Agenda item

In anticipation of the 2017 Annual Meeting in July Members considered a report seeking views on the scope and number of Member Representatives to be appointed.

At the 2016 Annual Meeting appointments were made to Member Representative roles, to support the themes of the National Park Management Plan (NPMP) and with additional scrutiny roles to support Asset Management, Planning Enforcement and Member Learning and Development. In making these appointments the Chair and Deputy Chair were asked to look at the options for rationalising and redefining the roles for the 2017 Annual meeting.

Following discussions with the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Authority, Members were asked to consider proposals to retain the three scrutiny roles and align the remaining eight Member Representative Roles with the National Parks 8-point plan published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

In the appendix to the report suggestions were made about the areas each role would cover and who the lead officer may be. It was noted that the Leadership Team may make changes to the lead officers as the roles developed and priorities were identified.

RESOLVED:

1.       To approve proposals to align our Member Representative Roles with the National Parks’ 8-point plan published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

2.       To confirm that at the Annual Meeting on 7 July 2017 appointments be made to the following Member Representative roles:

·         Connecting Young People with nature

·         Thriving natural environments

·         Rural Economy

·         Farming and Food

·         Everyone’s National Parks – Tourism and Participation

·         Landscape and Heritage

·         Health and Wellbeing

·         Communities

·         Asset Management

·         Member Learning and Development

·         Planning Enforcement.

Cllr Mrs G Heath and Mr R Helliwell left at 12.25pm during consideration of this item.