Agenda and minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 May 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: -

-         Charitable Trust Future Arrangements

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 Scheduled 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:

-         Charitable Trust Future Arrangements

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Law and Governance which provided an update to the Committee sitting as Trustee on the progress in the transition of the Educational Trusts of which the County Council was the sole corporate Trustee.  A copy of the report marked ‘Agenda Item 9’ is filed with these minutes.  The report was not for publication by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 3 of Scheduled 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

(a)  That the position in relation to the Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation (LRCF) Leicestershire Educational Trust Fund and the tranche 2 closure and transfers referred to in the report be noted;

(b)  That the position in relation to the Kibworth Beauchamp High School Foundation be noted and:

(i)           That the roll-over of the agricultural tenancies to allow maximum flexibility on future arrangements be approved;  

(ii)         That the Director of Law and Governance and Director of Corporate Resources be instructed to explore the options outlined in para 21 of the report with The Mead Educational Trust and the LRCF and to report back to the Committee;
 

(c)   That the grants policy attached as Appendix C to the report be approved.