The Tandridge District Council's Chief Officer Sub Committee met on 16 September 2025 and appointed Rona Leitch as Interim Section 151 Officer¹. Councillor Robin Bloore was elected Chair for the meeting.

Appointment of Interim Section 151 Officer

The Sub-Committee appointed Rona Leitch, Finance Manager and Deputy Section 151 Officer, as Interim Section 151 Officer. This appointment will last until the post is permanently filled. The Director of Resources, Mark Hak-Sanders, who was also the Council's Section 151 Officer, had taken on a new role at another local authority, creating the need for an interim appointment to fulfil the statutory duties of the Chief Finance Officer. The printed minutes state that the Sub-Committee resolved to exclude the press and public from the meeting for this item, citing Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, which relates to information about an individual.