Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding the composition and Terms of Reference of the Committee’s Sub-Committees for 2021/22, the appointment of Members to those Sub-Committees and the appointment of representatives to a number of other City Corporation positions.

 

RESOLVED – that Members approved the following:

 

Terms of Reference and Composition

 

• Members agreed the composition and Terms of Reference of the following Sub Committees:

 

Corporate Asset Sub Committee

Digital Services Sub Committee

Efficiency and Performance Sub Committee

Finance Grants Oversight and Performance Sub Committee

Procurement Sub-Committee

 

Appointments

 

• Members agreed to the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee being appointed to serve on the Sub-Committees and the following appointments as Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the respective Sub Committees:

 

Corporate Asset Sub Committee

·         James De Sausmarez (Chairman)

·         Shravan Joshi (Deputy Chairman, subject to Mr Joshi’s appointment to CASC being confirmed at the May meeting of the Property Investment Board)

 

Digital Services Sub Committee

·         Randall Anderson (Chairman)

·         Alderman Sir Peter Estlin (Deputy Chairman)

 

Finance Grants Oversight and Performance Sub Committee

·         Philip Woodhouse (Chairman)

·         Paul Martinelli (Deputy Chairman)

 

Procurement Sub Committee

·         Hugh Morris (Chairman)

·         Robert Merrett (Deputy Chairman)

 

• Members noted that Jamie Ingham Clark would serve as Chairman and Jeremy Mayhew would serve as Deputy Chairman of the Efficiency and Performance Sub Committee.

 

• Members agreed to the following additional appointments of Members of the respective Sub Committees:

 

Corporate Asset Sub Committee

·         Randall Anderson

·         Roger Chadwick

·         Chris Hayward

·         Michael Hudson

·         Susan Pearson

 

Members also noted the appointment of the following Members of other Committees to CASC: Marianne Fredericks and Edward Lord representing Policy and Resources. Property Investment Board representatives (including Mr Joshi) would be confirmed later in May.

 

Digital Services Sub Committee

·         Rehana Ameer

·         Roger Chadwick

·         Alderman Prem Goyal

 

Members also noted the appointment of Dawn Wright by the Police Authority Board in April. Ms Wright will serve as the Special Interest Area Holder.

 

Efficiency and Performance Sub Committee

·         Randall Anderson

·         Roger Chadwick

·         Henry Colthurst

·         James De Sausmarez

·         Alderman Emma Edhem

·         Clare James

·         Paul Martinelli

·         Philip Woodhouse

 

Finance Grants Oversight & Performance Sub Committee

·         Nick Bensted-Smith

·         Roger Chadwick

·         Henry Colthurst

·         James De Sausmarez

·         Michael Hudson

·         Alderman King

 

Procurement Sub Committee

·         Randall Anderson

·         Roger Chadwick

·         Michael Hudson

·         Paul Martinelli

·         Susan Pearson

·         Philip Woodhouse

 

Appointments of Committee representatives to other Corporation positions

 

• Members agreed to the following appointments of representatives:

 

Establishment Committee (1):

Jeremy Mayhew

 

Barbican Centre Board (1):

Deputy Wendy Hyde

 

Project Sub Committee (2):

James De Sausmarez and Andrew McMurtrie

 

Streets and Walkways Sub Committee (1):

Paul Martinelli

 

Representative for informal consultations with the Court of Aldermen and the Policy and Resources Committee on Mayoralty and Shrievalty Allowances (1):

James De Sausmarez

 

• Members also noted that the Chairman and Deputy Chairman the Finance Committee will be Members of the Resource Allocation Sub (Policy and Resources) Committee.

 

Ex-officio Members of:

• Policy & Resources Committee

• Investment Committee

• Audit and Risk Management Committee

• Capital Buildings Committee

• Hospitality Working Party (Policy and Resources) and

• Financial Assistance Working Party

 

• In addition, Members noted that the Chairman (or his nominee) will be an ex-officio Members of the:

• Public Relations Sub Committee

• Resource, Risk & Estates (Police) Committee

• House Committee of the Guildhall Club

• Mayoral Visits Advisory Committee (Chairman only)

 

Members also agreed that the Committee should continue to meet “every fourth week on Tuesdays” with the exception of recess periods.