Issue - meetings

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Jackson)

Report of Chief Executive

Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Jackson)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Executive to make appointments to a  number of Outside Bodies on which there were now vacancies following changes to Cabinet membership.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

Cabinet were reminded that Members nominated to outside bodies, partnerships and boards by Cabinet were representing the views of Cabinet in such positions, rather than any views they might hold as individuals. It was recommended that appointments be aligned as closely as possible to individual Cabinet Members’ portfolios.

Councillor Brookes proposed, seconded by Councillor Dowding:-

“That Councillor Lewis be appointed to the Lancaster Community Fund Grants Panel,

Councillor Thornberry be appointed to both the Community Safety Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership with Councillor Matthews appointed as the Reserve on both of those outside bodies and that Councillor Heath be appointed to the BID Company Ltd and appointed as the Reserve on Growth Lancashire and that the Outside Bodies be notified of the revisions.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)             That Councillor Lewis be appointed to the Lancaster Community Fund Grants Panel, Councillor Thornberry be appointed to both the Community Safety Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership with Councillor Matthews appointed as the Reserve on both of those outside bodies and that Councillor Heath be appointed to the BID Company Ltd and appointed as the Reserve on Growth Lancashire.

(2)             That the Outside Bodies be notified of the revisions.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Executive

Reasons for making the decision:

Representation on Outside Bodies is part of the City Council’s community leadership role and is consistent with the Council’s Plan and Priorities.