The Sub-Committee, which will meet on an ad hoc basis, will be responsible for the following:
(a) Managing its own programme of work;
(b) Making recommendations, as and when appropriate to the Constitution Committee;
(c) Overseeing all appointments to Category 2 outside organisations, addressing any issues emerging in respect of those appointments;
(d) Reviewing representation to inform the appointments process for the next round of appointments [which take effect from the new Council in 2015];
(e) Considering new requests for representation, and assessing the appropriateness of including those organisations onto the schedule of approved organisations;
(f) Subject to the outcome of (e) above, make recommendations to the Cabinet in respect of any outside organisation deemed to be a Category 1; and make recommendations to the Constitution Committee in respect of Category 2 organisations;
(g) Reviewing, as and when appropriate, the Legal Guidance for Members Appointed to Outside Organisations;
(h) Conduct comprehensive reviews of representation, as and when appropriate, to establish the appropriateness of representation;
(i) Make recommendations to the Senior Member Development Officer in respect of training for Members representing the Council on outside organisations.
Support officer: Cherry Foreman. Democratic Services Officer
Postal address:
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
Cheshire
CW11 1HZ
Phone: 01270 686463
Email: cherry.foreman@cheshireeast.gov.uk