Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

The Executive Member was invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests she might have in the business on the agenda.  None were declared.  

To approve and sign the minutes of the Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services Decision Session held on 13 October 2009.

RESOLVED:That the minutes of the Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services Decision Session held on 13 October 2009 be approved and signed as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so.  The deadline for registering is

5.00 pm on Monday 7 December 2009.

Members of the public may register to speak on:

• An item on the agenda;
• An issue within the Executive Member’s remit;
• An item that has been published on the Information Log since the last session. 

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report provides information about the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority seats on governing bodies, lists current nominations for those vacancies, as detailed in Annex 1, and requests the appointment or re-appointment of the listed nominees.

RESOLVED:That the appointment and re-appointment of LA Governors, as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, be approved

REASON:      To ensure that local authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.

The Executive Member considered a report that informed her of the current position with regard to vacancies for Local Authority (LA) seats on governing bodies, listed current nominations for those vacancies (detailed in Annex 1 to the report) and requested the appointment or reappointment of the listed nominees.

The Executive Member was pleased to note that the vacancy rate for LA Governors remained low and that recruitment strategies were ongoing, including a planned meeting with a representative of the Governor One Stop Shop.

The Executive Member expressed her appreciation of the tremendous work that Governors carried out and their willingness to give up their time on a voluntary basis.

RESOLVED:That the appointment and re-appointment of LA Governors, as proposed in Annex 1 of the report, be approved.¹

REASON:      To ensure that local authority places on school governing bodies continue to be effectively filled.