Issue - meetings
Appointment of Independent Persons
Meeting: 25/09/2024 - Council (Item 192)
192 Appointment of Independent Persons 
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Purpose:
To appoint two appropriately skilled and experienced members of the public to be “independent members” of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Recommendation:
The Council resolves to:
1. Appoint Gemma Collings and Richard Deuttenburg to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee for a four-year term, commencing immediately.
Minutes:
Councillor Carl Rylett, Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee, introduced the report, which recommended the appointment of two appropriately skilled and experienced members of the public to be “independent members” of the Audit and Governance Committee.
In debate, Members added the independent members would bring dedicated expertise to the Committee, resonating from their professional experience and that the Committee would gain further strength to pursue its formal business.
Members welcomed the closer alignment with recommendations made to the Committee by CIPFA, and also welcomed the addition of external expertise and independent thinking to the Committee. Members also thanked the work of officers for their rigorous selection process, highlighting that the recommendations would not have been put before Council if officers had not exercised the required due diligence during the recruitment process.
Councillor Carl Rylett proposed that Council agree the recommendation as listed on the original report. This was seconded by Councillor Ruth Smith, was put to a vote, and was unanimously agreed by Council.
Council Resolved to:
1. Appoint Gemma Collings and Richard Deuttenburg to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee for a four-year term, commencing immediately.