The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies were noted as above.

There were no declarations of interest.

N Wirz commented that with regard to item 7 – Governance Review – his comments on the adequacy of arrangements for Scheme Member representatives had not been included and asked that this be rectified.

This was agreed.

RESOLVED:  That, subject to the amendment above, the minutes of the meeting held on 20^th June 2022 be agreed as a true record.

A report was considered which provided the results of the elections which had been carried out virtually over the summer and had already been communicated to the Committee.

The results were:

·       Chair of the Joint Committee – Cllr Doug McMurdo, Chair of Bedfordshire Pension Fund.

·       Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee – no nominations were received.

·       Partner Fund Nominated Non-Executive Director – Cllr David Coupe was nominated for approval by the Board.

G Graham informed the Committee that Deirdre Burnet, one of the Scheme Member representatives on the Joint Committee, had resigned since the elections were concluded.  Although there was no formal procedure for mid-term election, officers had recommended that an election for the position was held and to be for a three-year term.

I Bainbridge commented that, after a conversation with N Wirz, it had been suggested that the previous decision that a Scheme Member Representative could only serve two terms should be removed.  It was noted that this was not a Joint Committee decision and that the views of Scheme Member Representatives could be sought when conduction the election.

N Wirz commented that D Burnet would be greatly missed and that the Joint Committee owed her a debt of gratitude for all the hard work she had put into the Joint Committee.

The Chair echoed those sentiments on behalf of the Committee.

The Chair asked if there was any interest in the position of Vice-Chair.  Cllr Patrick Mulligan of North Yorkshire Pension Fund indicated his willingness to take on the role.  This was unanimously agreed.

RESOLVED – That the Committee:

i)       Note the results of the elections set out in the body of the report.

ii)      Agree to the appointment of Cllr Patrick Mulligan as Vice-Chair of the Committee.

iii)     Agree that Cllr David Coupe should be nominated as a Non-Executive Director for approval by the Board.

iv)     That an electronic election be conducted as soon as possible for the position of Scheme Member representative on the Joint Committee.

The Joint Committee considered its Budget for 2022/23.