Issue - meetings
Appointment of Independent Member of the Audit and Governance Committee
Meeting: 03/12/2025 - Council (Item 59)
59 Appointment of Independent Member of the Audit and Governance Committee 
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Purpose
To appoint one appropriately skilled and experienced member of the public to be an “independent member” of the Audit & Governance Committee.
Recommendation
That Council resolves to:
1. Appoint Victoria Field to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee as an Independent Member for the remainder of the 4-year term ending on 25 September 2028.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Jane Doughty took advice from the Monitoring Officer and left the Chamber having declared an interest.
As Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee, Councillor Carl Rylett introduced the report and proposed the recommendation. Councillor Rylett stated that the Audit and Governance Committee had two Independent Members, and following the resignation of one, they were seeking to appoint a replacement. Councillor Rylett stated that the scheme had been in place for a year, and had produced good input.
Councillor Ruth Smith seconded the proposal and welcomed the appointment of a woman, referring the importance of equal representation in the public sector.
Resolved: That Council
1. Appointed Victoria Field to the Council’s Audit & Governance Committee as an Independent Member for the remainder of the 4-year term ending on 25 September 2028.
Voting record – For 38 Against 0, Abstentions 1, did not vote 1