Issue - meetings

To consider the re-appointment of the Task Group (Appointments to Outside Organisations).

The Committee considered the re-appointment of the Task Group on Appointments to Outside Organisations.

The Committee had set up the Task Group at its meeting on

14 July 2008, “To devise a work programme and develop recommendations to deal with appointments to outside organisations and implement best practice.” 

Following completion of this work, the Task Group’s recommendations were submitted to the Committee on 9 March 2009. The nominations to outside organisations were accepted, and the Committee also adopted the recommended procedure for making such appointments.

All outside organisations had now been notified of the appointments made.  As a consequence of those notifications, a number of matters had emerged which it would be appropriate for the Task Group to consider.

RESOLVED

            That the Task Group (Appointments to Outside Organisations) be re-constituted on the following basis to serve for the remainder of the Municipal Year:

§         to meet on an ad hoc basis;

§         to comprise five Members on a cross-party basis (3 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Labour) to be nominated at the meeting;

§         to address the issues emerging in respect of appointments to outside organisations;

§         to give initial consideration to the development of a method for individual Members to report back on the effectiveness, or otherwise, of representation; and

§         to report back to the Governance and Constitution Committee as and when it considers appropriate within the Municipal Year.