Issue - meetings

Report of Director: Law and Governance

Purpose of report

To appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2019/2020.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1          To make and cease appointments to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2019/2020 as set out in Appendix 1 (to follow) to this report.

1.2           To delegate authority to the 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 2019/2020 Municipal Year. 

Resolved

(1)          That the appointment of members to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2019/2020 be delegated to the Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader.

(2)          That authority be delegated to the Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to make changes to appointments as may be required during the 2019/2020 Municipal Year. 

The Director: Law and Governance submitted a report to appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2019/2020.

Resolved

(1)            That the appointment of members to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2019/2020 be delegated to the Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader.

(2)            That authority be delegated to the Director: Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to make changes to appointments as may be required during the 2019/2020 Municipal Year. 

Reasons

It is proposed that 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 Director – Law and Governance in consultation with the Leader provides flexibility for the remainder of the Municipal Year to appoint to the outstanding vacancies, or if amendments are required to any appointments, and ensures they 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.