Issue - meetings

To consider a report which:

(1)   invites the re-appointment of the Task Group (Appointments to Outside Organisations);

(2)   deals with some specific appointments which have arisen recently; and

(3)   outlines progress to date on the monitoring of the effectiveness and appropriateness of representation on outside organisations.

The Committee considered a report inviting the re-appointment of the Task Group (Appointments to Outside Organisations); dealing with a number of specific appointments which had arisen recently; and outlining progress on the monitoring of the effectiveness and appropriateness of representation on outside organisations.

The retention of the Task Group (Outside Organisations) as a standing body, to meet as and when required, would enable it to address other issues associated with outside organisations which may emerge during the course of the year. Members felt that it would be appropriate for the Task Group to become a standing sub-committee of the Constitution Committee; this would require an adjustment to the membership to reflect political proportionalities.

The Committee considered proposals in relation to the Council’s representation on the Board of Trustees of Sir John Deane’s College, Northwich; the School Governing body for Sandbach School; and the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority. It also considered a number of proposed changes to Category 2 organisations as detailed in paragraph 10.7 of the report.

The Committee also considered updates on: the issuing of monitoring forms to determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of representation on outside organisations; the production of a list of Officers who attended meetings of outside organisations; and arrangements for a number of training sessions for Members in relation to the new guidance on outside organisations, the first of such sessions having now been arranged for 17^th September.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the Task Group (Outside Organisations):

(a)               be re-constituted as a standing sub-committee of the Constitution Committee with the title ‘Outside Organisations Sub-Committee’;

(b)               meet on an ad hoc basis;

(c)               comprise six Members on a proportionate basis (4 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Labour);

(d)               comprise Councillors R Cartlidge, S Jones, P Whiteley, J P Findlow, D Brickhill and J Wray;

(e)               oversee appointments to Category 2-4 outside organisations, in general, and address any issues emerging in respect of those appointments;

(f)                 continue with its review of appointments to establish the effectiveness and appropriateness of representation; and

(g)               report back to the Constitution Committee as and when it considers appropriate;

(2)   Councillor Paul Edwards be nominated as the Council’s representative on the Board of Trustees of Sir John Deane’s College, Northwich;

(3)   representation on the School Governing body for Sandbach School be reduced from four Councillors to two with immediate effect;

(4)   Councillors G Merry and B Moran be nominated as the Council’s representatives on Sandbach School Governing body;

(5)   Councillor Harold Davenport be nominated as the Council’s representative to attend meetings of the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority, in an observer capacity;

(6)   the progress of the Task Group in monitoring the effectiveness and appropriateness of representation, together with the preparation of a list of support officers, be noted;

(7)   the changes to the Council’s representation on the following Category 2 outside organisations be confirmed:

(a)   Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce and Business Link: Councillor W Fitzgerald to replace Councillor J Macrae;

(b)   South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Councillor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5