Issue - meetings

To consider a report by Councillor Hugh Evans, Leader of the Council (copy attached.  Appendix 1 copy to follow) for Cabinet to determine which outside bodies the Council are to appoint members to as representatives of Denbighshire County Council and also to approve appointments to the organisations.

RESOLVED that following Cabinet considering List 1 ( outside bodies where Denbighshire representation is considered essential or corporately advantageous ) and List 2 ( other organisations that Council representatives could be appointed to ) it was agreed to :-

(a)               Approve the recommended appointments shown in List 1

(b)               Approve organisations in List 2 as having Council representation with the exception of Nuclear Free Local Authorities which were to be the subject of further consideration.

(c)                Appoint the relevant Councillors to the organisations approved by Cabinet from List 2.

Councillor Hugh Evans (the Leader) presented a report proposing nominations of Members to represent Denbighshire Council Council on a number of outside bodies.  A decision was required from Cabinet on which outside bodies Denbighshire County Council would nominate Members to serve as representatives of the Council.

The Leader stated that a review had taken place in May 2012 and a list of all external organisations which had representatives from Denbighshire County Council was compiled.

The Leader, Senior Leadership Team and Political Groups had been consulted regarding the external organisations and proposed nominations.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services gave an explanation of the 3 separate lists which had been provided to Cabinet, as follows:-

Ø      List 1 – Organisations which were considered corporately advantageous for Denbighshire County Council to have a nominated representative on board.  Feedback had been received from Group Leaders who were of the opinion these organisations were still relevant and the nomination of representatives put forward were as on the list.

Ø      List 2 – contained organisations for which the Cabinet decision was required as to whether the organisations remain on the list. It was agreed organisations were to remain on the list with the exception of Nuclear Free Local Authorities which required further discussion.

Ø      List 3 – Organisations named on List 3 did not require members to be nominated, but if a member had a personal interest in the organisation, they could attend in a personal capacity.  A number of the organisations within the list were no longer in operation.

Ø      It was proposed by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services that a report on Outside Bodies be presented to Corporate Governance Committee.

RESOLVED that following Cabinet considering List 1 ( outside bodies where Denbighshire representation is considered essential or corporately advantageous ) and List 2 ( other organisations that Council representatives could be appointed to ) it was agreed to :-

(a)               Approve the recommended appointments shown in List 1

(b)               Approve organisations in List 2 as having Council representation with the exception of Nuclear Free Local Authorities which was to be the subject of further consideration.

(c)                Appoint the relevant Councillors to the organisations approved by Cabinet from List 2.