An appointment of the Monitoring Officer for Brentwood Borough Council was required and by doing so ceased the current interim appointment. 

Cllr Mrs McKinlay MOVED and Cllr Kerslake SECONDED the recommendation in the report and it was RESOLVED that:

Subject to the outcome of the Staff Appointments Committee Panel on the 19^th January 2017, Daniel Toohey was appointed as the Council’s Monitoring Officer in accordance with Section 5 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989.

Reason for recommendation

The Monitoring Officer Role:

Part one article 9.3 of the constitution set out the duties of the Monitoring Officer, which are in brief:

a.    Maintaining the constitution

b.    Ensuring lawfulness and fairness of decision making  

c.    Proper officer for access to information

d.    Providing advice

Appointment process:

Part 3.1 section 2.8(a) of the constitution allows for the Staff Appointments Committee to appoint the Monitoring Officer. 

Under part 3.1 section 1.2(p) Ordinary Council must confirm the appointment.