Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Paid Service

RESOLVED THAT

Councillor Wendy Flynn be appointed as a non-executive director of Publica as set out in the terms of appointment in Appendix 2 and in accordance with the following principles:

·      all nominations are made on the basis that the nominee/appointee is a representative of Cheltenham Borough Council (insofar as that is compatible with any overriding legal duty to an outside body); and

·      the appointor reserves the right at any time to withdraw/terminate a nomination/appointment which it has made

·      a nomination/appointment to an outside body is referred to Council for determination where consensus on that nomination/appointment cannot be achieved between the political Group Leaders

The Leader introduced the report and explained that as a founding member of the business support service’s company part of Publica the council had a right to appoint a non executive director. Following the usual processes for appointing to bodies external to the council two expressions of interest had been received initially with one Member, Councillor Babbage, subsequently withdrawing from the process. It was noted that Councillor Babbage had still expressed an interest in being involved in the future. Councillor Wendy Flynn had also come forward and in the Leader’s view, having been a representative on the 2020 Partners Joint Committee, was ideally placed for the post. The Leader informed Members that the other partner councils had decided to advertise more widely for their representative and had collectively agreed for the need for an independent Chair. He explained that the due diligence checks supported by external consultants had now been completed.

RESOLVED THAT

Councillor Wendy Flynn be appointed as a non-executive director of Publica as set out in the terms of appointment in Appendix 2 and in accordance with the following principles:

·      all nominations are made on the basis that the nominee/appointee is a representative of Cheltenham Borough Council (insofar as that is compatible with any overriding legal duty to an outside body); and

·      the appointor reserves the right at any time to withdraw/terminate a nomination/appointment which it has made

·      a nomination/appointment to an outside body is referred to Council for determination where consensus on that nomination/appointment cannot be achieved between the political Group Leaders