Agenda and minutes

            Apologies were reported on behalf of Councillors Bower, R. Brooks and Canavan.

            No declarations of interest were reported.

            The information contained in the report associated with the following item is restricted in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

      Resolved – That the Committee agrees to exclude the members of the Press and public from the meeting during discussion of the item as, due to the nature of the item, there would be a disclosure of exempt information as described in Section 42(4) and Section 6 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.

            The Members were also reminded that the content of ‘restricted’ reports and any discussion which took place during closed session must be treated as ‘confidential information’ and that no such information should be disclosed to the public as per Paragraph 4.15 of the Code of Conduct.  

            The Divisional Solicitor presented an update to the Committee on the legal aspects in respect of the remuneration for the new Chief Executive of Belfast Waterfront and Ulster Hall Ltd. (BWUH Ltd.).

            After discussion, the Committee agreed to defer the decision, to a further special meeting, in respect of the new Chief Executive’s remuneration, until further information in relation to the appointment process and associated timeline, is provided to the Committee for its consideration.

            In accordance with Standing Order 14, the Committee agreed, as the meeting had been held later than seven clear days before the meeting of the Council, that the minutes of the meeting be submitted to the Council on 2nd December for ratification.