Issue - meetings

Report of Corporate Director – Commercial Development, Assets and Property (Interim Monitoring Officer)

Purpose of report

To appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2020/2021.

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1         To make and cease appointments to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2020/2021 as set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

1.2          To delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to outstanding vacancies and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2020/2021 Municipal Year. 

Resolved

(1)           That appointments to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2020/2021 as set out in the Annex to the Minutes (As set out in the Minute Book).

(2)           That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to outstanding vacancies and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2020/2021 Municipal Year. 

The Corporate Director – Commercial Development, Assets and Property (Interim Monitoring Officer) to appoint representatives to Partnerships and Outside Bodies and Member Champions for the municipal year 2020/2021.

In considering the report, it was highlighted that there was no longer a Member Champion for Young People. The Chairman requested officers to advise him when and why this appointment was ceased to enable consideration of the Champion role.

Resolved

(1)           That appointments to partnerships, outside bodies and Member Champions for 2020/2021 as set out in the Annex to the Minutes (As set out in the Minute Book).

(2)           That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader, to appoint Members to outstanding vacancies and make changes to appointments as may be required for the 2020/2021 Municipal Year. 

Reasons

It is proposed that representatives are re-appointed to Partnerships, Outside Bodies and as Member Champions 1 to ensure that the Council is represented and maintains links with partnerships and outside bodies.

Delegation to the Monitoring Officer 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 outside bodies and could miss valuable information and opportunities.