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Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.00 pm, NEW
December 17, 2024 Council View on council websiteSummary
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This meeting of the full council was an extraordinary meeting called to discuss two appointments.
Appointment of Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer
The main purpose of the meeting was for the council to consider the appointment of Louise Humphreys as Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal, Democratic & Electoral Services and Naeem Ahmed as Section 151 Officer and Group Director of Finance & Corporate Resources.
The appointments had been recommended by the Appointments Sub-Committee at a meeting on 8 July 2024.
The Appointments Sub-Committee interviewed candidates for the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal, Democratic & Electoral Services on 19 November 2024, and candidates for the Section 151 Officer and Group Director Finance & Corporate Resources on 3 December 2024, before making their recommendations.
In accordance with the Local Authorities’ (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 as set out in the Council's Constitution (Officer Employment Procedure Rules), the name of the person to be offered the appointment was sent to all members of the Executive asking for any objections. No objections were raised. —
Appointment of O and S1511
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Appointment of O and S151
is the title of the document provided to councillors before the meeting to inform their consideration of the appointment of the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer. You can read the document in full on the Hackney Council website: https://hackney.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s90543/Appointment+of+O+and+S151.pdf. ↩
Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.
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Declarations of Interest
Recommendations ApprovedThe Council of Hackney Council on Tuesday 17 December 2024 approved recommendations. No declarations of interest were made by Members.
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Permanent Appointment of the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal, Democratic and Electoral Services and; Section 151 Officer and Group Director Finance & Corporate Resources
Recommendations ApprovedThe Council of Hackney Council on 17 December 2024 approved the permanent appointment of Louise Humphreys as Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal, Democratic & Electoral Services from 18 December 2024, and Naeem Ahmed as Section 151 Officer and Group Director of Finance & Corporate Resources from 1 March 2025. Authority was delegated to the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development to take further necessary action.
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