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00:00:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: We also reflect on our role as custodians of the place to honour what they did so well for thousands of years. So we have a motion to consider to approve Councillor Wilkie to attend via teleconference. So that motion and I'll move it that in accordance with section 254k of the local government regulation Councillor Wilkie is approved to attend the meeting dated the 10th of July 2024 by Microsoft Teams. Councillor Lorentson: I'm happy to see that. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I don't think we need any discussion. All in favour? That would be unanimous. Welcome Councillor Wilkie. Thank you. Thank you. Due to the difficulties of trying to chair a meeting via Teams, I'll remain in the chair. So we have with us a manager of people and culture, Jackie Campbell. Jackie, would you like to give us an overview? Of the report in front of us? Speaker 1: Yes, certainly.
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00:01:00 I'll speak to the report with regards to the process. As you said, it was a very extensive and thorough process which consisted of appointing UNU, an external recruitment firm, to help us in finding a suitable candidate. That then led to a shortlist of highly esteemed candidates who we then joined. We then took to first round interviews, which then resulted in taking three candidates to final round interview. That delivered a preferred candidate for council, which we performed background checks on, which were all favourable. And we are at a position now where we are ready to make an offer. And appoint a CEO.
00:02:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. And just to remind councillors and any of those people listening in the audience or online, we won't be announcing the name of the preferred candidate at this meeting. There is still one more step to go before that becomes public information. So councillors, we have in front of us a recommendation and when we, it is one of the more serious decisions we will make in this term. And it's probably important just to reflect on the purpose of the chief executive officer. And that is to provide strategic leadership to council's organisation. And it really is, while we may be responsible for making decisions about setting policies, the CEO is the one responsible for implementing them. And the decisions are about council and overall management of the organisation. So in the process that you've all been working on, we're going to be working on that. I think we've been very clear in terms of the sort of candidate that we're looking for.
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00:03:00 And I think today we have the administrative process of making formal decisions based on what we, an agreement we came up to with the second selection panel that we all sat on. Would someone like to move the recommendation? No. Councillor Lorentson: I'm happy to move the recommendation. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'll move it. If you're happy. Councillor Lorentson: I'm happy to move. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: If you're happy, we'll move Councillor Wilkie and second move Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Wilkie, would you like to talk to the recommendation? Speaker 2: I need to say that I thank the people and culture manager for helping us with this process and also all my fellow councillors who took part in the recruitment process as well and Speaker 2: helping to achieve a unanimous decision on the preferred candidate.
00:04:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. Speaker 2: Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Well then would anyone else like to speak to the motion? Councillor Lorentson: I have some questions that I'd like to ask. Yes. In terms of the preferred candidate's employment contract, Jackie. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Just before you do, if there's a question that relates to that, I'd like to ask you to go into closed session to answer it. Councillor Lorentson: They possibly will. So I might. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: I'm happy to go into closed session if you want those questions answered. Councillor Lorentson: Yes, I would actually. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay. So. . Speaker 3: Yes. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: That the meeting be closed in accordance with section 254J3 of the Local Government Regulatory Act. Which permits the meeting to be closed to public for business relating to the following.
00:05:00 A, the appointment, discipline or dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer. Do we have a seconder? Council, we're going to second it. I can't believe there's any need for debate. All those in favour? Yes. Speaker 3: Do we have a seconder? We're live. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Okay. Welcome back. The questions have now been answered. Would anyone else wish to talk to the motion? Moved and seconded. I'll talk to the motion and just say, similar to the mayor, I'd like to thank all those involved in the selection process, which includes... I'd like to thank our councillors, to Jackie, the HR manager, to our consultant, who was a born and bred producer,
00:06:00 and also we had an external advisor who was very experienced in my government and a previous CEO. They all added considerably to the decision-making process. We were fortunate to have a strong group who got the interview process, with some very interesting characters and very good CVs. And the preferred candidate can be very pleased that they came out on top because it was a very strong field. Anyone else wish to talk? Council Wilkie, would you like to close? No, thank you. Okay. So I'll put the recommendation as the motion. All in favour? Aye. Council Wilkie? Aye. That's carried unanimously. That being the end of business, we will close the meeting at close to 3.51.
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