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The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Transformation and Governance, Councillor Virdi presented the report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services regarding Appointment of Independent Person to Governance Scrutiny Group.

Councillor Virdi stated that the report highlighted factors of good practice and governance as set out in the Redmond Review and advised that Government was looking at making this mandatory. The Governance Scrutiny Group supported having an independent member and Councillor Virdi clarified that it would be a non-voting role. He referred to the job description and person specification as set out in Appendix A to the report, with remuneration for the role set against comparable benchmarks.

Councillor J Wheeler seconded the recommendation.

It was RESOLVED that Council:

a)           approved the appointment of an Independent Person to Governance Scrutiny Group;

b)           approved the role description, skills and competencies and person specification at Appendix A;

c)           authorised the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Chair of the Governance Scrutiny Group, to undertake the recruitment process and appoint to the position of Independent Person on the basis of a two-year appointment;

d)           approved an allowance of £800 per annum for this appointment; and

e)           delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to amend the Terms of Reference of the Governance Scrutiny Group and the Councillor’s Allowance Scheme accordingly.