Issue - meetings

To confirm: a) In accordance with the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, appointments to committees and outside bodies and to review membership; and b) To agree the 2024/25 Schedule of Meetings (report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed.

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) which sought to confirm: a) in accordance with the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, appointments to committees and outside bodies and to review membership; and b) To agree the 2024/25 Schedule of Meetings.

The Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) presented the report.

The following Committee proposed nominations/changes were reported to Council:

·       Councillor A Harrison be removed as a member of the Performance Monitoring Panel, leaving one vacancy on the Panel;

·       Councillor A Harrison to replace Councillor S Slade as a member of the Policy Development Panel;

·       Councillor P Redgate to replace Councillor T Carter as a member of the Chief Officer Employment Panel;

·       Councillor T Carter to replace Councillor E Sneath as a Substitute member of the Chief Officer Employment Panel;

·       Councillor E Sneath to replace Councillor P Redgate as a member of the Chief Officer Employment Appeals Panel

The following Outside Body proposed appointments/changes were reported to Council:

·       Citizens Advice Bureau – Board of Trustees - Councillor A Beal to be removed from the Board of Trustees of this outside body;

·       East Midlands Councils – Councillor P Redgate be nominated to replace Councillor G Taylor to represent as Substitute member of this outside body;

·       Lincolnshire Waste Partnership – Councillor T Sneath to be nominated to represent as a member of this outside body;

·       PATROL UK – Councillor P Barnes to be nominated to represent as a member of this outside body;  

·       Southeast Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee – Councillors A Beal, A Woolf and S Hutchinson be nominated to represent as Substitute members of this outside body;

·       South Holland in Bloom Advisory Committee – Councillor I Sheard to be nominated to represent as a member of this outside body;

·       South Holland Parish Voluntary Car Scheme – Councillor C J T H Brewis be nominated to represent as a member of this outside body;

·       Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board – Councillor R Gibson to be removed as member of this outside body

 DECISION:

1)    That the following Committees be appointed in accordance with political group regulations:

• Planning Committee;
• Governance and Audit Committee;
• Performance Monitoring Panel;
• Policy Development Panel;
• Licensing Committee;
• Committee of the Licensing Authority;
• Chief Officer Employment Panel
• Chief Officer Employment Appeals Panel

2)    That the following Committees be appointed without being politically balanced:

·     Standards Panel;

·     Appeals Panel;

·     Settlements Agreements Sub-Committee;

·     Independent Panel

3)    That the Councillor Development Working Group be re-appointed to, reflecting cross party membership

4)    That following a review of current Committee and Panel membership as set out in Appendix A, and Outside Body membership as set out in Appendix B, the following changes be agreed:

·       Councillor A Harrison be removed as a member of the Performance Monitoring Panel;

·       Councillor A Harrison to replace Councillor S Slade as a member of the Policy Development Panel;

·       Councillor P Redgate to replace Councillor T Carter as a member of the Chief Officer Employment Panel;

·       Councillor T Carter to replace  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14