Minutes:
The Chairman welcomed members to meeting. Apologies and substitutions were noted (which can be found at Appendix A).
The Chairman welcomed Matthew Hamilton, who has recently been appointed as the Improvement Manager for the LGA. Matthew was previously the Director of the District Councils Network.
The following declaration of interest was made:
- Cllr Joy Allen declared an interest for item six, as they are part of the LGA’s facilitation team.
Members had a brief discussion over how the decision was reached to make items confidential on the agenda. Dennis Skinner confirmed that confidential reports will be made public at the appropriate time, and suggested that this be discussed and agreed at each lead members meeting if future confidential items are on the Board meeting agenda.
Decisions
1. Members noted the declaration of interest.
2. Members agreed that lead members will discuss if an item at the Board should be confidential, during their meetings of the Improvement and Innovation Lead Members going forward.