Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive

RESOLVED THAT

1.    Cabinet make nominations/appointments to the outside bodies as set out in Appendix in accordance with the following principles:

·      All nominations are made on the basis that the nominee/appointee is a representative of Cheltenham Borough Council insofar as that is compatible with any overriding legal duty to the outside body;

·      Cabinet/the Leader reserves the right at any time to withdraw/terminate a nomination/appointment which it has made; and

·      a nomination/appointment to an outside body is referred to Council for determination where consensus on that nomination/appointment cannot be achieved between the political Group Leaders

2.    Cabinet makes appointments to joint committees as set out in Appendix 2B; and

3.    Cabinet notes the Cabinet Member responsibilities for the bodies/groups listed in Appendix 2C.

4.    The nominations/appointments Cleeve Common Trust and Friends of Leckhampton Hill be referred to Council for determination as consensus cannot be achieved between all the political groups on the council.

The Chief Executive introduced the report and explained that following each Selection Council, and at other times when vacancies arose, the Leader/Cabinet took the opportunity to nominate and, in limited cases, appoint persons to various roles within bodies external to the Council. Also the opportunity was taken to nominate persons to other bodies such as Joint Committee and other bodies/groups.

She added that a nomination/appointment to an outside body was referred to Council for determination where consensus on that nomination/appointment could not be achieved between the political Group Leaders.

The Leader highlighted the broad cross party input in to the process. He wished to put on record his thanks to David Lawrence for his contribution on behalf of the council as company director at Gloucestershire Airport.

He added that there was a lack of clarity with regard to the nature of the Hesters Way nominations and this would be resolved at Council.

In terms of the Pates Grammar School Foundation Trust he informed Members that Lloyd Surgenor would be reappointed but he had been asked to defer the second appointment as the Trust would like the council to also consider its nominee.

The Leader explained that the South West Audit Partnership had not been included in this list of nominations but there were two council appointments. Firstly, one at company level which was the Executive Director Finance and Resources and secondly a Member role. In respect of the latter he wished to see the Chair of Audit Committee be appointed to this role.

RESOLVED THAT

1.    Cabinet make nominations/appointments to the outside bodies as set out in Appendix in accordance with the following principles:

·      All nominations are made on the basis that the nominee/appointee is a representative of Cheltenham Borough Council insofar as that is compatible with any overriding legal duty to the outside body;

·      Cabinet/the Leader reserves the right at any time to withdraw/terminate a nomination/appointment which it has made; and

·      a nomination/appointment to an outside body is referred to Council for determination where consensus on that nomination/appointment cannot be achieved between the political Group Leaders

2.    Cabinet makes appointments to joint committees as set out in Appendix 2B; and

3.    Cabinet notes the Cabinet Member responsibilities for the bodies/groups listed in Appendix 2C.

4.    The nominations/appointments Cleeve Common Trust and Friends of Leckhampton Hill be referred to Council for determination as consensus cannot be achieved between all the political groups on the council.