Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members received a report of the Town Clerk relative to an update on the Board Effectiveness and Governance Report.

The Chair requested that officers return to the Board with suggestions on how to improve the operations of the Working Groups.

The Deputy Chairman (Elected Members) raised the subject of term limits for Board Chairs. He said that the Lisvane Review had recommended greater autonomy for Boards, and that he felt the current three-year term limit was too short for the Barbican Centre Board. He proposed that the term limit be extended to a four-year one. Members agreed that a four-year term limit would be suitable, as it would align the Board more closely with other arts institutions. It was also proposed that the current Chair be granted a one-year extension to his term limit, so that he could serve a four-year term. A Member said that there were several other recommendations in the Lisvane Review that it would be helpful to consider.

A Member said the rules for quorum should be considered. The Chair requested that officers return with options on this.

RESOLVED, that – Members agree that:

• the term limit for Chairs of the Barbican Centre Board be changed from three years to four years
• the current Chair of the Board be granted an extra year so that they will serve a four-year term
• a wider paper considering changes to the Board’s terms of reference be brought back to the Board