Issue - meetings

To review the Council’s affiliations with outside bodies and consider nominations to act as the Council’s Representatives.

The Council considered a report that reviewed its affiliations with outside bodies and invited nominations to act as the Council’s representatives.

The Schedule attached at Appendix 2, gave the full list of outside bodies that required the Council’s consideration. The Council was asked to consider its nominations and any changes it wishes to make to those currently in place

The list of approved conferences and recommended representation was tabled in paragraph 2.1 of the report, which was submitted to confer approved duty status to cover Member attendance. 

At a previous meeting of Council it was agreed that Members should report back annually on their involvement with an outside body and that updates be sent to all Members of the Council.

It was moved by Councillor Chris Furness, seconded by Councillor Tom Donnelly and

RESOLVED (Unanimously)

That Council reviews the appointments to outside bodies identified in Appendix 2, and considers any changes it may wish to make to the current arrangements.

That the position of organisations where no indemnity insurance currently exists be noted accordingly.

That the Members identified in Appendix 2 be appointed to the relevant outside body to serve until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

That the list of Conferences for 2022/23 be approved

That authority is delegated to the Director of Corporate and Customer Services in consultation with the Chief Executive and Directors, where relevant, to determine requests for attendance at other conferences based on the relevance of the subject matter and to the availability of finance.

The Chairman declared the motion CARRIED.