DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL FUNCTIONS COMMITTEE

21 June 2006

Committee:

*Councillor Joan Scannell (Chairman) *Councillor Mike Freer (Vice-Chairman)

Councillors:

* Anita Campbell * Jack Cohen (substituting for Jeremy Davies) $ Jeremy Davies * Lynne Hillan * Robert Rams * Ansuya Sodha

*denotes Member present $denotes Member absent on Council business

1. MINUTES (Agenda Item 1) RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 April 2006, be approved as a correct record.

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE (Agenda Item 2) Apologies were received from Councillor Jeremy Davies who was attending the Hendon Area Planning Sub-Committee.

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (Agenda Item 3) No questions were received.

4. DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS (Agenda Item 4)

Councillor Agenda Item Interest Joan Scannell 9 – Pension Fund Personal but non- Governance Policy prejudicial. Councillor Statement Scannell is a member of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund. Councillor Scannell remained in the room and took part in the decision making process. Mike Freer 9 – Pension Fund Personal but non- Governance Policy prejudicial. Councillor Statement Freer is Chairman of the Pension Fund Management Advisory

1 Councillor Agenda Item Interest Panel and is a member of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund. Councillor Freer remained in the room and took part in the decision making process. Lynne Hillan 9 – Pension Fund Personal but non- Governance Policy prejudicial. Councillor Statement Hillan is a member of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund. Councillor Hillan remained in the room and took part in the decision making process. Ansuya Sodha 9 – Pension Fund Personal but non- Governance Policy prejudicial. Councillor Statement Sodha is a member of the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund. Councillor Sodha remained in the room and took part in the decision making process. Jack Cohen 7.1 – Resolutions of Personal but non- Appreciation for Long prejudicial as Councillor Serving Members of the Cohen will soon have Council. completed 20 years’ service. Councillor Cohen remained in the room and took part in the decision making process.

5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PETITIONS (IF ANY) (Agenda Item 6) No petitions had been received.

6. MEMBER’S ITEM – RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION FOR RETIRING MEMBERS – COUNCILLOR LYNNE HILLAN (Agenda Item 7.1) RESOLVED – That the qualifying period of service for the presentation of Resolutions of Appreciation to retiring Members be reduced from 25 years to 20 years.

2 7. APPOINTMENTS TO SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES AND OUTSIDE BODIES (Report of the Democratic Services Manager – Agenda Item 8) The Democratic Services Manager circulated the list of nominations in respect of the List of Vacancies in Appendices A, B, C, D and the Addendum to the report. The Conservative’s nomination in respect of vacancy reference P.10.1 at Brunswick Park Primary School was changed to Mr Sam Banthan Jeyapalan. The Conservative’s nomination in respect of vacancy reference FS1.1 Ashmole Foundation was changed to Councillor Lisa Rutter. The Conservative’s nomination in respect of vacancy reference1080 Member Nicholl & Daniel Homes Charity was changed to Dr Vanessa Gearson. RESOLVED- That the appointments set out in the attached schedule be made.

Ref School/Outside Body Appointment P34.2a Barnfield Primary School Defer P.10.1 Brunswick Park Primary Mr Sam Banthan Jeyapalan School P.29.2 Childs Hill School Ms Margo Clegg P.38b.1 Deansbrook Junior School Mr Paul Amsterdam P.17.1 Northside Primary School Councillor Anne Hutton SP.04.3 Oak Lodge School Ms Mary Phillips P.30.2 Parkfield JMI School Defer P.49.2 St Margarets Nursery School Councillor Olwen Evans P.31.3 Sunnyfields Primary School Defer S.12.5 The Ravenscroft School Councillor Fiona Bulmer VP2.1 All Saints CE N20 Mr Robert Newton VP2.2 All Saints CE N20 Miss B Maltby VP.29a.1 Pardes House Primary School Councillor Anthony Finn P.13a.2 Queenswell Infant and Mr Andrew Strongolou Nursery School P.13b.4 Queenswell Junior School Mr Andrew Strongolou P.13b.5 Queenswell Junior School Mrs C Lake S.06.6 Mrs C Lake (Ms Beverley Pearce unsuccessful) P.20a.1 The Martin Infant School Mr Phillip Yeoman P.20a.2 The Martin Infant School Ms Polly Napper P.20a.4 The Martin Infant School Miss Pamela Walker P.27.6 Wessex Gardens Primary Mr A Maund School P.27.7 Wessex Gardens Primary Dr Vanessa Gearson School FS1.1 Ashmole Foundation Councillor Lisa Rutter FS1.2 Ashmole Foundation Ms Irene Smith P2.3 Barnet Hill JMI and Nursery Councillor Linda McFadyen School P.26.3 Bell Lane Primary School Mr Jonathan Davies

