Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Trustees considered a report of the Clerk regarding the appointment of the Board’s committees for the 2020-21 academic year.

Trustees approved the proposed terms of reference of the Audit and Risk Committee and Finance and Operations Committee and the terms of reference for the Standards and Accountability Committee, Academy LGB Pay Committees and City of London Academies Trust Executive Team Pay Committees.  Trustees agreed the terms of reference of the Remuneration Committee subject to the below amendment:

Remuneration Committee

·         Amend the composition of the committee membership to include the Chair of the Standards and Accountability Committee.

The Chair noted that a clear structure was in place to support decision making around remuneration and that pay awards should not be communicated to affected staff before final approval.

Trustees were advised that the election of Chairs to these committees would be undertaken at the first meeting of each committee convened during the 2020-21 academic year.

RESOLVED,

·         That the proposed terms of reference of the Audit and Risk Committee and Finance and Operations Committee be approved.

·         That the terms of reference of the Standards and Accountability Committee, Academy LGB Pay Committees and City of London Academies Trust Executive Team Pay Committees be approved;

·         That the terms of reference of the Remuneration Committee be approved, subject to the above amendment;

·         That Peter Bennett, Edward Benzecry, Tijs Broeke and Dawn Elliott be appointed to the Audit and Risk Committee for the 2020-21 academic year;

·         That Peter Bennett, Edward Benzecry, Tijs Broeke, Dawn Elliott and Deputy Clare James be appointed to the Finance and Operations Committee for the 2020-21 academic year;

·         That Edward Benzecry, Roy Blackwell, Tijs Broeke, Caroline Haines and Deputy Edward Lord be appointed to the Standards and Accountability Committee for the 2020-21 academic year; and,

·         That Roy Blackwell, Tijs Broeke and Deputy Edward Lord be appointed to the Remuneration Committee for the 2020-21 academic year.