Agenda item

To consider the report of the Head of Governance.

The Head of Governance presented a report requesting Council to consider the basis and the procedure for making the necessary appointments to outside bodies, partnerships and boards and responded to questions from Members.

Regarding the basis for making the necessary appointments, Councillor Barry proposed, seconded by Councillor Leytham:

“That the appointments to be made in respect of the bodies listed in part (a) of the appendix to the report continue to be made by virtue of role or position and that those appointments listed in parts (b) and (c) of the appendix to the report be made by nomination.”

A vote was taken on the proposition which was clearly carried.

Regarding options for the procedure for appointing by nominations, Councillor Barry then proposed, seconded by Councillor Knight:

            “That individual appointments be delegated to the Council Business Committee meeting on 30 June 2011, with nominations to be submitted to the Head of Governance in advance of that meeting and that any appointments where there is a single nomination be delegated to the Head of Governance.”

By way of amendment to the proposition, Councillor Leytham proposed:

“That Members submit nominations to the Head of Governance by 31May 2011 to be voted on at the next Council meeting on 15 June 2011 and that any appointments where there is a single nomination be delegated to the Head of Governance.”

The amendment was put to the vote when, with 28 Members voting for and 24 against, the Mayor declared the amendment carried. A vote was then taken on the substantive motion and with 30 Members voting for, the Mayor declared the motion carried.

Councillor Barry then moved, seconded by Councillor Coates:

“That Council notes the discontinuation of the following appointments:

·         Alfa Aesar

·         Court of the University of Central Lancashire

·         Lancaster Police and Community Forum

·         North Lancashire Health and Well Being Group”

On being put to the vote, the Mayor declared the motion clearly carried.

The Mayor then asked Members whether there any known changes to the outside bodies as listed and it was noted that the Citizens Advice Bureau was now known as the North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau.

Councillors Ashworth and Greenall both declared a personal interest at this point in the meeting as members of the Board of the North Lancashire Citizens Advice Bureau.

Resolved:

(1)     That the appointments to be made in respect of the bodies listed in part (a) of the appendix to the report continue to be made by virtue of role or position and that those appointments listed in parts (b) and (c) of the appendix to the report be made by nomination. (Full lists of (a), (b) and (c) are shown at Appendix C to these minutes.)

(2)     That Members submit nominations to the Head of Governance by 31 May 2011 to be voted on at the next Council meeting on 15 June 2011 and that any appointments where there is a single nomination be delegated to the Head of Governance.

(3)     That Council notes the discontinuation of the following appointments:

·         Alfa Aesar

·         Court of the University of Central Lancashire

·         Lancaster Police and Community Forum

·         North Lancashire Health and Well Being Group.