Present:
Conor Murphy MLA Chair
Stephen Kelly Manufacturing NI, Vice Chair
Norah- Anne Barron Pi Communications
Roy Beggs MLA
Trevor Lunn MLA
In Attendance:
Simon Burrowes
Louise Close Deputy Secretary
Apologies:
Chris Brown Brown O’Connor Communications
Noel Brady Consult NB1 Ltd
Nicola Bothwell NB Chartered Communications
Gareth McGrath Director of Parliamentary Service
Clare Bailey MLA
1. Apologies:
- Apologies were received from:
- Sinead Bradley
- Chris Brown
- Noel Brady
- Clare Bailey
- Nicola Bothwell
- Gareth McGrath
2. Declaration of Interests
- None.
3. Adoption of previous minutes:
- Agreed: The Board agreed to the contents of the minutes of the previous meeting.
Proposer: Stephen Kelly Seconder: Norah-Anne Barron
4. Options for Disbursement of Remaining Funds
- Board Members discussed the disbursement of NIABT funds and whether the decision should continue to be put on hold until the political situation is clearer.
- Roy Beggs MLA stated that he would like local government to be included in the survey when it is conducted.
- Following a discussion, the Board unanimously voted that any decision of how the funds should be disbursed should remain on hold until the political situation is clearer.
- Norah-Anne Barron thanked the NIABT staff for the work done to date on the disbursement options.
- The Board agreed to meet again in February 2019 (unless the political situation is resolved sooner) to assess the situation.
- Agreed: The Board agreed to issue a message to members informing them that a decision will not be made until the political situation is clearer.
5. Financial Update
- The current balance stands at £27,695.
6. GDPR
- Advice was taken from a solicitor on the development of a privacy notice for the NIABT in line with GDPR.
- This privacy notice has now been issued to all business members.
7. Audit 17/18
- The draft audit report has been issue to all members.
- Roy Beggs MLA stated that an amendment to page 2 of the report was required on why the Trust was dissolved.
- Members were content to approve the report.
8. AGM 2018/19
- Members agreed to postpone the AGM until w/c 13th March 2019.
- A decision on electing a new Board will be taken during the next Board meeting.
9. Any Other Business
- No other business.
- The next meeting will place in February 2019.