Issue - meetings

Committee are asked to:

1.    consider the establishment of an investigatory task group; and

2.    the Terms of Reference for the task group (the terms of reference are to follow and will be published as soon as possible)

This Committee considered the establishment of an investigatory task group, the Waterfront Inquiry Review Group.

The Committee heard from the Group Head of Corporate Governance, who summarised the report and explained the recommendations.

In response to members questions the Group Head of Corporate Governance confirmed that the Committee would need to agree the membership of the Review Group and drew the Committees attention to Appendix A.

The Committee agreed with the proposed membership of four members from the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee, one to be the Leader of the Council and the following nominations were received: 

Councillor C. Barnard

(proposed by Councillor J. Sexton, seconded by Councillor I. Beardsmore)

Councillor R. Noble

(proposed by Councillor N. Islam, seconded by Councillor V. Leighton)

Councillor I. Beardsmore

(Proposed by Councillor C. Barnard, seconded by Councillor S. Doran)

Councillor J. Sexton

(proposed by Councillor I. Beardsmore, seconded by Councillor C. Barnard)

Councillor I. Beardsmore informed the Committee that he wished to forfeit his nomination to enable Councillor J. Sexton to sit on the Review Group.

Resolved;

1.    to establish the Waterfront Inquiry Review Group with the terms of reference set out in the report at Appendix A;

2.    to establish the Councillor membership of the Review Group to be four members from the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee, one member to be the Leader of the Council. The members proposed, seconded and agreed were:

Councillor C. Barnard

Councillor R. Noble

Councillor J. Sexton

Councillor L. Nichols

3.    in consultation with the Review Group, to authorise the Chief Executive to finalise the terms of reference for the inquiry which are to be based upon the terms of reference set out in the report at Appendix B;

4.    in consultation with the Review Group, to authorise the Chief Executive to amend the terms of reference as considered appropriate as the inquiry develops or as recommended by the investigator;

5.    in consultation with the review group, to authorise the Chief Executive to appoint the investigator; and

6.    in consultation with the Review Group, to authorise the Chief Executive to appoint any replacement investigator if the original investigator appointed can no longer act.