Jersey Appointments Commission: Commissioner: Appointment

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A decision made 13 December 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2012-0129
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Appointments Commission – Appointment of a Commissioner		Date of Decision Summary:	14th12 December 2012~~/12/2012~~
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:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Appointment of Commissioner to Jersey Appointments Commission		Date of Written Report:	14th December 201212~~/12~~/2012
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: Jersey Appointments Commission – Amendment to Decision of 16th October 2012 on the Appointment period of new Commissioner
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved ~~the~~ a revised report and proposition ~~amending the~~ ~~previous proposition~~ ~~currently lodged ‘au greffe’~~ ~~and recommended~~to appoint Professor Edward Sallis OBE ~~being appointed~~ as a Commissioner of the Jersey Appointments Commission for the period until 23rd February 2014. The Chief Minister rescinded MD-C-2012-0103 ~~MD-C-2012- ???~~?.
Reason(s) for Decision: The position of Commissioner became vacant in June 2012. An appointment process has been completed in accordance with the requirements of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005. On 16th October 2012, the States Employment Board approved the Chief Minister’s recommendation to appoint Professor E. Sallis OBE as a Commissioner of the Jersey Appointments Commission. On 27th November the States Employment Board reviewed its intention on the appointment period and concluded that there would be merit in the timescale for the appointment of Professor Sallis coinciding with the expiry date of the current Chairman’s term of office. The Chief Minister and SEB agreed that Professor Sallis’ appointment should therefore be for the period until 23rd February 2014.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Proposition to be forwarded to the Assistant Greffier of the States to arrange for this to replace the Proposition lodged “au Greffe” for consideration by the States on 15th January 2013.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):