Decision details

The Executive received the report which sought to make governance changes to the Exeter City Group to ensure that the Group of companies could play a significant role in the Council’s strategic agenda to support the recovery of the city, building at pace and scale, in demonstrating environmental excellence under the Net Zero Exeter agenda; and contributing significant income to the Council’s general fund to help address the funding gap evident in the medium to long term funding of the Council.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)        the current Shareholder Representative appoint additional Directors, namely the Council’s Director (Chief Finance Officer) and Director (the City Solicitor) to both the Exeter City Group Board and Exeter City Living;

(2)        following the implementation of (1) above, the Shareholder Representative be changed by removing the current Director appointment (David Bartram) and appointing the Chief Executive & Growth Director in the role of Shareholder Representative to undertake the activities and decisions as identified in the Shareholder Representative Delegated Powers document, in consultation with the Leader of the City Council and the Portfolio Holder for Council Housing Development and Services;

(3)        the new Shareholder Representative be authorised to agree any necessary amendments to the Management Agreement in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Council Housing Development and Services; and

(4)        Exeter City Living be requested to consider appointing two additional senior management posts to the Exeter City Group, comprising a Development Director in Exeter City Living and a Director of Operations overseeing procurement of business services and development of the organisation across the Exeter City Group.