Agenda and minutes

None declared.

RESOLVED:-

that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 25 February 2015 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

None.

At its meeting on 20 May 2015 the Council reviewed the representation of political groups on its main committees.  As soon as practicable after such a review, those committees are required to conduct a review of the representation of political groups on any sub-committees they may have.  This report sets out the rules to be applied during the course of the review.

A revised report was circulated for the committee’s consideration. Fiona Alderman (Chief Legal Officer) explained that subsequent to the circulation of the original report, advice had been obtained which confirmed that the Brent Conservative Group and the Conservative Group should be treated as separate Groups for the purposes of distributing committee seats amongst the political groups.

RESOLVED:

i)     That the size of the sub-committees be noted;

ii)    That the allocation of seats on the sub-committees to each of the political groups as detailed in paragraph 3.5 of the revised report from the Chief Legal Officer be agreed.

iii)   That the following appointments for the 2015/16 municipal year be agreed:

BRENT PENSION FUND SUB-COMMITTEE

(6/1/0)

CRANE (C)

DALY

KHAN

NAHEERATHAN

SHAHZAD

THOMAS

Labour substitutes: DIXON, ENIOLA, EZEAJUGHI, FARAH, FILSON, HARRISON, HYLTON, HECTOR, HODA-BENN, HOSSAIN, PERRIN, WILHELMINA MITCHELL MURRAY

VACANCY

NON-VOTING CO-OPTEES:        

College of North West London       Stephen Holley

Employees                                        Francesca Hammond

SENIOR STAFF APPOINTMENTS SUB-COMMITTEE

(4/1/0)

BUTT (C)

HIRANI

MASHARI

PAVEY

VACANCY

Labour substitutes: SOUTHWOOD, DENSELOW, MCLENNAN, MOHER

STAFF APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE 

(4/1/0)

BRADLEY

KETAN SHETH (C)

MARQUIS

R PATEL

Labour substitutes: NERVA, S CHOUDHARY, COLACICCO, KABIR

VACANCY

The committee is asked to appoint the membership of the following sub-committees for the 2015/16 municipal year:

·         Brent Pension Fund Sub-Committee

·         Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee

·         Staff Appeals Sub-Committee

It was noted that this item had been considered under the report regarding the Representation of Political Groups on Committees.

The committee will consider nominations for membership of the Pensions Board and a recommendation from officers to appoint an independent Chair.

A report detailing the nominations for the Pension Board was tabled for the committee’s consideration.

RESOLVED:

i)       That the following nominations for the Pension Board be agreed      

Councillor Choudhary (Brent employer representative 1)

Councillor Kabir (Brent employer representative 2)

Bola George (Trade union representative 1 – Unison)

Euton Stewart (Trade union representative 2 – GMB)

Trevor Dawson (Pension scheme member)

ii)      That authority be delegated to the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Director of HR and Chair of the General Purposes committee to appoint to the unfilled positions on the Pensions Board based upon nominations yet to be received or following the Officer interview process for the Independent Chair.

iii)     That any appointments made by officers under delegated authority be reported to the next meeting of the General Purposes Committee.

None.