Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Audit and Governance Committee.

The Audit and Governance Committee, at its meeting on 10 March 2022, had considered a report on the appointment of co-opted independent members to the Committee, and had recommended that Council appoint Mr Ron Jones as an independent member to the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of 4 years and appoint Ms Margaret Rathbone and Ms Margaret Smith to service as Independent Persons under the Localism Act 2011 for a period of 4 years.

RESOLVED:  That

1          Mr Ron Jones be appointed as an independent member to the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of 4 years.

2          Ms Margaret Rathbone and Ms Margaret Smith be appointed to serve as Independent Persons under the Localism Act for a period of 4 years.

To receive an update to the Committee on the appointment of co-opted independent members to the Audit and Governance Committee, and a recommendation from the appointments panel.

Jamie Hollis, Interim Head of Legal introduced the report to the Committee that provided an update to the Committee on the appointment of co-opted independent members to the Audit and Governance Committee, and a briefing on the appointments process for the Council’s Independent Persons.

Currently one co-opted member of the Committee had been recommended for approval from a panel that consisted of Members from this Committee and two Independent Persons had been recommended for approval via for approval by officers who had undertaken a recruitment and assessment process.

The Committee noted there was still one position open for the remaining co-opted Independent Member and asked that this vacancy by advertised as soon as possible.

RESOLVED:

That:

a) the report be received and noted;

b) the co-option of the first Independent Member to the

Committee (identified within the report) for a period of 4 years; and the appointment of two Independent Persons (identified within the report) under the Localism Act 2011, for a period of 4 years be recommended to full Council; and

c) the remaining co-opted independent member vacancy for the Audit and Governance Committee be readvertised using the same process and member panel to shortlist and interview and any recommendations be considered by this Committee before any endorsement to full Council.