Issue - meetings
Chief Executive Appraisal Process
Meeting: 10/12/2024 - County Council (Item 132)
132 Appraisal Process for the Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service) 
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Report of the Director of HR and Cultural Change
The recommendations in this report are those which were endorsed by the Remuneration Committee for Council approval.
The Council is RECOMMENDED to:
a) Approve the proposed changes to the appraisal process for the Chief Executive (Head of the Paid Service) as set out by the South East Employers (SEE) review report (Annex 2).
b) Delegate authority to the Remuneration Committee to constitute the Appraisal Panel and undertake the appraisals for the Chief Executive.
c) Approve amendments to the Constitution to include acting as an Appraisal Panel and undertaking Chief Executive’s appraisals to the terms of reference to Remuneration Committee at Part 5.1C and to delegate to the Director of Law and Governance and the Monitoring Officer to make any consequential amendments to the Constitution.
Additional documents:
- 20241210R12 ANNEX 1 Excerpts from Joint Negotiating Committee for Local Authority Chief Executives National salary framework, item 132
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- 20241210R12 ANNEX 2 Recommendations from the Report by South East Employers SEE, item 132
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- 20241210R12 ANNEX 3 SEE CEO Appraisals service brochure including process map, item 132
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- 20241210R12 ANNEX 4 SEE Excerpts from relevant documents including JNC for Local Authority Chief Executives National salary framework, item 132
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Decision:
Recommendations approved with 48 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.
Minutes:
Council had before it a report establishing a procedure for an annual appraisal of the position of Chief Executive. The recommendations in this report had been endorsed by the Remuneration Committee for Council approval.
The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Liz Leffman, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and seconded by Councillor Liz Brighouse, Deputy Chair.
Following discussion, the recommendations were approved with 48 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the proposed changes to the appraisal process for the Chief Executive (Head of the Paid Service) as set out by the South East Employers (SEE) review report (Annex 2).
b) Delegate authority to the Remuneration Committee to constitute the Appraisal Panel and undertake the appraisals for the Chief Executive.
c) Approve amendments to the Constitution to include acting as an Appraisal Panel and undertaking Chief Executive’s appraisals to the terms of reference to Remuneration Committee at Part 5.1C and to delegate to the Director of Law and Governance and the Monitoring Officer to make any consequential amendments to the Constitution.