Jersey Appointments Commission: Appointment of Chairman

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A decision made on 7 August 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2012-0083
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Appointments Commission – Appointment of Chairman		Date of Decision Summary:	1st August 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 Chairman to Jersey Appointments Commission		Date of Written Report:	31st July 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 - Appointment of Chairman: Lodging ‘au Greffe’ of Proposition.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the Report and Proposition recommending that Mr. Brian Curtis MBE, a current member of the Jersey Appointments Commission, be appointed as replacement Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission, and agreed that it should be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for States debate at the earliest opportunity.
Reason(s) for Decision: The position of Chairman became vacant following the Chief Minister’s acceptance of the former Chairman’s resignation on 18th June 2011. Mr Curtis is the longest serving member of the Jersey Appointments Commission and through his experience has demonstrated his suitability to become Chairman. The States Employment Board approved the Chief Minister’s recommendation to appoint Mr Curtis as Chairman.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to lodge ‘au Greffe’ the Report and Proposition recommending the appointment of the Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission for debate by the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator I.J. Gorst Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Appointments Commission: Appointment of Chairman

PROPOSITION

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of 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 Brian Curtis MBE as Chairman for an initial period terminating on 23rd February 2014.

Chief Minister

REPORT

Appointment of Chairman

Jersey Appointments Commission

Under the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005, Part 4, The Jersey Appointments Commission is established. The Commission consists of a Chairman 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 to appoint Mr Brian Curtis MBE, a current member of the Jersey Appointments Commission, as replacement Chairman initially until February 2014, following the resignation of the former Chairman, Alan Merry, on 18 June 2011.

Background:

1. The position of Chairman became vacant following the Chief Minister’s acceptance of the former Chairman’s resignation on 18th June 2011.

2. At the time of the Chair role becoming vacant, the membership of the Jersey Appointments Commission, their periods of office to date and expiry of their current periods, are :

Name	Role	Period of office to date in 2012	Expiry date
Mr Brian Curtis	Commissioner	6 years	February 2013
Mr Kenneth Soar	Commissioner	5 years	April 2015
Mr Julian Rogers	Commissioner	3 years	April 2013
Mr James Morris	Commissioner	2 years	February 2014

3. The Chief Minister required a replacement Chairman. Mr Curtis is the longest serving member of the Jersey Appointments Commission and through his experience has demonstrated his suitability to become Chairman. Having sought Mr Curtis’ confirmation that he would wish to perform the role and established that other members of the Commission supported this decision, the Chief Minister requested Mr Curtis to perform the role of Chairman until the date when the former Chairman would have served his term of office, that is, 23rd February 2014.

4. Mr Curtis, MBE was selected for the role of Commissioner of the Jersey Appointments Commission following a competitive process in 2005, Mr Curtis’ first term of office commenced in 2006. This appointment and his subsequent second and current term, commencing from 2009, were recommended by former Chief Ministers and approved by the States Assembly.

5. The Chief Minister will select a new Commissioner later in the summer, following advertisement in Jersey and an appropriate interview and selection procedure.

6. In June, the States Employment Board approved the appointment of Mr Curtis as Chairman.

7. The Chief Minister recommends to the States of Jersey the appointment of Mr Curtis as Chairman of the Jersey Appointments Commission for an initial period to coincide with the date when the former Chairman would have served his term of office, that is, 23rd February 2014..

Financial and Manpower Implications

There are no additional resource implications arising from this proposal, as there is already a budget in place for the costs associated with the running of the Appointments Commission.