Staffing Committee Meeting
Please note these minutes are in draft format until approved at the next Staffing Committee Meeting
Agenda Staffing Committee Agenda
Meeting 1 – 15/07/2026
1. To appoint a Chair to service until the Annual Town Council Meeting in May 2027
2. To appoint a Vice Chair to service until the Annual Town Council Meeting in May 2027
3. Apologies and reasons for absence
To receive apologies and approve reasons for absence from members.
4. Declarations of interest
To note any declarations of interest on items which are on the agenda.
5. Suspending Standing Orders
To note Standing Orders require that any suspension be approved by resolution of the meeting, in accordance with Standing Orders 1(r)(ix) and 25(a). This process will apply to all items other than agenda item 6.
6. Public participation
Members of the public are invited to speak on items which are on the agenda in accordance with FTC policy on public speaking at meetings: https://frodsham.gov.uk/wp–content/uploads/2023/10/Publicspeaking–at–meetings–2023.pdf
7. Staffing Committee terms of reference
(a) To note terms of reference which have been complied by the Town Clerk with reference to the most recent UK employment legislation
(b) To recommend the terms of reference to full council on 27th July 2026.
8. Recruitment (advertisement)
(a) To note the Job Description and Person Specification for the post of Cemetery Clerk and General Administrative Officer.
(b) To note that the vacancy advertisement was submitted to ChALC on 8 July 2026 with a closing date of 12.00 noon on Monday 10 August 2026.
(c) To approve the proposed recruitment timetable, including interviews taking place during the week commencing 24 August 2026.
9. Exclusion of press and public
To resolve that in accordance with section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, and as extended by Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting because of the confidential nature of the following business to be transacted.[i]
10. Interview process
(a) To approve the shortlisting criteria and scoring matrix (note that this has been provided to members of the committee and will not be published on the council website).
(b) To approve the interview questions and interview scoring matrix (note that this has been provided to members of the committee and will not be published on the council website).
(c) To approve the candidate assessment and selection matrix (note that this has been provided to members of the committee and will not be published on the council website).
(d) To appoint an interview panel comprising two councillors and the Town Clerk
11. Close of meeting
[i] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/8-9/67/section/1