The Appointment Committee met to discuss the appointment of a Principal Solicitor OM1 Legal Services (Property, Planning and Procurement) and Deputy Monitoring Officer. The meeting was also scheduled to cover standard agenda items such as the election of a chair and declarations of interest.

Appointment of Principal Solicitor and Deputy Monitoring Officer

The committee was scheduled to consider the longlisting of candidates for the position of Principal Solicitor OM1 Legal Services (Property, Planning and Procurement ) and Deputy Monitoring Officer.

The job description included in the Public reports pack states that the post holder will be responsible for:

complex legal work associated with High Value Property related legal work and undertaking the day-to-day supervision, management and monitoring of solicitors of the Property and Planning Team, the Local Land Charges Team and the management of the Principal Procurment Solicitor and in the absence of their manager the Procurment Team; advice to the Council, Cabinet, Committees, and Directorates on related legal matters; representation of the Council in Court and at Tribunals, hearings, and inquiries.

The post holder will also be a member of the Directorate Management Team, supporting the Monitoring Officer as one of her Deputy Monitoring Officers.

The person specification in the Public reports pack states that the successful candidate must have:

• Experience in property law, complex property law matters, complex regeneration projects, and property and planning law matters
• Awareness of and interest in administrative law and governance matters within a local government context
• Ability to manage employees
• Experience of working with Elected Members

The Public reports pack also includes the Cardiff Council Behavioural Competency Framework, which lists the competencies required for the role, including:

• Putting Our Customers First
• Getting Things Done
• Taking Personal Responsibility
• Seeking to understand others, and treating them with respect

Other items

The agenda included the election of a chair for the committee. Councillors were also scheduled to receive apologies for absence and declarations of interest in accordance with the Members Code of Conduct.