Agenda item

To approve the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 17^th January 2024.

RESOLVED, that – the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 17^th January 2024 be approved, subject to a correction to James Tumbridge’s name being recorded incorrectly.

Matters arising:

Smithfield Auction

The Chairman thanked Wendy Mead for her tenacity in driving this last Christmas  and looked forward to another successful event in 2024.

Terms of Reference

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman advised that they would be meeting with the Assistant Town Clerk later today in terms of the Markets Board being the ‘Ultimate Client’ in the Markets Consolidation Programme (MCP).  The Assistant Town Clerk explained that this would need to be framed in accordance with the City Corporation’s governance structure. Members re-iterated their position in that the MCP is a major consideration for the Board, which needs to be clear in the Markets Board’s Terms of Reference.

As delegated authority had not been granted when the Terms of Reference report was considered at the last meeting of the Board, it was RESOLVED, that – authority be delegated to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Markets Board, to approve the Board’s Terms of Reference, ahead of their approval by the Policy and Resources Committee and confirmation by the Court of Common Council in April 2024.

Markets Co-location Programme (MCP)

Members noted that the timings for the MCP, as recorded in the minutes, were correct at the time of the meeting but would now be subject to change.