Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding the appointment of the Education Board’s sub-committees for 2020/21.

Members were first invited to approve the terms of reference of the Nominations Sub-Committee and note that the terms of reference for the Education Charity Sub-Committee as set by the Court of Common Council. No changes were proposed for the Nominations Sub-Committee.

Tijs Broeke and Henry Colthurst had expressed an interest in the Nominations Sub-Committee and were duly appointed for the year ensuing.

Deputy Philip Woodhouse had expressed an interest in the Education Charity Sub-Committee, as did Randall Anderson. Randall Anderson was advised by the Town Clerk that he may stand for one of the positions assigned by the Community and Children’s Services Committee. Deputy Philip Woodhouse was duly appointed for the year ensuing, leaving one vacancy on the Sub-Committee.

The Chair and Deputy Chair would assume ex-officio roles on both sub-committees as per their respective Terms of Reference.

The Town Clerk verbally updated the Board on matters concerning the Education Board’s appointments to the City of London Academies Trust’s (COLAT) Board of Trustees.

In January 2016, the Court of Common Council resolved that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Education Board would serve as Company Members/Trustees of COLAT. Accordingly, the new Deputy Chair, Caroline Haines, was appointed to the COLAT, effective immediately.

In October 2017, the Court resolved to amend its resolution of January 2016, to permit a representative/nominee of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Education Board to serve as Company Member/Trustee of the City of London Academies Trust, where the original candidate is not able to serve.

The new Chair, Ann Holmes, indicated that, like the immediate past Chairman, she wished to nominate Deputy Clare James in her stead. Deputy Clare James.

As per the Court’s resolution the gift of this nomination lies with the Chair, however, as per historic practice, the Board was being invited to endorse this nomination.

RRESOLVED, that Members

·         Approve the terms of reference and composition of both the Nominations Sub Committee and Education Charity Sub Committee;

·         Appoint Henry Colthurst and Tijs Broeke to the Nominations Sub Committee for the year ensuing;

·         Appoint Philip Woodhouse to the Education Charity Sub-Committee for the year ensuing;

·         Note the appointment of Caroline Haines to the COLAT Board of Trustees, as Deputy Chairman to the Education Board; and

·         Endorse the appointment of Deputy Clare James as the Chair’s nominee to the COLAT Board of Trustees.

Dr Ioan Davies joined the meeting. The Chair welcomed the new Member to the Board.