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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors G Merry and G Walton. |
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Public Speaking Time/Open Session In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos. 11 and 35, a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Panel on any matter relevant to its work.
Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.
Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.
Minutes: There were In accordance with Procedure Rules 11 and 36, a total of 10 minutes was allocated for members of the public to address the Panel on any matter relevant to their work.
There were no members of the public in attendance and the Panel, therefore, proceeded to the next item of business. |
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Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.
Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide. Whilst Officers can advise on the Code and its interpretation, the decision to declare or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.
Minutes: Members were invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.
Declarations of interest were made as appropriate during discussions of the item of business in which there was an interest. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 October 2014 Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 October 2014 be confirmed as a correct record. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public The reports relating to the following item has been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.
The Panel is asked to RESOLVE –
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended 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 Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information. Minutes: RESOLVED:
That the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, in pursuant to Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing this information.
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Local Authority Appointments to School Governing Bodies
The report of the Director of Children’s Services, informs Members of current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools. Minutes: The Panel considered the Director’s report on vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools and academies and the applications received for nomination, appointment and re-appointment to identified posts.
Additional information was tabled at the meeting in respect of one new appointments and two re-appointments.
RESOLVED:
1 That the following be approved:
a Re-appointments from the day after their term of office comes to an end or from 6 February 2015 if their term of office has already ended:
MALBANK SCHOOL AND 6TH FORM Mr John Weir
MIDDLEWICH HIGH SCHOOL Cllr Simon McGrory
In the interests of openness all Members declared that
they knew
St GREGORY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Cllr Bill Livesley
In the interests of openness all Members declared that
they knew
ST JOHN’S WOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL Mr Tony Want
b Appointment for a four year term of office with effect from 6 February 2015
THE MACCLESFIELD ACADEMY Mr Kevin Simpson
LINDOW PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs Kate Unwin
ST MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CONGLETON Mrs Joyce Richards
c Nomination for re-appointment
BOLLINGBROOK CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr Angus Tennant
GAINSBOROUGH PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL Mr John Rhodes
HUNGERFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr Stephen Jackson-Turnbull
OFFLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs Pauline Bailey
RHODE HEATH PRIMARY SCHOOL Cllr Rhoda Bailey Cllr Bailey declared a personal interest and left the room during consideration of her application. In the interests of openness the remaining Members declared that they knew R Bailey as she was a Councillor colleague
Cllr Thwaite was appointed Chairman for this application only.
d Nominations for Appointment
POTT SHRIGLEY AND BOLLINGTON ST JOHNS SCHOOLS FEDERATION Mr Mike Akerman
UNDERWOOD WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs Suzanne Brookfield
2 note the following appointment made as a matter of urgency in accordance with the practice laid down in the Procedures for the appointment of LA governors between meetings of the Panel:
ALSAGER HIGHFIELDS Mr David Spall |
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Date of Next Meeting The Panel is asked to note that the next meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday 5 June 2015 Minutes: The next meeting is to be held on Friday 5 June 2015 in the Committee Suite at Westfields, Sandbach.
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