Meeting Details

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 25 February 2020.

To confirm and authorise the signing of the Minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Council held on 4 March 2020.

To make appointments to, or removal from, committees, outside bodies or other offices which fall to be determined by the Council.

To consider a report of the Interim City Solicitor.

Councillor Ian Ward to move the following recommendations:

“That approval be given to the amendments to the Constitution summarised in section 7 of the report and that the Interim City Solicitor be authorised to implement the changes with effect from 28 April 2020; and

Report of the Council Business Management Committee (Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers Appointments Dismissals and Service Conditions Sub-Committee).

Councillor Ian Ward to move the following recommendations:

That City Council:

1.   Approves the appointment of Christopher Naylor as Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service from 18 May 2020 to 17 May 2021; and

2.   Notes that the Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service will be seconded to the City Council from London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, and is employed on the usual terms and conditions agreed by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Chief Executives; and

3.   Notes that the period of notice on either side will be three months; and

4.   Approves that until 17 May 2020, Graeme Betts will act as Acting Chief Executive.

Deputy Lord Mayor to Move:-

"That, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, which includes the following exempt information, the public be now excluded from the meeting:-

Paragraph 1 of Exempt Information Under Revised Schedule 12A of the Government Act 1972 in respect of agenda item 8 (Appointment of Interim Chief Executive)                    

• Information relating to any individual;