Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillors Gordon Chalmers and James Robb.

None declared.

The Committee resolved in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

To interview persons in connection with appointment to Committee.

Please find programme of interviews, copy applications and Terms of Reference attached

Interviews were held with a short leet of applicants as to their interest in being appointed as an independent member of the Committee and as to the skills and attributes which they might bring to the Committee.

Decision

To recommend to Council that Mr Martin Caldwell be appointed as an independent representative on the Audit Committee until 31 March 2014 and, in terms of the Council’s Constitution, he be appointed to the position of Vice Chair of the Committee.

(Reference:  Copies of applications received and Terms of Reference, submitted)