Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Munford and Wilby.

Councillor Newton was present as a Substitute Member for Councillor Munford.

RESOLVED: That Councillor Round be elected as Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2021/22.

RESOLVED: That Councillor Trzebinski be elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2021/22.

There were no Visiting Members.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

Councillor Round had been lobbied on Item 9 – Minutes from the Meeting Held on 29 July 2019.

RESOLVED: That all items be taken in public as proposed.

In considering the Minutes, the Committee was informed that legal advice had been received which stated that, should the Trust fail, the collection must go to the National Army Museum or another independent museum, and so Maidstone Museum would be unable to take ownership of the collection should the Trust be dissolved. As a result, it was not possible to implement the resolutions in the Minutes for the Item Future Governance of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment Trust.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 29 July 2019 be approved as a correct record and signed.

There were no petitions.

There were no questions from members of the public to the Chairman.

There were no questions from Members to the Chairman.

Item 14 – Accounts 2019/20 and 2020/21 would be taken before Item 13 – History of the Trust and Gallery Tour, in order that the tour could be undertaken following the conclusion of the meeting.

The Senior Finance Officer presented the report and explained that the 2019/2020 accounts had been filed with the Charity Commission before the statutory deadline. There continued to be a healthy level of assets within the Trust and the interest on investment remained steady.

RESOLVED: That

1.  The Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2020 be approved;

2.  The Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021 be approved; and

3.  The annual update on investment performance be noted.

The Museum Director and Collections Manager took the Committee on a tour of the Gallery, following the close of the meeting.

2.00pm to 2.44pm.