Agenda and minutes

Outside Organisations Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 20th April, 2011 10.00 am

Venue: East Committee Room - Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BJ. View directions

Contact: Carol Jones  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

11.

Death of Councillor Betty Howell

Minutes:

Members expressed sadness and regret at the recent death of Councillor Betty Howell.

12.

Declarations of Interest

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

13.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 75 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2011.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2011 be approved as a correct record.

14.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting.  Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

 

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

 

 

Minutes:

There were no questions from members of the public and the Sub-Committee proceeded to its next item of business.

15.

Appointments to Outside Organisations - 2011-2012 pdf icon PDF 66 KB

The report invites the Sub-Committee to review a number of issues associated with appointments to outside organisations.  Recommendations from this meeting will be taken into account at the Sub-Committee’s meeting to be held on 19 May 2011 and reported to the Constitution Committee on 2 June 2011.

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report and was invited to –

 

  • Review the list of outside organisations;
  • Note progress on the identification of Support Officers for each; and
  • Note the arrangements for making appointments to outside bodies from May 2011.

 

It was agreed that the following action be taken/recommended to the Constitution Committee, as appropriate, in respect of the identified outside bodies.

 

Ref

Organisation

 

Action

1-31

4 NW

Establish if 4NW is still operational

 

2-45

Amos Johnson Fund

Refer to the new Wilmslow Parish Council

 

4-101

Astbury Mere Trust

Congleton Town Council

 

2-46

Audlem Education Foundation

Currently shown as one vacancy only, but further enquiries required.

 

3-102

BAE Systems Woodford

Important to retain, notwithstanding that during the recent survey of Councillors it had been reported that it had ceased to exist.

 

1-5

Business Link NW

Further enquiries to be made to enquire if still operational.

 

2-59

Cheshire Landfill Tax Advisory Panel

Reported to be moribund;  further enquiries to be made.

 

1-35

Cheshire Road Safety Partnership

Although difficulties had been experienced with this organisation, all efforts were being made to ensure its continuation.

 

4-105

Congleton Drill Hall Trust

Refer to Congleton Town Council for appointment.

 

2-63

Congleton Trust and Museum

 

 

4-108

Crewe & Nantwich Twinning Association

Enquiries to be made regarding the grant of £5,000 made annually. Other twinning groups in the borough did not receive funding.

Subject to the outcome of enquiries, it may be appropriate to recommend discontinuation of the grant.

 

3-107

Crewe and Nantwich Sports Executive

 

Councillor Cartlidge undertook to make enquiries of the current representative to establish if this organisation still met.  He would report the outcome to Democratic Services.

 

2-65

Dean Row Community Centre

Refer to Wilmslow Parish Council for appointment.

 

3-132

Evans Arts Trust

Refer to Wilmslow Parish Council for appointment.

 

2-62

Fence Trust

The results of the survey had indicated that the Councillor appointed did not receive information about meetings.

Further enquiries to be made.

 

2-68

Friends for Leisure Advisory Committee

 

Suggested for deletion.

2-135

Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority

The current representative attended as an observer at the request of the portfolio holder.  Appointments not required by the organisation itself; suggest deletion from the schedule.

 

2-70

King’s School, Macclesfield

Comments/questions made by Councillor J P Findlow as part of the survey, to be forwarded to the Head of Service requesting a response.

 

2-73

Macclesfield Borough Economic Alliance

 

To be deleted; ceased to exist.

4-115

Middlewich & District Community Association

 

Refer to Middlewich Town Council for appointment.

 

4-117

Middlewich Community and Youth Project

 

Refer to Middlewich Town Council for appointment.

 

2-88

St John’s Wood Millennium Community Centre

 

Refer to Knutsford Town Council for appointment.

 

2-93

Weaver Valley Partnership

Enquiries to be made regarding the re-constitution of this organisation.

 

4-128

Wilmslow Aid Trust

Refer to Wilmslow Parish Council for appointment.

2-95

Wilmslow Guild

Refer to Wilmslow Parish Council for appointment.

 

3-129

Wilmslow Trust

Refer to Wilmslow Parish Council for appointment.

 

Officer Support

 

The Corporate Management Team had been asked to assist in the identification of named Officers for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.