The Chief Executive has submitted a report to designate the Council’s Section 151 Officer following a success recruitment campaign and the recommendation from the Appointments Committee on 28 November 2025.

Recommendation: That Council resolves to:

1.    Designate the newly appointed Interim Group Finance Director as the Council’s Section 151 Officer with effect from the 6^th April 2026.

Council resolved to:

1.       Designate the newly appointed Interim Group Finance Director as the Council’s Section 151 Officer with effect from the 6^th April 2026.

The Chief Executive submitted a report to designate the Council’s Section 151 Officer following a success recruitment campaign and the recommendation from the Appointments Committee on 28 November 2025.

Councillor Brown introduced and summarised the report, stating that the Section 151 Officer Nigel Kennedy was taking retirement at the end of this Council year and Alister Rush, Interim Group Finance Director, needed to be formally appointed as the Council’s Section 151 Officer. 

On being seconded by Councillor Smowton, the recommendations were put to the vote and agreed.

Council resolved to:

1.       Designate the newly appointed Interim Group Finance Director as the Council’s Section 151 Officer with effect from the 6^th April 2026.