Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interest 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.

Members were invited to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interest in any item on the agenda. Declarations of interest were made, as appropriate, during discussion of the item of business in which there was an interest.

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 three clear working days’ notice, in writing, to enable an informed answer to be given.

In accordance with Procedure Rules 11 and 35, a total of 10 minutes was allocated for members of the public to address the Panel on any matter relevant to its work.

There were no members of the public in attendance and the Panel, therefore, proceeded to its next business.

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 28 May 2010.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 May 2010 be approved as a correct record.

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 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.

RESOLVED:  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 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

The report of the Director of Children and Family Services informs Members of current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools.

The Local Authority School Governor Appointments Panel considered the report of the Director of Children and Family Services which informed Members of the current Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools in the context of vacancies at a national level, and recommended individuals for appointment and reappointment.

Additional information in respect of new appointments and reappointments was tabled at the meeting.

There were 353 Authority Governor positions across Cheshire East’s 148 maintained schools.  Of those, 59 (16.7%) were vacant. The 2010 national benchmarking information shoed 11.2% of all Authority Governor positions to be vacant and 11.2% of all governor positions (of all categories) to be vacant, nationally.  If the Panel were to confirm all appointments/re-appointments proposed, the number of vacancies would reduce to 35 (9.9%).

11.1    The Panel was invited to approve new appointments with effect from 23 October 2010 for a four-year term of office.

RESOLVED: (a) That the appointments detailed be approved with effect from 23 October 2010 for a four-year term of office;

(b) That Mr Edward Liptrot be appointed as an Authority Governor at Underwood West Primary School, Crewe, with effect from 23 October 2010 for a four-year term of office, subject to the outcome of a meeting to be arranged with the Headteacher of that school;

(c) That, in respect of the two unsuccessful candidates for the one vacancy at Monks Coppenhall School, the Chairman, in consultation with the Liaison Manager, Schools Settings and Services, be authorised to offer the most appropriate candidate a place at Mablins Lane School, Crewe and the other candidate a place on another Governing Body within the Cheshire East area;

(d) That the Liaison Manager, Schools Settings and Services be authorised to interview the candidate who had expressed an interest in becoming a governor at Sir William Stanier High School, Crewe or Macclesfield High School, with a view to clarification of her preference; and

(e) That, subject to the outcome of the interview (item (d) above), the Liaison Manager appoint the candidate to whichever of the two schools was appropriate, and the Panel be informed of the appointment at its next meeting.

11.2    In accordance with agreed procedures for emergency Authority Governor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

Members are reminded that the next meeting is to be held on 4 February 2011.

It was AGREED that a special meeting be held on Wednesday, 1^st December 2010 at 10.30 am to discuss the revised procedure described in Minute No. 12 above, together with any applications which may be received before that date.

It was noted that the next scheduled meeting was 4 February 2011.