Agenda item

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2015.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2015 were considered and approved as a correct record.

MATTERS ARISING

Revenue Outturn 2014/15 (page 2) – The Chairman reported that the minute of the last Markets Committee meeting outlining Members’ concerns around the presentation of their Revenue Outturn Reports and requesting that future reports be presented in conventional commercial format with expenditure shown as a negative value (in brackets), rather than in the public sector format had recently been considered by the Finance Committee.

The Chairman reported that, whilst the new Chamberlain had agreed to provide the Revenue Outturn Reports in the format requested by the Markets Committee, the Finance Committee were opposed to this and on the basis that it would create inconsistency between Committees within the Corporation and may lead to confusion for Members of the public when reading Committee papers.

MOTION – Mr Lord moved that, as the two Committees were in dispute, this matter be referred to the Policy and Resources Committee. All Members present unanimously seconded this motion.

RESOLVED –That, the Policy and Resources Committee be asked to consider the Markets Committee’s request regarding the future presentation of its Revenue Outturn Reports.

Farmers’ Market – St Bartholomew’s Hospital (page 4) – In response to a question, the Director reported that the SMTA were adamantly opposed to a Farmers’ Market within the grounds of St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The Chairman stated that the organisers were, nevertheless, free to pursue this matter with the City’s Planning and Transportation Committee.