Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2023 were taken as read, confirmed and signed.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 35.

The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).

There were no urgent items for consideration.

The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to declare any interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations were made.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive which presented the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Members’ Allowances and invited the Committee to make recommendations to the County Council on proposals for a new scheme of allowances in the light of the contents of that report.  A copy of the report marked ‘Agenda Item 6’ is filed with these minutes.  

RESOLVED:

That the County Council be recommended to approve the recommendations as set out in the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel on Members’ Allowances.

The public are likely to be excluded during the following item of business in accordance with section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972:-

·              Appointment of Independent Members of Corporate Governance Committee.

RESOLVED:

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and that, in all circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information:

-         Appointment of Independent Members to the Corporate Governance Committee

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive on the process for appointing independent members to the County Council’s Corporate Governance Committee.  A copy of the report marked ‘Agenda Item 8’ is filed with these minutes.  The report was not for publication by virtue of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The 2 shortlisted candidates were then each interviewed in turn.

Mr T. Barkley CC, Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee, joined the Committee and took part in the interviews in accordance with CIPFA Guidance.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council be recommended to appoint Mr A. Maxfield and Mr G. Grimes to serve as independent members of the Corporate Governance Committee for a term of two years up to the May annual Council meeting in 2025.