The Appointments Committee of Lincolnshire Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The primary item on the agenda is the permanent appointment to the role of Executive Director - Resources and the permanent designation of Chief Finance Officer.

Permanent Appointment to Executive Director - Resources and Chief Finance Officer

The committee is scheduled to consider a report concerning the permanent appointment to the position of Executive Director - Resources and the permanent designation of Chief Finance Officer. This item is listed as agenda item 5 and is contained within pages 7 to 12 of the public reports pack. Due to the nature of the information, this item is scheduled to be considered in private, with the press and public excluded from the meeting. This is in accordance with Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as the report is considered to contain exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

The report pack also includes the minutes from the previous meeting of the Appointments Committee held on 7 October 2025. During that meeting, the committee considered the recruitment to the post of Chief Executive. The minutes indicate that Councillor S Matthews chaired the meeting, with Councillor R A Gibson serving as Vice-Chairman. Officers in attendance included Nigel West (Head of Democratic Services and Statutory Scrutiny Officer), Vicki Sharpe (Deputy Head of People), and Thomas Crofts (Democratic Services Officer). Tony Kavanagh, Assistant Director – Human Resources and Organisational Support, was also present remotely. The minutes detail that apologies for absence were received from Councillors T Young, P Dilks, and M Cheyne. No declarations of interest were made at that meeting. The minutes state that the committee considered the shortlisting of Andrew Crookham as the sole candidate meeting the person specification for Chief Executive and recommended his appointment to the Council.

The agenda for the upcoming meeting also lists standard procedural items, including apologies for absence, declarations of members' interests, and the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2025.