VS.01.1 Bishop Douglass RC Mr P O Connor P.10.2 Brunswick Park Primary Mr Robert Pavitt 3 Ref School/Outside Body Appointment S.02.4 Christ’s College School Mr Barry Cullen S.02.5 Christ’s College School Councillor Andrew McNeil P.11.3 Church Hill School Mrs Joanna Tambourides P.32.3 Colindale JMI School Mr R Hubbard S.03.2 Mrs Diana Iwi S.03.3 Copthall School Councillor Maureen Braun P.05.2 Cromer Road Primary School Mrs Nelhams P.07.3 Mrs Pauline Coakley Webb P.07.4 Danegrove Primary School Mr Andrew Summers FP.1.2 Dollis Foundation School Councillor Sachin Rajput P.41.2 Dollis Infant School Councillor Wayne Casey S.04.2 Mrs M Murrill VS.3.1 Finchley RC High Councillor Jim Tierney S.07.2 School Councillor Ross Houston P.42.3 Frith Manor Junior and Infant Mr R Chopra School P.42.4 Frith Manor Junior and Infant Mrs Y Broom School VS.4.1 Mr Winston Held VP.28.1 Hasmonean Primary School Mrs F Kaufman FS2.1 Hendon Foundation Mr Arun Ghosh FS2.2 Hendon Foundation Defer P.15.2 Hollickwood Primary Councillor Mukesh Depala P.15.3 Hollickwood Primary Mrs Olga Qasim P.12.1 Holly Park JMI School Mr Harry Davies P.12.2 Holly Park JMI School Mr Paul Rogers VP.7.2 Independent Jewish Day Ms Natalie Koenig P.06.2 Livingstone Primary School Mr Rosalind Maira SP.01.3 Mapledown School Councillor Ansuya Sodha VP31.1 Menorah Foundation Mr Aubrey Ross VP31.2 Menorah Foundation Mr Richard Ableson VP.8.1 Menorah JMI School Councillor Melvin Cohen FS3.1 Mill Hill High Foundation Defer School FS3.2 Mill Hill High Foundation Mr J Webber School VP.09.1 Monken Hadley CE Mrs Rosemary Gwilliam P.18b.2 Moss Hall Junior School Mrs Rohini Abeyasinghe P.47.2 Moss Hall Nursery School Mr Mohan Samarasinhe SP.02.3 Northway School Ms Dadia Conti FP2.2 Osidge Foundation School Councillor Andreas Tambourides P.30.1 Parkfield JMI School Mr Arun Ghosh FS4.2 Queen Elizabeths Foundation Councillor Michael Freer School S11.5 Queen Elizabeths Girls School Mrs A Rowland P.13a.1 Queenswell Infant and Mr Paul Rogers Nursery School P.13a.3 Queenswell Infant and Mr Robert Newton 4 Ref School/Outside Body Appointment Nursery School VP11.2 Rosh Pinah Mrs Ellen Inerfield VP14.1 St Catherines RC JMI School Mr David J Barton VS6.1 St James RC High School Councillor Jane Ellison VP.21b.1 St Marys CE Junior School Mrs D Hubbard NW4 VP.20.2 St Marys CE School, N3 Mrs Barker VS8.2 St Michaels Catholic Grammar Ms Margaret Pond School VP.22.1 St Pauls CE School N11 Mr Soon-Hoe Teh S.06.1 The Compton School Councillor Barry Rawlings S.06.3 The Compton School Ms M Packer S.06.5 The Compton School Mr Dominic Pooniah VS.05.2 The Councillor Eva Greenspan P.33.4 The Hyde Primary School Mr A Bornstein P.20a.3 The Martin Infant School Mr Charles Clore S.12.2 The Ravenscroft School Mr Stephen Lane VP.27.1 Trent CE School Mr Anthony Basiel P.22.3 Tudor JMI School Mr Stefen Kerner P.1b.3 Underhill Junior School Mrs Pauline Coakley Webb S.13.5 Mr Dave Robinson P.19.3 Woodridge Primary Mrs Maria Paschali BLS1 Barnet Law Service Councillor Eva Greenspan Member BLS2 Barnet Law Service Mr Richard Millet (Mr Mark Member Langton was unsuccessful) CF.1 Community Focus Councillor Kate Salinger Member CF.2 Community Focus Councillor Lisa Rutter Member 1048 Consolidated Almshouse Councillor Richard Cornelius Member Charity of Lawrence Campe 1168 Hampstead Garden Suburb Gerald Shamash Member Institute Council 1169 Hampstead Garden Suburb Mrs Marjorie Harris Member Institute Council 1084 Henry Smith Charity Mr Don Goodman Member 1085 Henry Smith Charity Mr C Narborough Member 1086 Henry Smith Charity Mrs J Abrey Member 1087 Henry Smith Charity Councillor Lisa Rutter Member 1088 Henry Smith Charity Councillor Andreas Member Tambourides 1095 London Accident Prevention Councillor Lisa Rutter (Mr Dave Member Council Robinson was unsuccessful) 1097 London Accident Prevention Mr Theo Panayi

