Agenda and draft minutes

Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust - Monday, 22nd July, 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting Via Microsoft Teams

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

Minutes:

We elected County Councillor Martyn Groucutt as Chair.

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

We appointed County Councillor Phil Murphy as Vice-Chair.

3.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None received.

4.

Confirmation of Minutes pdf icon PDF 119 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd January 2024 were confirmed as an accurate record.

5.

Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2024. pdf icon PDF 334 KB

Minutes:

The Committee received the Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust Fund Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2024.

 

Trustees agreed that these can be passed to external auditors for an independent examination.

 

We resolved accordingly.

6.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 189 KB

Minutes:

We excluded the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

7.

To consider a report by the Chief Officer for Children and Young People regarding applications received against the Trust Fund for the Academic Year 2024/25.

Minutes:

We considered four applications received against the Trust Fund, presented on behalf of the Chief Officer for Children and Young People.

 

It was agreed that a matrix of costs will be drawn up for discussion at the next meeting and all colleges will be contacted to publicise the trust to all new and existing students in September 2024.

 

The Trust resolved that awards be made to the four applicants, subject to appropriate receipts and evidence of attendance being received.

 

The total amount of funding awarded to students at the meeting equated to £4152.

 

8.

Next Meeting

Minutes:

Monday 21st October 2024 at 11.00am.