Issue - meetings

To note progress made with arrangements to deal with appointments to outside bodies. 

Consideration was given to a report outlining the progress to date made in respect of the arrangements to make appointments to outside bodies in Cheshire East.

The Task Group set up to undertake this work had met on five occasions and was expected to hold another three meetings. Following those meetings the task group was expected to make recommendations to the Governance and Constitution Committee in respect of the following :-

(a) A procedure for making appointments to outside organisations with effect from 1^st April 2009 which would include

• Recommendations as to Cabinet appointments
• Recommendations as to appointments to be made by the Governance and Constitution Committee
• Terms of office
• Basis of making appointments
• Means of monitoring effectiveness of representation
• A Protocol for dealing with casual vacancies

(b) Recommended named appointments to category 2 organisations

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.