Issue - meetings

The Chairman welcomed members of the Board, speakers and the public to the first meeting of the Health and Wellbeing Board and explained the remit and Terms of Reference of the Board, and how it would operate, in accordance with the relevant legislation. It was proposed that voting would be by consensus, rather than by formal vote. It was noted that other partners and providers would influence the work of the Board and that their involvement and expertise would be invaluable in the work of sub-groups.  The Board did not have a budget and was an influencing body, which would influence the way in which those bodies who did hold budgets spent them.

The secondary legislation relating to Health and Wellbeing Boards stated that they did not have to be politically proportionate, as other Council Committees were, but the major opposition group had been invited to nominate a representative to the Board; this was currently Cllr Flude, but as she was to be Mayor in the forthcoming year, she was to be replaced by Cllr Janet Jackson at the next meeting.