Agenda and minutes

Local Authority School Governor Nomination Panel - Friday, 16th October, 2009 10.00 am

Venue: Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield Town Hall

Items
No.	Item
11.	Declarations of Interest View the background to item 11. 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. Minutes: No Member made any specific declaration of interest in any item of business on the agenda at this point in the proceedings. Notwithstanding this, each Member declared a personal interest in agenda item 6 (Local Authority Appointments to School Governing Bodies) in respect of any nominee who was a Cheshire East Councillor.
12.	Public Speaking Time/Open Session View the background to item 12. 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 Committee 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. Note: In order for Officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting. Minutes: 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. No members of the public were in attendance and the Panel, therefore, proceeded to its next business.
13.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 86 KB View the background to item 13. To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24^th July 2009. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 24^th July 2009 be approved as a correct record.
14.	Exclusion of Press and Public View the background to item 14. The report relating to Agenda Item 6 on the agenda 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 Committee may decide 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 Paragraphs 1 and 2 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 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 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information.
15.	Local Authority Appointments to School Governing Bodies View the reasons why item 15. is restricted View the background to item 15. The report of the Strategic Director, People, informs Members of current Local Authority Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools. Minutes: The Local Authority School Governor Appointments Panel considered the report of the Strategic Director – People, which informed Members of current Local Authority School Governor vacancies within Cheshire East maintained schools and recommended individuals for appointment and re-appointment to identified posts. Additional information in respect of five new appointments was tabled, together with two re-appointments. There were 359 LA Governor positions across Cheshire East’s 151 maintained schools. 97 of these positions (27%) were currently vacant. The latest benchmarking information (2009) showed 10.1% of all LA Governor positions to be vacant and 10.8% of all governor positions (of all categories) It was noted that subsequent to the previous meeting, it had transpired that there was only one vacancy at Acton CE Primary School. Mr A I Matthews and Mr J Percival had been appointed to the same vacancy. It was now reported that Mr J Beech, whose term of office as a Governor at Acton C of E School had come to an end on 31^st August 2009, was unable to continue as a governor for health reasons and did not wish to be considered for reappointment. In the light of this, there were now two vacancies to be filled at Acton School. RESOLVED: (a) That Mr J Percival be appointed to one of the two vacancies at Acton CE Primary School with effect from 17^th October 2009; (b) That Mr A I Matthews be appointed to the second vacancy at Acton CE Primary School with effect from 17^th October 2009; (c) That the following appointments be approved with effect from 17^th October 2009, for a four year period; ASTBURY ST MARY’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs S Howell BOSLEY ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Ms P Hughes BUNBURYALDERSEY CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr W Done DISLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs B Sellers MACCLESFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Dr B Brett MIDDLEWICH HIGH SCHOOL Mrs J Langford MIDDLEWICH HIGH SCHOOL Dr P Robinson MIDDLEWICH HIGH SCHOOL Mrs K Broad MOSSLEY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, CONGLETON Mr I Boyes PEOVER SUPERIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr G Lea SCHOLAR GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL Cllr Rhoda Bailey ST ALBANS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr N Mannion STAPELEY BROAD LANE C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs S Gwinn-Freemantle UPTON PRIORY Mrs J Darlington (d) That the following Local Authority Governors, who had requested reappointment, and whose term of office ended on the date indicated, be reappointed with effect from the following day (except where the date had already passed, in which case re-appointment would be effective from 17^th October 2009) – ADLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs M Ridgway 31 August 2009 BROKEN CROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL Miss C Andrew 15 January 2010 DISLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs M Duddy 31 August 2009 GOOSTREY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs E Foster-Clark 26 February 2010 GOOSTREY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr D Smith 1 November 2009 HASLINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL Mrs S Hammond 1 February 2010 HIGHFIELDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, NANTWICH Mrs M Simpson 8 November 2009 HOLLINHEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Mr B Hardern 1 February 2010 ... view the full minutes text for item 15.
16.	Date of Next Meeting View the background to item 16. The next scheduled meeting is 22^nd January 2010. Officers will advise on the need, or otherwise, to arrange additional meetings. Minutes: Friday, 22^nd January 2010 (10.00 am – Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield).