Motion to Leathermarket JMB AGM on 3 November 2021

Motion to Leathermarket JMB AGM on 3 November 2021

The JMB says that it achieves “residents at the heart of decision making” by having Resident Directors on its Board. However, nowhere does it explain how the Resident Directors are accountable to the community. Furthermore, meetings of the JMB Board are held in secret, with the community having no access to its minutes and reports.

As a body dependent on public funds, and in the interest of greater transparency and good governance, the Leathermarket JMB will:

1.Work with the Tenants and Residents Associations (TRAs) to produce guidance on the role and accountability of Resident Directors, bringing forward a suggested rule change to the TRA and JMB Constitutions

2. Publish on the JMB website the agenda, minutes and reports for all Board meetings and sub-committee meetings. This will be done 5 working days in advance of the meeting, ensuring that the JMB is at least as open and transparent as the Council Response: The JMB has a high level of democratic engagement directly through 5 sub committees and indirectly through 5 T&RAs. In addition when important issues arise project groups are created. For this this of engagement to operate a degree of informality and trust is required. To increase the administrative burden in the way suggested may perversely reduce the level of democratic engagement.

3. Voluntarily agree to subscribe to the ‘The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)’ and respond helpfully to all FOI requests. Proposed by Richard Lee – JMB tenant (Tyers estate) 13th October 2021

Proposed by Richard Lee – JMB tenant (Tyers estate) 13th October 2021