Agenda item

The Board considered a Report of the Town Clerk concerning appointments to the Board.

In addition to Michael Asante’s re-appointment, the Chair highlighted Brendan Barns’ interest in restoring the role of Chairman of the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee to ex-officio status on the Barbican Centre Board.

The Chair indicated his support for this change and several Members welcomed the move as a helpful and logical step. One Member did raise a concern that this would result in elected Members of the Board being in a majority; the Chair acknowledged this concern and suggested that the Board look again at the composition when it carried out its annual review of its Terms of Reference in the autumn, in advance of the Board being formally re-appointed for the 2026/27 civic year at the Court of Common Council in April.

RESOLVED: - that the Board:

·       Approved the reappointment of Micheal Asante for a further three-year term, ending in July 2028.

·       That the Board endorsed the restoration of the role of the Chairman of the Culture, Heritage and Libraries Committee to sit as an ex-officio Member of the Board, pending a Report being submitted to the Policy & Resources Committee to agree to this change in the Board’s composition. In addition, the Board will consider its options over the autumn with regards to maintaining the balance on the Board between elected and non-elected Members.