Issue - meetings

To appoint to the membership of sub-committees, working groups, panels and boards.

The Committee considered its appointments to a number of bodies.

Where necessary, the names of appointees would be notified to the Head of Democratic Services and Governance by the Group Whips.

With regard to the Constitution Working Group, it was noted that whilst the current version of the constitution provided for the Working Group to consist of 8 members, the Committee had just agreed to recommend to Council a change to the constitution to provide that the Working Group should consist of no more than 8 members. This would allow a smaller Working Group to be appointed if considered appropriate.

Where members of bodies meeting on an ad hoc basis were drawn from a pool of members appointed for this purpose, the Head of Democratic Services and Governance advised that such members were selected according to their availability but that the availability and attendance of such members could be monitored to ensure that all were able to participate.

RESOLVED

That the following appointments be made to the bodies indicated:

A.   Bodies which report to the Corporate Policy Committee

Constitution Working Group

Whilst the report recommended that the Working Group should comprise 8 members, the Committee resolved that it should comprise 6 members with the following composition: 2 Conservative: 2 Labour: 2 Independent Group.

Community Governance Review Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee comprise 7 members with the following composition: 3 Conservative: 2 Labour: 2 Independent Group. In addition, 1 member of the Liberal Democrat Group and 1 member of the Real Independent Group be invited to attend and participate in meetings of the Sub-Committee in a non-voting capacity.

Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee

3 members appointed on an ad hoc basis, drawn from a pool of 10 selected on a politically proportionate basis (4 Conservative: 3 Labour: 2 Independent Group: 1 Liberal Democrat).

General Appeals Sub-Committee

5 members appointed on an ad hoc basis, drawn from a pool of 10 selected on a politically proportionate basis (4 Conservative: 3 Labour: 2 Independent Group: 1 Liberal Democrat).

Shared Services Joint Committee

Whilst the report recommended a membership comprising one member of the Labour Group and two members of the Independent Group, the Committee resolved that it should have the following composition: 3 members: 1 Conservative: 1 Labour: 1 Independent Group.

Subject to confirmation from the Group Whip as regards the Independent Group nomination,the following members be appointed to the Joint Committee:

Councillor J P Findlow

Councillor J Rhodes

Councillor A Moran

Councillor A Stott to be the reserve member for the Independent Group.

B.   Other Bodies to which the Corporate Policy Committee is required to make appointments

Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board

Councillor S Corcoran be appointed as one of the Council’s three voting members on the Board.

Joint Extra Care Housing Management Board

Councillor N Mannion be appointed as one of the Council’s three members on the Board.