5 Ref School/Outside Body Appointment Member Council

1049 Mill Hill Old Railway Nature Councillor Brian Gordon Member Reserve Management Committee 1050 Mill Hill Old Railway Nature Councillor John Hart Member Reserve Management (Councillor Jeremy Davies was Committee unsuccessful) 1051 Mil Hill Old Railway Nature Mr Matthew Mardling Member Reserve Management Greenspaces Development Committee Manager 1077 Nicholl & Daniel Homes Mr Richard Millet Member Charity 1078 Nicholl & Daniel Homes Councillor Sachin Rajput Member Charity 1080 Nicholl & Daniel Homes Dr Vanessa Gearson Member Charity 1125 Regional Flood Defence Defer Nominee Committee – Nomination

Two appointments made by the Committee were referred to Council as recorded in decision 10 below.

8. PENSION FUND GOVERNANCE POLICY STATEMENT (Report of the Deputy Director of Resources & Chief Finance Officer – Agenda Item 9) RESOLVED – That the planned review of Pension Fund Governance be noted and that the Committee add no further comments.

9. REPORT OF THE TEACHING JOINT NEGOTIATION & CONSULTATION COMMITTEE – 15 JUNE 2006 (Agenda item 10). RESOLVED – That it be noted that the report was not yet available.

10. ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE’S REPORT TO COUNCIL - APPOINTMENTS TO SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES AND OUTSIDE BODIES (Report of the Democratic Services Manager – Agenda Item 8) The following appointments were the subject of referral to Council and are included in the Committee’s report of this date to the Council meeting on 27 June 2005. Ref School Appointment P.27.5 Wessex Gardens Primary Mr F Dannenburg School (Mr Jonathan Davies was unsuccessful). VS8.1 St Michael’s Catholic Dr Vanessa Gearson Grammar School (Councillor Kath McGuirk was unsuccessful).

The meeting ended at 7.24pm 6