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COMMITTEE |
The
Committee at 1 September 2009
Chairman:
Mr
Trevor Salmon, OBE
Deputy
Chairperson:
Mr
Brendan Heaney
Members:
Mr
Stewart Cuddy
Mr Pat
Cumiskey
Mr
Frank Dunne
Mr
Lewis Love
Mr
Albert Mills
Mr
Bumper Graham
Mr Joe
Donaghy
Ms
Celine McCartan
Mrs
Julie Erskine
Mr
Colin O'Hare
Administration
Secretary:
Mr
Deane W Morrice MBE, FCCA, Dip.Com
Office:
Templeton House,
411 Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 2LP
Advisers to the Committee
Actuary:
Hymans
Robertson
Investment
Adviser:
Hewitt,
Bacon & Woodrow
Auditor:
External
Audit – Local Government Auditor
Internal
Audit – ASM Howarth
Banker:
Ulster
Bank Limited
Custodians:
HSBC
Investment
Managers:
Legal
& General Investment Management
Baillie
Gifford
Jupiter
Blackrock
Property:
LaSalle
Investment Management
The Committee is the corporate body responsible
for the administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration)
Regulations (
Committee’s
Responsibilities
The Committee is required under the
Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (
The financial statements shall comprise:
And shall be prepared in accordance with
guidance for the time being issued by the Department of Finance and Personnel.
The financial statements shall give a
true and fair view of the Fund Account for the financial year, and the Net
Assets Statements as at the end of the financial year.
Committee Members
The Management Committee (which is similar to a board of directors or
trustees) consists of a chairman, five members nominated by employers’
organisations, five members nominated by employees’ organisations and two
independent members. The Committee members were appointed by the
Department of the Environment for a four year term. On 1 October 2007 the
Department re-appointed David Bell, Stewart Cuddy, Pat Cumiskey, Frank Dunne,
Brendan Heaney, Lewis Love and Albert Mills for a 4 year term until 30
September 2011. On 1 July 2009 the Department appointed Trevor Salmon, Julie
Erskine, Colin O'Hare, Celine McCartan, Joseph Donaghy and Bumper Graham for a
four year term until 30 June 2013. The Department also sends an observer to the
meetings of the Management Committee and Audit Committee.
The biographies of the present Committee members are
as follows:-
Chairman
Mr Trevor Salmon,
OBE, from Bangor has been appointed as chairperson of the Committee. Mr Salmon
is due to retire soon from his position as Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Corporate Services in Belfast City Council. He is a Lay Member of the
Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal
Employer Organisation Nominees
Mr David Bell David is
Director of Corporate Services for Coleraine Borough Council.
Mr Stewart Cuddy Stewart is
the Deputy Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
Mr Pat Cumiskey Pat is the
Director of Corporate Services of Banbridge District Council.
Mr Frank Dunne Frank is the Treasurer of Northside
Village Trust, Treasurer of North & West Housing Association and Chair of
the NIFHA Council.
Ms Celine
McCartan Celine is Head of Corporate Services at South West/Omagh College.
Employee
Organisation Nominees
Mr Brendan Heaney Brendan
is a member of UNITE the Union and is Membership Officer with the health
charity Diabetes UK Northern Ireland.
Mr Lewis Love Lewis
is the Principal of Omagh High School and a member of the Teachers’ Union
Central Executive Committee.
Mr Albert Mills Albert
is the Regional Industrial Organiser for UNITE the Union.
Mr Bumper Graham Bumper is Assistant General Secretary of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance. He is a member of the Education & Library Boards’ Staff Commission.
Mr Joe Donaghy Joe is the former Northern Ireland UNISON Regional Head of health, local government and education. He is an Independent Member of the District Policing Partnership.
Independent
Member Nominees
Mrs Julie Erskine Julie
worked in the healthcare service industry for over 25 years. She held the position of Operations Director
in a Belfast -based private healthcare company, having also worked as Support
Services Director for the same company. She is a Member of the Northern Ireland
Social Care Council. She is also a
Member of the Public Health Agency.
Mr Colin O’Hare Colin is Actuarial Studies Program Director at Queen’s University Belfast.
The Committee normally meets on a monthly
basis, with the exception of July when no meeting is held. Any matters to be
raised with the Committee must be lodged with the Secretary seven days in
advance of the next meeting.
There were twelve
meetings of the Management Committee during the year 2008/09. In addition, four
Audit Committee meetings and three Staffing Committee meetings were held during
the year. The Audit and Staffing Committees are sub-committees of the
Management Committee.
Membership of each Committee can be seen from the table below but any member of the Management Committee may attend these meetings in the capacity of observer. The chairperson reports to the Management Committee following every sub-Committee meeting.
Details of attendance during 2008/09 is set out below:
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Management Committee |
Audit Committee |
Staffing Committee |
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Called |
Present |
Called |
Present |
Called |
Present |
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John Galbraith |
12 |
10 |
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David Bell |
12 |
9 |
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3 |
3 |
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Brian Campfield |
12 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
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Stewart Cuddy |
12 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
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Pat Cumisky |
12 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
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Frank Dunne |
12 |
11 |
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3 |
3 |
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Joan Foster |
12 |
9 |
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3 |
3 |
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Brendan Heaney |
12 |
9 |
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3 |
3 |
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Lewis Love |
12 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
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Albert Mills |
12 |
7 |
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Eamon Mullan |
12 |
7 |
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Average % Attendance |
79.5 |
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87.5 |
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100.0 |
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Minutes of all Committee meetings are made and the full minutes are inspected by the Local Government Auditor. Copies of minutes are available on request only as confidential information must be removed before publication to the general public. The information removed is in compliance with NILGOSC’s Code of Openness and Freedom of Information Publication Scheme.
Requests for a copy of the minutes should be made to :
The Information Officer
NILGOSC
Templeton House
BT4 2LP
In
order to achieve the maximum degree of openness and impartiality, the Committee
maintains a register of Committee Members’ and Officers’ Interests. The
register is open for inspection at the Committee’s offices.
Secretary
Mr
Deane Morrice, the Secretary, is responsible for the administration of the
Scheme and reports to the Committee on a monthly basis.
The
Permanent Secretary for the Department of the Environment has designated the
Secretary as the Accounting Officer for NILGOSC. His relevant
responsibilities as Accounting Officer, including his responsibility for the
propriety and regularity of the public finances for which he is answerable and
for the keeping of proper records, are set out in the Accounting Officer
Memorandum, issued by the Department of the Environment. The Accounting
Officer is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of NILGOSC and hence
for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.