Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the New Accommodation Project Co-ordinator detailing  a protocol for the treatment of the Council’s existing memorabilia and future acquisitions and endowments.

Requested the New Accommodation Project Co-ordinator and the Deputy Leader, after consultation with Members, to investigate alternative locations for the Council’s Rolls of Honour, together with new opportunities to display a board listing serving Leaders of the Council. Noted that the display of  Chairman's portrait and group photographs of the Council will be to those that are the most recent. Approved a protocol for determining future endowments and authorised the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Leader of the Council, to determine these endowments.

The Cabinet considered a report by the New Accommodation Project Co-ordinator (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) regarding the future inclusion/display of civic memorabilia and endowments in the Council’s new headquarters.

Members were advised that as a result of the function of the various spaces in the new building display space would be limited, resulting in the display of chairmen’s portraits and group photographs of the Council being restricted to the most recent. In discussing the proposed display of the Council’s Rolls of Honour in the new Civic Suite, certain Members were of the opinion that these should continue to be on view to the general public. Having considered proposals to deal with future acquisitions and endowments, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  (a)  that the New Accommodation Project Co-ordinator and the Deputy Leader, after consultation with Members, be requested to investigate alternative locations for the Council’s Rolls of Honour, together with possibility of a new display board listing Leaders of the Council.

  (b)  that the restriction on displaying the Chairman's portrait and group photographs of the Council to those that are the most recent be noted;

  (c)  that the protocol for determining future endowments, outlined in paragraph 4.2  of the report now submitted be approved and the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Leader of the Council, be authorised to determine these endowments.