Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Swift.  Councillor Lee, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Strategic Commissioning was attending as substitute for Councillor Holdich.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Standing Orders, Members are asked to determine whether Agenda Item 4 – Interviews for the post of Director of Communications – Peterborough Public Services, which contains exempt information relating to individuals as defined by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 should be exempt and the press and public excluded from the meeting when it is discussed, or whether the public interest in disclosing this information outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption.

In accordance with Standing Orders, Members agreed that agenda item 4 contained exempt   information as defined by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, therefore the press and public were excluded from the meeting.

Three candidates were interviewed for the position of Director of Communications – Peterborough Public Services.

RESOLVED: to appoint Mr Andrew Mackintosh, who was currently employed as Head of Group Communications at Anglian Water.

Business was concluded at 7.30pm.