Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The committee received a report of the Town Clerk regarding the appointments, composition, and terms of reference of the committees and bodies to which the Corporate Services Committee has appointing rights.

In discussion, it was proposed that the appointments to any committees which have more expressions of interest than vacancies be delegated to the Town Clerk to allow all members of the Corporate Services Committee, including those joining remotely, to be able to vote on the appointments. This was put to the committee by the Chairman and agreed.

RESOLVED:

1.    To note the Finance Committee appointment of Steve Goodman as its representative to the Corporate Services Committee for the 2023-24 civic year, as agreed at its meeting of 16 May 2023.

2.    To appoint to the Joint Consultative Committee:

a.    The Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

b.    The Deputy Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

c.     The Finance Committee representative to the Corporate Services Committee.

d.    Four other Corporate Services Committee members:

                                          i.    Deputy Randall Anderson

                                         ii.    Gregory Lawrence

                                        iii.    Deputy Charles Edward Lord

                                       iv.    Deputy Philip Woodhouse

3.    To appoint to the Senior Management Joint Consultative Committee:

a.    The Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

b.    The Deputy Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

c.     The Finance Committee representative to the Corporate Services Committee.

d.    Four other Corporate Services Committee members:

                                          i.    Deputy Randall Anderson

                                         ii.    Gregory Lawrence

                                        iii.    Deputy Charles Edward Lord

                                       iv.    Deputy Philip Woodhouse

4.    To appoint to the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub Committee:

a.    The Deputy Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

5.    To delegate authority to the Town Clerk to appoint two other members of the Corporate Services Committee as members of the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub Committee, to be determined through a vote shared with all members of the Corporate Services Committee following the meeting.

6.    To appoint to the Member Development and Standards Sub-Committee:

a.    Any two other members of the Corporate Services Committee:

                                          i.    Florence Keelson-Anfu

                                         ii.    Deputy Charles Edward Lord

7.    To agree that the establishment, functions and memberships of the Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee and Senior Management Joint Consultative Committee are reviewed in autumn 2023 as part of the wider annual review of the committee’s terms of reference.

8.    To establish the Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee as a sub-committee of the Corporate Services Committee for the remainder of the 2023-24 civic year.

9.    To appoint to the Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee:

a.    Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee (Chairman).

b.    Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee (Deputy Chairman).

c.     Deputy Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee.

d.    Deputy Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee.

e.    Chairman of the Finance Committee.

f.      Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen.

g.    Deputy Randall Anderson

h.    Deputy Charles Edward Lord

i.      Deputy Philip Woodhouse

10.  To agree that when the Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee meets to undertake the functions of the Senior Management Joint Consultative Committee that its membership shall be as is set out in the Order of the Court of Common Council dated 27 April 2023.