Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Chief Executive.

Council considered a report of the Chief Executive advising Council to appoint one Labour Member to the Lancashire Police and Crime Panel.

The Democratic Services Manager responded to Members’ questions. She explained that the political balance throughout the County had not yet been calculated by the host authority, Blackburn-with-Darwen and it may be that the Council would be invited to appoint a second member once that calculation was known. However, initially Blackburn-with-Darwen had requested that Lancaster City Council appoint one Labour Member to enable the Council to be represented at the next Panel meeting on 5 June 2017.

Councillor Clifford nominated Councillor Hughes for the role, seconded by Councillor Brown.

Resolved:

(1)          That Council notes that the political balance in Lancashire, following local elections in May 2017, is still to be determined.

(2)          That Councillor Hughes be put forward as the City Council’s Labour Member for appointment to the Lancashire Police and Crime Panel for the municipal year 2017/18 to enable the Council to be represented at the next meeting of the Panel on 5 June 2017.