Agenda item

Report of the Chief Executive.

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Langhorn)

 

The Chief Executive submitted a report asking Members to consider issues arising from the decisions made at Cabinet on 2^nd June 2009, regarding the appointment to the Lancaster and District Vision Board and named substitutes on the North Lancashire Local Action Group Executive Group and the Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership (LDLSP) Thematic Groups.

 

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

 

The options regarding the Vision Board are:

 

(a)     To appoint the Leader of the Council to the Lancaster and District Vision Board, in line with the Vision Board Constitution.

 

(b)     To consider and approve, where appropriate, any other proposals from Cabinet Members, requesting a change to the Vision Board Constitution, if necessary. 

 

The options regarding appointing substitutes are:

 

(a)     To name a substitute for the North Lancashire Local Action Group Executive Group and substitutes for any or all of the LDLSP Thematic Groups

 

(b)     Not to name substitutes for any or all of the above Groups. If this were the case, the Council would not be represented should the representative be unable to attend, as unappointed substitutes are not permitted.

 

The Officer preferred option was that the Leader be appointed to the Lancaster and District Vision Board, in line with the Board’s Constitution, and that substitutes be named for the North Lancashire Local Action Group, as requested, and for the LDLSP Thematic Groups, in line with the LDLSP Constitution.

 

It was moved by Councillor Langhorn and seconded by Councillor Barry:-

 

“That Cabinet appoint the Leader of the Council to the Lancaster and District Vision Board, in line with the Vision Board Constitution and that Councillor Mace be appointed to the Vision Board’s Connectivity Steering Group”.

 

Councillor Langhorn then proposed Councillor Mace as substitute member on the North Lancashire Local Action Group Executive Group. Councillor Fletcher seconded the proposal.

 

The Chairman then asked for Members to put themselves forward as substitute members on the LDLSP Thematic Groups.

 

Councillor Archer volunteered for Children and Young People, moved by Councillor Langhorn, seconded by Councillor Kerr.

 

Councillors Bryning and Ashworth volunteered for Economy. A vote was taken with 6 Members voting for Councillor Bryning and 4 Members voting for Councillor Ashworth.

 

Councillor Kerr volunteered for Environment, moved by Councillor Barry and seconded by Councillor Archer.

 

Councillor Fletcher volunteered for Safety, seconded by Councillor Kerr.

 

Councillor Ashworth volunteered for Health and Wellbeing, seconded by Councillor Kerr.

 

Councillor Mace volunteered for Education, Skills and Opportunities, seconded by Councillor Bryning.

 

Councillor Blamire volunteered for Valuing People, seconded by Councillor Barry.

 

Members then voted as follows:-

 

Resolved:

 

(7 Members (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Fletcher, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas ) voted in favour and 3 Members (Councillors Archer, Ashworth and Kerr) abstained)

 

(1)        That Cabinet appoint the Leader of the Council to the Lancaster and District Vision Board, in line with the Vision Board Constitution and that Councillor Mace be appointed to the Vision Board’s Connectivity Steering Group.

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(2)        That Councillor Mace be named substitute member on the North Lancashire Local Action Group Executive Group.

 

(3)               That Councillor Archer be named substitute member on Children and Young People LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

Resolved:

 

(6 Members voted for Councillor Bryning (Councillors Barry, Blamire, Bryning, Langhorn, Mace and Thomas) and 4 Members voted for Councillor Ashworth (Councillors Archer, Ashworth, Fletcher and Kerr).

 

(4)               That Councillor Bryning be named substitute member on the Economy LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

Resolved unanimously:

 

(5)               That Councillor Kerr be named substitute member on the Environment LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

(6)               That Councillor Fletcher be named substitute member on the Safety LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

(7)               That Councillor Ashworth be named substitute member on the Health and Wellbeing LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

(8)               That Councillor Mace be named substitute member on the Education, Skills and Opportunities LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

(9)               That Councillor Blamire be named substitute member on the Valuing People LDLSP Thematic Group.

 

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Chief Executive.

 

Reasons for making the decision:

 

The decision allows the City Council to be represented appropriately at meetings including by a substitute Member, in the event that a named Member is unable to attend for any reason.