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Appointment of Councillors to Outside Bodies

Meeting: 17/05/2023 - South Holland District Council (Item 14)

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To consider the benefits of making appointments to outside bodies that are now due and to make such appointments as deemed appropriate for the period 2023 – 2027.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer), which asked members to consider: 1) the benefits of making appointments to outside bodies that were due and to make such appointments as deemed appropriate for the period 2023 – 2027; 2) appointing Member Champions; and 3) appointing members as Directors/Shareholder Representatives to PSPS, Welland Homes and South Holland Homes.

The Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) introduced the report stating that the Council was due to appoint to outside bodies until the Annual Council meeting after the District Council Election in 2027.

In addition to the information detailed in Appendix B to the report, further proposed appointments were put forward as follows:

· Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire – Councillor M Geaney

· South Holland in Bloom Advisory Committee – Councillor N Chapman

Proposals for appointments to Outside Bodies, appointments of Member Champions, and appointments of members as Directors/Shareholder Representatives to PSPS, Welland Homes and South Holland Homes are detailed below, and include the additional nominations. It was agreed that any remaining vacancies could be considered outside of the meeting and confirmed at a future meeting of the Council.

Outside Bodies

Name of Outside Body	Nomination for 2023 -2027
Advisory and Liaison Committee to the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire	Cllr E Sneath
Air Training Corps – Civilian Welfare Committee (Spalding Squadron)	Cllr A Woolf
Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board	Cllr M Geaney
Citizens Advice Bureau – Board of Trustees	Cllr J Astill Cllr A Beal
East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership	Cllr T Carter
East Midlands Councils	Cllr N Worth Cllr G Taylor (Substitute)
Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire	Cllr M Geaney Named replacement vacancy – no nomination received
Lincolnshire County Council Flood and Drainage Management Scrutiny Committee	No nominations received – 1 vacancy
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel	Cllr J Astill
Lincolnshire Waste Partnership	Cllr J Tyrrell
Local Government Association – General Assembly	Cllr N Worth
North Level District Internal Drainage Board	Cllr A Beal Cllr A Harrison Cllr C Brewis
PATROL UK	No nominations received – 1 vacancy
Rural Services Network – SPARSE Rural	Cllr G Taylor
South East Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee	Cllr J Avery Cllr H Bingham No Con subs provided Cllr B Alcock No Ind sub provided
South Holland in Bloom Advisory Committee	Cllr N Chapman Cllr J Reynolds Cllr J Whitbourn Cllr R Gibson 1 vacancy remaining
South Holland Internal Drainage Board	Cllr A Beal Cllr H Bingham Cllr A Casson Cllr N Chapman Cllr P Redgate Cllr J Tyrrell Cllr D Wilkinson Cllr T Sneath 3 vacancies remaining
South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Scheme	No nominations received – 1 vacancy
Spalding Town Husbands	Cllr E Sneath Cllr J Whitbourn
Spalding Water Taxi Company Limited	Cllr G Taylor
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast European Marine Site Management Group	Cllr D Wilkinson
Welland & Deepings Internal Drainage Board	Cllr J Avery Cllr H Bingham Cllr A Casson Cllr E Sneath Cllr R Gibson Christine Lawton 1 vacancy remaining

Councillor Champions

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