Council Resolution 29,310: That, pursuant to the Birmingham Corporation Act, 1919, and of the Regulations and Rules made thereunder, the following persons be, and they are hereby, appointed to serve on the Bank Committee until the 9th November next, and to act as the Committee of Management for the Municipal Savings Bank, viz: Aldermen Sir Percival Bower and Simpson; Councillors Barrow, Cooper, Daniels, Gelling, Hume, Poole, Salt, and Spragg.

The Bank Committee RESOLVED:

3556   That, subject to the confirmation of the City Council under Standing Order No XXI,  Alderman Sir Percival Bower, MBE, JP, be re-elected Chairman of this Committee for the current Municipal year.

3557   That the ordinary Meetings of this Committee be held, when possible, on the third Monday in each month (except August and September) at 11:30am.

3558   That the following members of the Committee be appointed the General Purposes Sub-Committee for the current Municipal year, namely: Aldermen Sir Percival Bower and Simpson, and Councillors Barrow, Cooper, Gelling, Hume, and Poole; and that the following powers and duties be delegated to such Sub-Committee subject to the confirmation of this Committee where necessary:

1. To deal with all appointments and all questions relating to the salaries and wages of the Staff.

2. To deal with the reports of the Auditors of the Bank.

3. To deal with all questions relating to the purchase or renting of premises or land, and the erection or adaptation of premises.

4. To deal with all questions of policy and other matters not delegated to another Sub-Committee.

3559   That the following members of this Committee be appointed the Finance Sub-Committee for the current Municipal year, namely: Alderman Sir Percival Bower, Councillors Cooper, Daniels, Gelling, Poole and Salt, and that the following powers and duties be delegated to such Sub-Committee, subject to the confirmation of this Committee where necessary:

1. To deal with all requisitions for supplies.

2. To deal with all accounts.

3. To deal with questions relating to propaganda and advertisements.

4. To deal with financial or statistical returns.

5. To consider the investment of the funds of the Bank and to make recommendations thereon.

6. To consider questions affecting insurance, and to make recommendations thereon.

7. Generally to deal with matters of a financial nature affecting the Bank not especially referred to another Sub-Committee.

3560   That the following members of this Committee be appointed the House Purchase Sub-Committee for the current Municipal year, namely: Alderman Sir Percival Bower, Councillors Cooper, Gelling, Poole, Salt and Spragg, and that the following powers and duties be delegated to such Sub-Committee, subject to the confirmation of this Committee, where necessary:

To deal with matters relating to the House Purchase Department of the Bank.

3561   That the meetings of the Sub-Committees be held, when possible, on the second Monday in each month (except August and September) at the following times:

General Purposes Sub-Committee 10:30am

Finance Sub-Committee 11:15am

House Purchase Sub-Committee 11:45am

3562   That the Chairman (Alderman Sir Percival Bower) be nominated the representative of this Committee to serve on the General Purposes Committee of the City Council.

The Minutes of the Meeting held on November 17th 1930 included the following: