The Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday 16 March 2026. The agenda includes the election of a Chair, confirmation of previous minutes, and declarations of interest. A key item for discussion is the appointment of a Director of Property.

Appointment of Director of Property

The committee is scheduled to consider the appointment of a Director of Property. This item is listed as requiring the exclusion of the press and public due to the likely disclosure of exempt information. The report pack indicates that this is a restricted document, meaning further details are not publicly available at this time.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

The committee will review the minutes from previous meetings held on 19 December 2025 and 22 January 2026. The minutes from the 19 December 2025 meeting confirm the appointment of Councillor Amanda De Ryk as Chair and the appointment of Sara Rahman as Executive Director of Children and Young People. The minutes from the 22 January 2026 meeting note apologies from several councillors and discuss the appointment of Lisa Keating as Director of Housing, Resident Engagement and Services. The committee is asked to confirm these minutes.

Declarations of Interest

Members of the committee are asked to declare any personal interests they may have in any of the items on the agenda. The report pack outlines the types of interests that need to be declared, including disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests, as defined by the Council's Member Code of Conduct. Failure to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest can lead to prosecution and a fine of up to £5,000.

Election of Chair and Apologies for Absence

The meeting will begin with the election of a Chair for the committee. Following this, any apologies for absence from committee members will be noted.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

A recommendation is to be considered regarding the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting for specific agenda items. This is proposed on the grounds that these items involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, and the public interest in maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosure. This exclusion is specifically linked to the appointment of the Director of Property.