Issue - meetings
Alternative Delivery Models - Governance Arrangements
Meeting: 30/11/2017 - Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Item 527)
527 Alternative Delivery Models - Governance Arrangements 
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Minute 442 (Cabinet Book 1 – Agenda Item 8 refers)
Called in by Councillors B Ayling, R Woodley, I Gilbert and D Norman MBE
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - CE17 Alternative Delivery Models - Group Structure, item 527
PDF 288 KB
- Appendices 2 - 5 - FINAL - Alternative Delivery Models, item 527
PDF 55 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered Minute 442 of the meeting of Cabinet held on 7th November 2017, which had been called in to Scrutiny together with a report of the Chief Executive presenting a range of alternative delivery vehicles that the Council controls, the current governance arrangements and proposals on potential ways forward.
Resolved:-
That the following decisions of Cabinet be noted:-
“1. That the current group structure of the Council Companies, Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts and associated governance arrangements, be noted.
2. That a new advisory forum reporting to Cabinet be established to be called “The Shareholder Board” to provide an effective means of Council governance of the Council Companies and this shall replace the existing Member Advisory Forum (re: Trading Companies).
3. That the terms of reference of the Shareholder Board shall be added as a new section 4.6 in Schedule 2 of Part 3 to the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 3 to the submitted report, with a membership that is politically proportional (5 Conservatives, 2 Independent, 2 Labour) and that includes the following members of Cabinet:
· The Leader
· The Deputy Leader
· Executive Councillor for Corporate & Community Support Services
· One other Executive Councillor
4. That Cabinet receive an annual report on the operation of the Council’s Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts.”
Note: This is a Council Function
Executive Councillor: Moring
Meeting: 07/11/2017 - Cabinet (Item 442)
442 Alternative Delivery Models - Governance Arrangements PDF 145 KB
Report of the Chief Executive to follow.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - CE17 Alternative Delivery Models - Group Structure, item 442
PDF 288 KB
- Appendices 2 - 5 - FINAL - Alternative Delivery Models, item 442
PDF 55 KB
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive presenting a range of alternative delivery vehicles that the Council controls, the current governance arrangements and proposals on potential ways forward.
Resolved:
1. That the current group structure of the Council Companies, Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts and associated governance arrangements, be noted.
2. That a new advisory forum reporting to Cabinet be established to be called “The Shareholder Board” to provide an effective means of Council governance of the Council Companies and this shall replace the existing Member Advisory Forum (re: Trading Companies).
3. That the terms of reference of the Shareholder Board shall be added as a new section 4.6 in Schedule 2 of Part 3 to the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 3 to the submitted report, with a membership that is politically proportional (5 Conservatives, 2 Independent, 2 Labour) and that includes the following members of Cabinet:
· The Leader
· The Deputy Leader
· Executive Councillor for Corporate & Community Support Services
· One other Executive Councillor
4. That Cabinet receive an annual report on the operation of the Council’s Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts.
Reasons for decision:
To provide a common unified governance structure between the Council and Council Companies, Joint Ventures, and to ensure proper exercise of its role as trustee of its Charitable Trusts.
Other options:
To retain the current ad-hoc arrangements by which the Council exercises its shareholder role or to establish other arrangements.
Note: This is a Council Function
Eligible for call in to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor: Moring
Minutes:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Chief Executive presenting a range of alternative delivery vehicles that the Council controls, the current governance arrangements and proposals on potential ways forward.
Resolved:
1. That the current group structure of the Council Companies, Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts and associated governance arrangements, be noted.
2. That a new advisory forum reporting to Cabinet be established to be called “The Shareholder Board” to provide an effective means of Council governance of the Council Companies and this shall replace the existing Member Advisory Forum (re: Trading Companies).
3. That the terms of reference of the Shareholder Board shall be added as a new section 4.6 in Schedule 2 of Part 3 to the Constitution, as set out in Appendix 3 to the submitted report, with a membership that is politically proportional (5 Conservatives, 2 Independent, 2 Labour) and that includes the following members of Cabinet:
· The Leader
· The Deputy Leader
· Executive Councillor for Corporate & Community Support Services
· One other Executive Councillor
4. That Cabinet receive an annual report on the operation of the Council’s Joint Ventures and Charitable Trusts.
Reasons for decision:
To provide a common unified governance structure between the Council and Council Companies, Joint Ventures, and to ensure proper exercise of its role as trustee of its Charitable Trusts.
Other options:
To retain the current ad-hoc arrangements by which the Council exercises its shareholder role or to establish other arrangements.
Note: This is a Council Function
Eligible for call in to Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillor: Moring
*Called-in to: Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
