Issue - meetings

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Lewis, Leader of the Council)

Report of the Chief Executive

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Lewis)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive to establish a structure of Advisory Groups for Cabinet members to engage with communities and stakeholders on the Council’s core priorities.  Cabinet were also required to make appointments to outside bodies, partnerships and boards.

The Leader outlined proposals to establish a network of groups, which would reflect the full range of Cabinet’s core priorities. The Leader tabled several revisions to the report.  The Community Wealth-Building Partnership would become the Building Community Wealth Partnership Group with amended terms of reference, appended to the Minutes.  The Climate Change and Environment Advisory Group would be re-named as the Climate Emergency and Environment Advisory Group with the actions that had previously been referred to the Flooding Cabinet Liaison Group, which was being stood down, referred to that Advisory Group.

A number of appointments to the Outside Bodies were then agreed and these would be appended to the minutes.

Councillor Sinclair proposed, seconded by Councillor Reynolds:-

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved with the following revisions:

·         Community Wealth-Building Partnership to become the Building Community Wealth Partnership Group with amended terms of reference.

·         Climate Change and Environment Advisory Group re-named as the Climate Emergency and Environment Advisory Group with the actions referred to the Flooding Cabinet Liaison Group, which was being stood down, referred to that Advisory Group.

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)          That the Advisory Groups as appended to the report be established noting :

·         the  Climate Change and Environment Advisory Group has been re-named as the Climate Emergency and Environment Advisory Group

·         the Community Wealth-Building Partnership has been re-named the Building Community Wealth Partnership Group with amended terms of reference appended to the minutes.

(2)          That the Lead Cabinet Member of each Advisory Group be requested to inform the Chief Executive of the arrangements and participants required for the group.

(3)          That the following Cabinet Liaison Groups in operation in 2018-19 – Planning Policy, Housing Regeneration, Museums, Property Review and Flooding be stood down,

(4)          That the actions referred to the Flooding Cabinet Liaison Group be  referred to the Climate Emergency and Environment Advisory Group.

(5)          That the appointments to outside bodies be agreed and appended to the minutes.

(6)          That the Constitution be amended to reflect the change in Executive Arrangements with the changes reported to the next Full Council.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Executive

Monitoring Office

Reasons for making the decision:

Advisory Groups provide an opportunity for Cabinet Members to meaningfully engage with communities and stakeholders on significant topics across the policy landscape, with members benefiting from an enhanced range of perspectives to inform decision-making.  Representation on Outside Bodies is part of the City Council’s Community Leadership role.