Issue - meetings

** Please note that the appendix to this report will follow as appointments are currently being reviewed **

Report of Assistant Director: Law and Governance

Purpose of report

To appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2018/2019.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To make and cease appointments to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2018/2019 as set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

1.2         To delegate authority to the Assistant Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to outstanding vacancies and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2018/2019 Municipal Year. 

Resolved

(1)          That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to make make and cease appointments and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2018/2019 Municipal Year. 

The Assistant Director: Law and Governance submitted a report to appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2018/2019.

In presenting the report, the Chairman advised that he had not yet had the opportunity to discuss all proposed appointments with Members and was therefore proposing that the making and ceasing of appointments for 2018/19 be delegated in their entirety to the Assistant Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with himself as Leader.

Resolved

(1)          That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to make and cease appointments and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2018/2019 Municipal Year. 

Reasons

Representatives are appointed to Partnerships, Outside Bodies and as Member Champions to ensure that the Council is represented and maintains links with partnerships and outside bodies.

Delegation to the Assistant Director – Law and Governance in consultation with the Leader provides flexibility to ensure appointments and any amendments during the municipal year are made in a timely manner.

Alternative options

Option 1: Not to appoint representatives to outside bodies, partnerships and as Member Champions. This is not recommended as the internal working groups would be ineffective and the Council would not be represented on these the outside bodies and could miss valuable information and opportunities.