Issue - meetings

To consider a report on appointments to outside organisations and on the work of the Task Group (Outside Organisations).

Members considered an appointment to an outside organisation, a change in the membership of the Task Group (Outside Organisations) and a progress report on the work of the Task Group.

Councillor W Livesley had resigned as the Council’s representative on the Governing Body of the King’s School, Macclesfield. In accordance with the protocol for dealing with casual vacancies on outside organisations, the Conservative Group Whip had nominated Councillor Chris Beard as Councillor Livesley’s replacement.

Councillor A Ranfield, having resigned from the Governance and Constitution Committee, was in consequence no longer a member of the Task Group (Outside Bodies) and it was therefore proposed that Councillor H Davenport be appointed to fill the vacancy.

Members noted that in the coming months, the Task Group would be considering a means of monitoring the effectiveness of the Council’s representation on outside organisations with the aim of recommending a method of evaluation to ensure that such representation remained appropriate.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   Councillor C Beard be appointed to the King’s School, Macclesfield, to replace Councillor W Livesley;

(2)   Councillor H Davenport be appointed to the Task Group (Outside Organisations) to fill the vacancy arising from the resignation of Councillor A Ranfield; and

(3)   the progress with the work of the Task Group (Outside Organisations) be noted.