Issue - meetings
Co-Opting Additional Members to the Freedom of the Borough Ad-Hoc Panel
Meeting: 01/11/2017 - Freedom of the Borough (Item 3)
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Minutes:
Mr Mannion presented a report on the options available to the Panel for co-opting new Members.
Panel Members voted in favour of co-opting Lesley Pavitt onto the Freedom of the Borough Panel.
There was discussion on the eligibility criteria to join the Panel. The Panel highlighted the importance of maintaining a gender balance whilst considering co-opted members. They expressed concern that the Panel was already overwhelmingly male and advised that opportunities for co-option be targeted at women.
Panel Members were in agreement that representatives from the Voluntary Sector and Chamber of Commerce should be invited to join the Panel to provide a fresh perspective on the nominations process.
Other views were for the Panel to co-opt a representative from the Education Sector. It was suggested a head teacher should be approached to join the Panel.
Janet Fasan, Divisional Director Legal Services, reminded the Panel that co-opting three more members would bring the total membership up to 13 members.
RESOLVED
- Lesley Pavitt was formally co-opted onto the Freedom of the Borough Panel.
- The Speaker's Office to seek representation from Tower Hamlets CVS, East London Chamber of Commerce and the Education Sector to encourage the nomination of female co-opted members onto the Freedom of the Borough Panel.
- Nominations for Co-opted members would be presented to this Panel for decision.