Derek McDowell (Labour)

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 31, subsection (1), line 43, to delete "and the chief executive".

The amendment proposes that the chief executive, while he or she should be entitled to attend a board meeting, would not be a voting member of the board. This issue has arisen with other State boards. It is a normal provision that the board directs and the chief executive is an employee who acts on the direction of the board. While he or she must attend meetings to know what the board wants, there should be a separation of powers between the two. The chief executive should not be a member of the board.