Issue - meetings

To consider the final outstanding responses of the review. 

Councillors Peter Groves and David Marren had each declared non-pecuniary interests in this item.

Further to Minute no. 47 of the last meeting the Sub-Committee considered the outstanding information and responses received.  An Appendix to the report provided details of the current position in each case and supporting papers circulated prior to the meeting provided copies of the responses received.

Each case was considered in turn and the further actions detailed below were proposed for the organisations shown:-

1.    Public Transport Consortium and Transport Futures – in the event of no response being obtained from the Councillor representative then information to be sought from Officers involved; in addition further consideration to be given to the classification of the Public Transport Consortium as a Category 2 organisation and to whether or not it has strategic significance and should be classed as a Category 1.

2.    Sir Thomas Delves Foundation – School to be asked if one representative rather than two would be adequate for its needs, in which case the current vacancy would not need to be filled.

3.    University of Keele Court – information on replacement arrangements to be pursued as the Sub-Committee considered it important to maintain contact and representation.

4.    Cheshire Local History Association – Further details to be requested from the current representative.

5.    Cheshire East CAB – Concern was expressed at the lack of response from the organisation and existing representatives were to be asked to assist.  It was noted that commissioning of the service was due to change to competitive bidding and the Sub-Committee considered it important for Councillors to be involved at this time.

6.    South Cheshire College of Further Education – No response received; questions raised as to the position regarding co-opted members and further information to be sought.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out above, approval be given to the actions proposed and that further consideration be given to the findings at a future meeting of the Sub-Committee.