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Agenda item

Notice of Motion

To consider the following Notice of Motion which has been submitted in accordance with Council Meeting Procedure Rule 4(b) and (c) on 4 February 2019.

 

Proposed by:             Councillor Joel Williams

 

Seconded by:           Councillor Thomas Parkhill

 

Cardiff Bus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardiff Council, it is therefore owned by Cardiff Taxpayers and as a Council we have a duty to ensure the Board of Cardiff Bus is best equipped to deal with present and future business challenges.


The Board of Cardiff Bus currently comprises eleven Directors and there is also a Company Secretary, five are Non-Executive County Councillors who are appointed by Full Council.


In November 2018 Full Council formally agreed to change the level of County Councillor representation from seven to five to allow two independent individuals to be appointed on the basis of their professional skills and experience in areas such as financial & general management; corporate governance; and transport policy and/or management.


In order to ensure Cardiff Bus is best equipped to deal with present and future business challenges the Council formally proposes the following:

 

·           It is proposed that the number of Councillors appointed as Non-Executive Directors be reduced from five to one in order to provide for the appointment of an additional four Independent Non-Executive Directors who are neither Elected Members of the Council nor employees of the Council or the Company.

 

In accordance with good practice in terms of corporate governance, the proposed appointment of an additional four Independent Non-Executive Directors would supplement the expertise of Board members, providing constructive challenge and holding management to account.

 

·           It is therefore proposed that the Council, as the Shareholder, will write formally to the Company to notify it of the proposed amendments to the Articles, which can then also be considered formally by the Company in accordance with the Company’s decision making process. As the sole shareholder, the Council is able to require such amendment to be made to the Articles.

 

This provision would not fetter the ability of any future Council to appoint up to seven Councillors as Non-Executive Directors should it wish to do so. The priority at this time must be the appointment of Non-Executive Directors based solely on their professional skills and experience however it is felt there should remain one County Councillor representative.

 

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