Agenda item
Appointments to Panels/ External Bodies
Minutes:
4.2A – Appointments to Panels/ External Bodies Addendum
The Chair informed members of the Committee that an addendum to the report “Appointments to Panels/ External Bodies”, containing an updated schedule of nominations, had been TABLED (a copy of which would be interleaved with the minutes).
John Williams, Service Head, Democratic Services, at the request of the Chair, in introducing the report summarised the salient points contained therein and drew Members’ attention to the updated schedule of nominations that had been TABLED.
Fostering Panel
Responding to requests for clarification from Members, Mr Williams reported that as this position on the Fostering Panel had been allocated to the Labour Group at the Annual Council Meeting in May 2009, if the Committee determined to appoint a non-Labour member, the decision would have to be ratified at the next meeting of the Council. It was also clarified that the vacancy did not impede the work of the panel. There being no valid nominations, the Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That consideration of the appointment to the Fostering Panel be deferred to the next meeting.
Futures Charitable Trust
The Chair MOVED the following motion for the consideration of the Members of the Committee
“That the Committee agree the nomination of the Labour Group that Councillor Ann Jackson be appointed as the representative of the Authority on the governing body of Futures Charitable Trust until 31 December 2011.”
and it was
RESOLVED
That Councillor Ann Jackson be appointed as the representative of the Authority on the governing body of Futures Charitable Trust until 31 December 2011.
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Councillor Philip Briscoe nominated Councillor Peter Golds.
The Chair MOVED the following motion for the consideration of the Members of the Committee
“That the Committee agree the nomination of the Labour Group that Councillor Carli Harper-Penman be appointed as a deputy on the governing body of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for the remainder of the 2009/10 Municipal Year.”
and it was
RESOLVED (on a vote of 4 for and 1 against)
That Councillor Carli Harper-Penman be appointed as a deputy on the governing body of Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for the remainder of the 2009/10 Municipal Year.
Norton Folgate Almshouses Charity
Councillor Philip Briscoe nominated Ms Claire Palmer.
The Chair MOVED the following motion for the consideration of the Members of the Committee
“That the Committee agree the nomination of the Labour Group that Mr Chris Dyson be appointed as a representative of the Authority on the governing body of Norton Folgate Almshouses Charity until June 2013.”
and it was
RESOLVED (on a vote of 4 for and 1 against)
That Mr Chris Dyson be appointed as a representative of the Authority on the governing body of Norton Folgate Almshouses Charity until June 2013.
Parmiter’s Almshouses and Pensions Charity
There being no valid nominations, the Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That consideration of the appointments to the Parmiter’s Almshouses and Pensions Charity be deferred to the next meeting.
Stepney Relief in Need Charity
There being no valid nominations, the Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That consideration of the appointment to the Stepney Relief in Need Charity be deferred to the next meeting.
The Committee requested that future reports provide some information on each organisation including the area they operated in, their background and the length of time and frequency with which the body met.
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