Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Committee held on 30 April 2015, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 30 April 2015 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

The Committee was invited to consider a report concerning amendments made by the Monitoring Officer to the Constitution.

Following consideration the Committee NOTED the report.

The Committee was invited to make recommendations to the various outside

bodies to which it was affiliated. Where appropriate, each Group was invited to nominate a representative for the various positions.

With the exception of one appointment, all appointments were made without division and whilst the Committee deferred the appointment to one or two of the bodies, all other positions were filled and those Members appointed are shown on the appendix to this Minute.

Councillor Clarence Barrett was proposed for the position of Non-Executive Member of the Local Government Association General Assembly replacing Councillor Ray Morgon.

The vote to appoint Councillor Clarence Barrett instead of Councillor Barry Mugglestone to the position of Non-Executive Member of the Local Government Association General Assembly was carried by 7 votes to 2 with 2 abstentions.

The Committee:

1                          (a) determined appointments to the organisations referred to in this minute for the period until the meeting that deals with appointments for the municipal year, 2016/17 (or such other period as may be relevant in any specific case).

  (b)   RECOMMENDED to the Leader that the appointment be made.

2                          Gave authority that, where the Council’s representative (or any deputy or alternative representative where applicable) was unable to attend a particular meeting and the constitutional arrangements of the body in question so permitted, that representative may mandate the Chair of the meeting to exercise a proxy vote.

3                          Noted that the Council’s voting rights at the General Assembly of the Local Government Association be exercised by Councillor Roger Ramsey (4 votes) and Councillor Clarence Barrett (1 vote) (or their respective nominees in the event either was unable to vote in person).