Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Governors considered a report of the Town Clerk regarding the appointment of Sub Committees for 2017/18. The Chairman encouraged Governors to serve on at least one Sub Committee.

In considering appointments to each Sub Committee, Governors agreed that where any vacancies were not appointed to, consideration should be given to appointing external Governors with relevant skills and expertise, particularly in the Higher Education sector. The Principal agreed to keep the Governorship of the Sub Committees under review and bring prospective candidates to the Board for consideration.

RESOLVED, that Governors,

• Note the Governorship of the Board, including the different categories of Governorship and the terms of reference of each Sub Committee.

• Appoint Christina Coker, Alderman David Graves, Graham Packham and Marianne Fredericks to the Audit & Risk Management Committee, with Christina Coker as Chairman.

• Appoint Sir Andrew Burns, Sheriff & Alderman William Russell and Jeremy Simons to the Remuneration Committee, and that the Remuneration Committee meet at least twice each year.

• Appoint Christina Coker, Jeremy Simons, Marianne Fredericks, Graham Packham, Jo Hensel and Michael Hoffman to the Nominations Committee.

• Appoint Sir Andrew Burns, Sheriff & Alderman William Russell and Michael Hoffman to the Reference Sub Committee.

• Appoint John Chapman, Sheriff & Alderman William Russell and Jeremy Simons to the Finance & Resources Committee.

• Appoint Sir Andrew Burns, Professor Geoff Crossick, Gareth Higgins and Michael Hoffman to the Governance & Effectiveness Committee.