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This report proposes minor changes to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust.  In summary the amendments provide for the Trust to appoint a non-Director to the chair, which in turn will allow for the role to be remunerated.  These changes have been agreed by the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust board, but the terms of the framework agreement between the Trust and the Council requires that all constitutional changes are agreed in writing by the Council. The report also proposes that any future minor amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Trust be delegated to the Director of Regeneration & Major Projects in conjunction with the Director of Legal Services.

(i)         that agreement be given to the following amendments to the Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust:

Article 4 – to remove any reference to the Chair of the South Kilburn Partnership either becoming or ceasing to be a Director of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust

Article 19.3 – to include the Chair (now not always being a Director) within the complaints procedure

Article 25 – to allow a person who is not a Director to become Chair, and to give some flexibility as to when this appointment is made

(ii)        that responsibility for approval of future minor amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust be delegated to the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects, in conjunction with the Director of Legal and Procurement.

The report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects proposed minor changes to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust.  The amendments provided for the Trust to appoint a non-Director to the chair, which in turn would allow for the role to be remunerated.  These changes have been agreed by the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust board, but the terms of the framework agreement between the Trust and the Council requires that all constitutional changes are agreed in writing by the Council. The report also proposed that any future minor amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Trust be delegated to the Director of Regeneration Major Projects in conjunction with the Director of Legal and Procurement.

Circulated at the meeting was a supplementary appendix which contained the legal implications of the proposed amendments. The Borough Solicitor’s representative also suggested a minor amendment to recommendation 2.1 to delete reference to the memorandum which was agreed.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that agreement be given to the following amendments to the Articles of Association of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust:

Article 4 – to remove any reference to the Chair of the South Kilburn Partnership either becoming or ceasing to be a Director of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust

Article 19.3 – to include the Chair (now not always being a Director) within the complaints procedure

Article 25 – to allow a person who is not a Director to become Chair, and to give some flexibility as to when this appointment is made

(ii)        that responsibility for approval of future minor amendments to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust be delegated to the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects, in conjunction with the Director of Legal and Procurement.

(Councillor Crane declared a personal interest in this item as a Board member of the South Kilburn Neighbourhood Trust).