Decision details

RESOLVED:

That Full Council agreed to:-

a.

note that the current Section 151 arrangement with Somerset West & Taunton Council will come to an end at the end of December 2019, and the current S151Officer, Paul Fitzgerald, will no longer be acting in this role on behalf of South Somerset District Council;

b.

endorse the decision of the Appointments Committee to appoint Joanne Nacey as the new permanent S151 Officer;

c.

endorse the appointment of Nicola Hix into the role as Interim S151 Officer effective immediately, to cover the period between the current S151 Officer leaving, and the new permanent employee starting their role;

d.

endorse the appointment of Richard Ward as Interim Monitoring Officer effective immediately, whilst another recruitment process is undertaken to appoint a permanent member of staff into this role.

Reason:

To confirm for the appointment of two of the Councils key statutory roles; the Council’s Section 151 Officer, and the Monitoring Officer.