Issue - meetings

The Annual Council is asked to consider the agenda report and to make the following resolution:

That the review of political balance arrangements set out in the report be approved and that tables 1, 2 and 3 therein be applied in making appointments to committees.

[Note During the course of this item at 14:30 a one-minute silence was observed (initiated and ended by the sounding of the emergency alarm) in common with all UK government buildings to mark the terrorist attack in Manchester on 22 May 2017]

The Annual Council received and considered the agenda report for this item.

At the Chairman’s invitation, Mrs Shepherd presented the report by summarising section 4 of the report, with particular reference to paras 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.9.

Mrs Tull expressed her pleasure at the prospect of three new members joining the Corporate Governance and Audit Committee to help promote its important work.  

Mrs Hamilton (Chairman of the Council) formally moved the recommendation and this was seconded by Mrs Graves (Vice-Chairman of the Council).

Decision

On a show of hands the members present voted unanimously in favour of the resolution set out below with no votes against or abstentions.   

RESOLVED

That the review of political balance arrangements set out in the agenda report be approved and that tables 1, 2 and 3 be applied in making appointments to committees.