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A decision made (01/04/2009) regarding: Appointments Commission - Appointment of New Member.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0026
Decision Summary Title :	Appointments Commission – Appointment of new member		Date of Decision Summary:	30 March 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager, Chief Minister’s Department		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Appointments Commission – Julian Rogers		Date of Written Report:	March 2009
Written Report Author:	Senior Human Resources Manager, Chief Minister’s Department		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Appointments Commission – Appointment of new member
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the report and proposition recommending that Mr Julian Rogers be appointed as a member of the Appointments Commission for a term of 4 years.
Reason(s) for Decision: A vacancy for a member of the Appointments Commission has arisen following the expiry of the term of office of a former member. An appointment process has been completed in accordance with the requirements of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005 and has resulted in Julian Rogers being selected as a suitable replacement member for a term of office of 4 years.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Proposition to be forwarded to the Assistant Greffier of the States and the Publications Editor to arrange for it to be lodged “au Greffe” for consideration by the States as soon as possible.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Appointments Commission - Appointment of New Member.

PROPOSITION

The STATES are asked to decide whether they are of the opinion –

In accordance with Article 18 (1) of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005, which is concerned with the appointment of Commissioners to the Jersey Appointments Commission, to appoint Mr Julian Rogers as a new Commissioner for a period of 4 years.

Senator T Le Sueur

Chief Minister

REPORT

Under the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005, Part 4, The Jersey Appointments Commission is established. The Commission consists of a Chair person and not more than 4 other commissioners. The purpose of this report is in reference to paragraph 18 (2) of this Law and the Chief Minister’s recommendation to the States of Jersey that Mr Julian Rogers be appointed by the States to the role of Appointments Commissioner with immediate effect.

Background

Currently the Jersey Appointments Commission comprises of:

Mr Michael Liston – Chairman

Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Rees – Vice Chair

Mr Brian Curtis

Mr Kenneth Soar

Advocate Rose Colley’s term of office expired at the end of February 2009.

A competitive appointment process was undertaken which complied with the Appointment Commission’s Code for Recruitment to Autonomous and Quasi-Autonomous Bodies and Tribunals. The vacancy was advertised in Jersey.

The selection was undertaken by Deputy John Le Fondre, Assistant Minister, Chief Minister’s Department; Mr Ian Crich, in his capacity as Executive Officer to the Commission and Mr Mike Liston, Chairman of the Appointments Commission.

Mr Rogers was interviewed on 4 March 2009 and assessed against the role description and person specification for an Appointments Commissioner. He was assessed as suitable.

Mr Julian Rogers, MA, MBA has been resident in Jersey since 1975 and owns

and runs a software company working with a wide range of clients. His past

achievements include developing and running the first local adult IT Training

courses for business studies with the Education service. Mr Rogers has

given his services in the voluntary sector and has been Chairman of

the States Members Remuneration Body since 2004 and held roles

with the University of the Third Age, Jersey and The Probus Club of Jersey

and is a Yacht master with Raleigh Sailing.

The States Employment Board approved the appointment of Mr Rogers for a term of 4 years.

Thanks are extended to the retiring Commissioner, Advocate Colley, for her 7 years service with the Jersey Appointments Commission.