Agenda item

The Authority considered a report on making appointments to Member Representative roles until the annual meeting in July 2017. It was noted that, following discussions at recent meetings of the Strategic Advisory Group, the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Authority had agreed that the current roles would continue for the next 12 months but the roles would be monitored and reviewed before the next Annual meeting in July 2017. In making the appointments for 2016/17 the Authority was asked to approve an amended role description which clarified the level of support for those appointed as Member Representatives.

In most cases the appointments were moved, second and approved in accordance with the report of the Appointment Process Panel attached as appendix 1 subject to the following changes:

Climate Change                     Mrs P Anderson was nominated and appointed.

Cultural Heritage                    Cllr C Carr withdrew his expression of interest.

Economy                                Cllr A Hart was nominated at the meeting in addition to the expression of interest from Cllr C Furness. Both nominations were voted on and Cllr C Furness was appointed.

Promoting Understanding      Mr Z Hamid was nominated and appointed.

RESOLVED:

1.       To appoint the following Members to Member Representative roles until the Annual Meeting in July 2017:

          Asset Management                              Cllr A R Favell

          Biodiversity                                           Mrs P Anderson

          Climate Change                                    Mrs P Anderson

          Cultural Heritage                                  Ms S McGuire

          Economy                                               Cllr C Furness

          Landscape                                             Mr R Helliwell

          Member Learning & Development     Cllr S Marshall-Clarke

          People and Communities                    Cllr P Brady & Mr Z Hamid

          Planning Enforcement                         Cllr D Chapman

          Promoting Understanding                  Mr Z Hamid

          Recreation                                             Vacant

          Tourism                                                 Cllr C Carr

2.       To monitor the Member Representative roles during the next 12 months and review them before the Annual meeting in July 2017.

3.       To confirm that travel and subsistence allowances are payable for approved duties as set out in appendix 2 to the report, subject to an amendment to also include attendance at meetings when the member representative is invited to accompany the lead officer for their role.

4.       To ask Members appointed to Member Representative roles to produce a short annual report on activities, as appropriate, to be circulated in June 2017 as part of preparations for the 2017 Annual meeting.

Cllr A Favell joined the meeting at 11am during consideration of this item.

At 11.10am, following consideration of this item, the meeting was adjourned until 11.20am.