MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCRUTINY
MINUTES
Selwyn College Master’s Lodge
Thursday, 11th November 2010 at 12.00pm
Present: Professor Richard Bowring (Chairman); Mrs Jamie Horsley (Secretary); Ms Katherine Leckie (Support Officer); Mr Kevin Coutinho; Mr Paul ffolkes Davis; Mr David Goode; Dr Catherine MacKenzie; Dr Susan Oosthuizen; Dr Jane Spencer; Dr Oren Scherman;
1. Apologies
Mr James Trevithick; Mr Alan Winter;
2. Declarations of Interest
HR (K. Coutinho);
3. Minutes of Meeting on 28 October 2010
Approved
4. Matters Arising
The pending election of the new Board member
5. Guest
Professor Ian White, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Institutional Affairs
The Board thanked Professor White for attending and discussed the following:
i. Professor White’s role as Pro-Vice Chancellor of Institutional Affairs:
§ HR
§ Executive Education
§ Infrastructure
§ Local Engagement
ii. Human Resources
The mechanisms in place to achieve increased accuracy and speed; the need for feedback loops;
iii. North West Cambridge
The likelihood of planning going ahead; types of accommodation needed to attract world-class scholars;
iv. Local Enterprise Partnership Bids
The bids put in highlight transport, housing, business promotion, lobbying; the need to generate revenue;
v. Retirement Age
Discussion of the working group;
vi. Planning
Council away-days;
vii. Executive Education
The benefits for individual organisations;
6. Any Other Business
None raised
7. Date of next meeting
12.00pm on Thursday, 25 November 2010
Guest: Dr Kate Maxwell
Master’s Lodge, Selwyn College
Katherine Leckie
Support Officer
16 November 2010