Sarah France-Gorton, Head of Resourcing Solutions, Daniel Harry – Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager.

14.       Appointment of Chairman

Nominations were invited and the vote taken.

            Resolved –

            That County Councillor Carl Les be appointed.     

County Councillor Carl Les in the chair

15. Exclusion of the public

Exclusion of the public from the meeting during consideration of item 6 on the grounds that it involves the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

16.       Minutes of the Meeting of the Chief Officer Appointment and Disciplinary Committee held on 11 July 2022

            The minutes were agreed as an accurate record.

17. Declarations of interest

            There were none.

18.       Public Questions or Statements

There were none.

19. To interview candidates for the post of Chief Executive Officer.

Considered –

Prior to the commencement of interviews, feedback was given by Justine Brooksbank, Assistant Chief Executive (Business Support), regarding the performance of the candidates during the assessment day. This covered feedback from members, officers and partner organisations. Three candidates had been shortlisted for interview.  

The Sub-Committee finalised their questions and lines of enquiry and the candidates were interviewed in turn. After deliberation and reflection upon all the information conveyed throughout the process, Members’ arrived at their decision.

Resolved –

That candidate Richard Flinton is offered the post of North Yorkshire Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer, subject to satisfactory references, medical and other relevant checks including the agreement by County Council at their meeting on 17 August 2022.

20.       Any other business which the Chairman agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

            There was none.

The meeting concluded at 1.10pm.