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ANGUS COUNCIL

MINUTE of MEETING of ANGUS COUNCIL held in the Town and County Hall, Forfar on Wednesday 24 May 1995 at 1.00 pm.

Present: Councillors Mrs FRANCES E DUNCAN, BRIAN M C MILNE, ALEX KING, RICHARD B SPEIRS, HELEN ANGUS, SHEENA M WELSH, IAN J ANGUS, JOHN C GIBB, Mrs GLENNIS MIDDLETON, IAN HUDGHTON, WILLIAM G CROWE, GEORGE NORRIE, WILLIAM DOIG, STEWART N MOWATT, THOMAS YOUNG, WALLIE LEASK and ROBERT J MURRAY.

Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors ALEX W SHAND, GEORGE LAMONT, Mrs RENATE LAMONT, WILLIAM MIDDLETON, SANDY WEST, Mrs KATHLEEN M RITCHIE, IAN MacKINTOSH, GEORGE ALLAN and FRANK ELLIS.

Councillor Mrs DUNCAN, Convener, in the Chair.

1. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

The Council resolved that the public and press be excluded during consideration of the item recorded at Article 2 below to avoid disclosure of information which was exempt in terms of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Paragraph 1.

2. POST OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

With reference to Article 2 (Angus Council, 16 May 1995) the Council interviewed three candidates who had applied for the post of Director of Education.

Having heard the three candidates, the Council gave further consideration to their position that they preferred Chief Officers to live within the Angus Council boundary or within sufficiently close proximity to enable them to respond to emergencies within an acceptable timescale.

After detailed discussion, and having been advised by the independent Personnel Adviser, the Council decided that in the event of them requiring a Chief Officer to move house to meet this condition, the Chief Officer would be required to reside within the Angus Council boundary. The three leeted candidates were advised of this requirement.

After further discussion the Council agreed that Mr James Anderson, at present Director of Education, Tayside Regional Council, be appointed to the post of Director of Education of Angus Council.