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RESOLVED: that
 

1.           
the establishment of a Cabinet
Committee(s), ‘the Trusts Cabinet Committee’, comprised
of 5 Cabinet members, with the following Terms of Reference be
approved:
 

‘(a) In relation to any Trust of which the
Council is a Corporate Trustee, to exercise all functions of the
Council as Corporate Trustee, having regard to all relevant issues
and appropriate professional advice, and acting always in the best
interests of the Trust.

(b) To adopt any appropriate policies and procedures
to govern the discharge of its functions, including but without
limitation to a Trusts Conflicts of Interest Policy and
Procedure.

 (c) All Members of the
Cabinet Committee will be required to undertake relevant training
to enable them to properly discharge their
duties.’
 

2.        
Subject to approval of recommendation 1,
5 Cabinet members be appointed to the Trusts Cabinet Committee(s)
with advice from the Monitoring Officer particularly should more
than one committee be required at any given time; and
 

3.        
Council be recommended to the
establishment of an Advisory Committee, ‘the Trusts Advisory
Committee’, comprised of 3 independent members of the
Standards and Ethics Committee, with the following Terms of
Reference:
 

‘In relation to any Trust of which
the Council is a Corporate Trustee and any proposal in respect of
which the Council has a serious conflict of interests, in line with
Charity Commission guidance and or legal advice, to make a
recommendation/s to the Trusts Cabinet Committee or the Cabinet on
whether or not the proposal should be agreed, with or without
modification/s, in the best interests of the Trust, having regard
to all relevant issues and advice.’