Appointment Committee - OM1 Legal Services (Property, Planning and Procurement ) and Deputy Monitoring Officer

The Appointments Committee met to consider candidates for the OM1 post, which includes the role of Deputy Monitoring Officer (the officer who acts in place of the Monitoring Officer, the senior officer who checks that the council acts lawfully). The committee reviewed the findings from an Assessment Centre, a set of tests and exercises used to assess candidates. It decided to invite one candidate, 81718, to a formal interview, with a presentation of up to 10 minutes.

1. Shortlisting for the OM1 post and Deputy Monitoring Officer role

   Decided

   The committee decided to invite candidate 81718 for interview. The candidate is to be told the choice of presentation topic and that the presentation is allocated a maximum of 10 minutes.

   Why

   The committee considered the Assessment Centre findings and each candidate's original application against the essential criteria, which are the qualifications and experience the post requires. The minute does not record the reasons for inviting candidate 81718 to interview.

   Based on the minutes

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   Apologies for Absence

   Minute

   None

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   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   No declarations of interest were received.

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   Minutes

   Minute

   The minutes of the 14 October 2025 were agreed as a correct record.

   Papers: Minutes 14/10/2025
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   Exclusion of the Public

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED: That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to then of except information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below: Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

   Minute

   RESOLVED: That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to then of except information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below: Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

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   Appointment of OM1, Property, Procurement, Planning & Deputy Monitoring Officer

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED: 1. That candidate 81718 be invited for interview. 2. That the candidate be advised of the choice of presentation topic and that a maximum of 10 minutes will be allocated for the presentation.

   Minute

   The Appointments Committee for the post of OM1 Legal, Property Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer was reconvened to receive and consider the findings from the Assessment Centre. The Committee based on the essential criteria and the candidates original application considered if they should be put forward for formal interview. RESOLVED: 1. That candidate 81718 be invited for interview. 2. That the candidate be advised of the choice of presentation topic and that a maximum of 10 minutes will be allocated for the presentation.

   Part of an issue followed across 3 meetings

   Papers: Job Description and Person Specification, Behavioural Competency Framework Cardiff Council
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   Date of next meeting

   Minute

   The meeting of the Committee will take place on Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 11:15AM

Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.

The minutes record no declarations of interest.

• Chris Weaver, ChairpersonLabourPresent
• Grace Ferguson-Thorne, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Jon Shimmin, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Norma Mackie, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies

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