COUNCIL MEETING, 22 FEBRUARY 2006

REPORT OF THE

Head of Corporate and Legal Services and Monitoring Officer

PART I

Appointment of Independent Members to Standards Committee and Independent

Remuneration Panel

1. A Panel of Members of the Standards Committee, comprising Councillors Bryant, Kimber and Ludlow, met on 2 December 2005 to consider short-listed applications from candidates who wished to serve as Independent Members on the Standards Committee and Independent Remuneration Panel. This followed the placing of advertisements in local newspapers seeking interested people with relevant backgrounds to come forward.

2. The outcome of those interviews would normally have been the subject of a report from the Standards Committee to the County Council, but regrettably the Committee's meeting had to be cancelled through lack of a quorum, as in the event none of the existing Independent Members was available to serve.

3. Standards Committee

3.1 After full and detailed consideration, the Panel unanimously recommend the following for appointment as Independent Members.

a) Mr. G. A. L. Ellis

Mr Ellis is a business owner and transport consultant. He is a Deputy Chairman, Local Schools Productivity Alliance and a Director of the Society of Operation Engineers. He has recently been elected as a Director of Business Link Wessex.

b) Mr. M. C. James

Mr James has had 31 years experience with IBM in a variety of roles including UK Compensation and Benefits Manager, Human Resources Manager at Hursley and European Human Resources Centre Manager.

3.2 The Panel were also impressed by the application submitted by Mr. R. Humble and recommend him as a standing deputy in the event of either of the above appointees standing down.

4. Independent Remuneration Panel

4.1 After full and detailed consideration, the Panel unanimously recommend the following for appointment:

a) Dr. E. P. C. Waterman-Roberts

Dr Waterman-Roberts is a serving member of the Panel, having been appointed by the County Council in February 2004. She has an academic background as a university lecturer teaching human resources/public sector management and she chaired the last meeting of the Panel.

b) Mr. F. H. M. Quick

Mr Quick is a serving member of the Panel, having been appointed by the County Council in February 2002. His background is as an independent human resources consultant and Head of Personnel Services. He has been involved voluntarily as a member of Hampshire Citizens Advice Bureau, Employment Tribunal and as a Director of Southampton Industrial Therapy Organisation.

c) Mr. P. J. Humphreys

Mr Humphreys was Chief Executive, University and College Employers Association and Personal Director of the National Rivers Authority. He had been a member of the Independent Review Committee into pay and conditions in higher education.

4.2 In view of the Panel members' knowledge and experience, it is suggested that Dr. Waterman-Roberts should be appointed Chairman of the Independent Remuneration Panel.

4.3 The interview panel were also impressed by the three other candidates and recommend that they should be appointed as standing deputies in the event of one of the above appointees standing down. They are Mr. M. C. James;

Mr. R. Humble and Mr. C. J. H. White.

5. The appointment of Independent Members to both Standards Committee and the Independent Remuneration Panel ran for a four-year period from February 2002 to February 2006. It is recommended that the current appointments should be made for a similar four-year period, until February 2010.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. That Mr. J. A. L. Ellis and Mr. M. C. James be appointed as the two independent members to serve on the County Council's Standards Committee for a period of four years expiring in February 2010; and that

Mr. R. Humble be identified as first reserve

2. That Dr. E. P. C. Waterman-Roberts, Mr. F. H. M. Quick and Mr. P. J. Humphreys be appointed to serve on the Independent Remuneration Panel for a period of four years expiring in February 2010; and that Mr. M. C. James, Mr. R. Humble and Mr. C. J. H. White be identified as reserves.

3. That Dr. E. P. C. Waterman-Roberts be appointed Chairman of the Independent Remuneration Panel for a period of four years expiring in February 2010

J PATTISON

Head of Corporate and Legal Services

and Monitoring Officer