Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Holledge,

“(a)  That a Committee of the Council comprising seven members be established to discharge the Council’s duties as a corporate trustee of its charitable assets in accordance with the contents of this Report

(b)  That allocation of seats, receipt of nominations of Members to serve on the Committee and appointments to the Committee be effected  pursuant to Rule 1.2 of the Council Procedure Rules in Part 4.1 of the Constitution at the Council’s Annual Meeting in accordance with the contents of this Report.

(c)  That Councillor Parmar be appointed in the meanwhile to prepare for the work of the Committee and the settling of any enabling documents in consultation with the Head of Democratic Services and the Service Lead Governance

(d)   That the Service Lead Governance be instructed to arrange for any necessary changes to the Constitution to be presented to Council for adoption  at the Annual Meeting, following approval by the Monitoring Officer, to enable the work of the committee to begin as soon as possible; and

(e)  That induction be arranged for the members of the Committee in accordance with the contents of this Report following their appointment.”

It was moved by Councillor Amarpreet Dhaliwal,

Seconded by Councillor Bains,

“(c)  That Councillor Strutton be appointed in the meanwhile to prepare for the work of the Committee and the settling of any enabling documents in consultation with the Head of Democratic Services and the Service Lead Governance”

Recommendations (a), (b), (d) and (e) were put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

Recommendation (c) Councillor Parmar was put to the vote and carried by 31 votes for, 8 votes against and 1 abstention.

Resolved -

(a)  That a Committee of the Council comprising seven members be established to discharge the Council’s duties as a corporate trustee of its charitable assets in accordance with the contents of this Report

(b)  That allocation of seats, receipt of nominations of Members to serve on the Committee and appointments to the Committee be effected  pursuant to Rule 1.2 of the Council Procedure Rules in Part 4.1 of the Constitution at the Council’s Annual Meeting in accordance with the contents of this Report.

(c)  That Councillor Parmar be appointed in the meanwhile to prepare for the work of the Committee and the settling of any enabling documents in consultation with the Head of Democratic Services and the Service Lead Governance

(d)   That the Service Lead Governance be instructed to arrange for any necessary changes to the Constitution to be presented to Council for adoption  at the Annual Meeting, following approval by the Monitoring Officer, to enable the work of the committee to begin as soon as possible; and

(e)  That induction be arranged for the members of the Committee in accordance with the contents of this Report following their appointment.