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Appointment of two Independent Persons to the Audit & Governance Committee

Meeting: 20/09/2023 - Council (Item 62)

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Purpose

To appoint two appropriately skilled and experienced members of the public to be “independent members” of the Audit & Governance Committee.

 

Recommendations

The Council resolves to:

1)    Appoint John Chesshire and Christopher Bass to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee for a four year term, commencing immediately.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The purpose of this report was to appoint two appropriately skilled and experienced members of the public to be “independent members” of the Audit & Governance Committee.

 

Councillor Robbins as Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee introduced this item.

 

It was noted that the advertisement for the role achieved a great response which should be welcomed.

 

The selected appointees were outlined to Council for their experience and the knowledge they could bring to the Committee.

 

Councillor Muir as the seconder then addressed Council.

 

It was highlighted as Vice-Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee, that the expertise and oversight which would be provided was welcomed.

 

Council asked whether the appointments would be for a four-year term or would be permanent. The Director of Governance responded that it would be for a four-year term, and the current appointees could apply again if they so wished to after 4 years.

 

RESOLVED: The Council APPROVED to:

1)    APPOINT John Chesshire and Christopher Bass to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee for a four-year term, commencing

immediately.

 

Voting Record

 

32 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstention, 2 Absent/Did not vote

 

For

Against

Abstention

Absent/Did not vote

Andrew Maclean

 

 

Jon Wareing

Angus Jenkinson

 

 

Ray Brassington

Chris Twells

 

 

 

Claire Bloomer

 

 

 

Clare Muir

 

 

 

Clare Turner

 

 

 

Daryl Corps

 

 

 

David Cunningham

 

 

 

David Fowles

 

 

 

Dilys Neill

 

 

 

Gary Selwyn

 

 

 

Gina Blomefield

 

 

 

Helen Mansilla

 

 

 

Ian Watson

 

 

 

Jeremy Theyer

 

 

 

Joe Harris

 

 

 

Julia Judd

 

 

 

Juliet Layton

 

 

 

Len Wilkins

 

 

 

Lisa Spivey

 

 

 

Mark Harris

 

 

 

Michael Vann

 

 

 

Mike Evemy

 

 

 

Mike McKeown

 

 

 

Nikki Ind

 

 

 

Nigel Robbins

 

 

 

Patrick Coleman

 

 

 

Paul Hodgkinson

 

 

 

Roly Hughes

 

 

 

Tom Stowe

 

 

 

Tony Dale

 

 

 

Tony Slater