Decision - Review and Appointment of the Cabinet's Working Parties, Joint Panels and Other Groups

Decision details

Review and Appointment of the Cabinet's Working Parties, Joint Panels and Other Groups

Decision Maker: St Edmundsbury Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Following recent changes to the political composition and balance of the Council, the Cabinet will be asked to consider a review of the Cabinet’s Working Parties/Joint Panels etc, including amended Terms of Reference for the existing West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group.

Decision:

RESOLVED:

That:

 

(1)     The Grant Working Party continues to operate in accordance with its Terms of Reference, as detailed in Appendix A of Report No: CAB/SE/18/004.

 

(2)     The existing West Suffolk Joint Growth Steering Group be disbanded and replaced by the Growth and Innovation Group, in accordance with the new Terms of Reference contained in Appendix B.

 

(3)     The Future Governance Steering Group continues to operate, in accordance with the amended Terms of Reference contained in Appendix C.

 

(4)

(a)     The West Suffolk Joint Health and Safety Panel and the West Suffolk Joint Staff Consultative Panel continue to operate in accordance with their current Terms of Reference contained in Appendices D and E respectively; and

 

(b)     periodical meetings of the Joint Panels continue to be scheduled as and when required but with regard to the discussion outlined in Section 1.3.16.

 

(5)

(a)     The Cabinet’s existing informal Working Groups be retained as indicated in Section 1.4.2; and

 

(b)    provided that resources are available to support them, further informal task-and-finish working groups continue to be established to consider specific issues as required throughout the remainder of 2017/2018.

 

(6)

(a)     St Edmundsbury Borough Council’s membership (including substitutes) of the Grant Working Party, Future Governance Steering Group, West Suffolk Joint Health and Safety Panel, West Suffolk Joint Staff Consultative Panel, The Apex Performance Panel and Joint Member Development Group, as set out in Table 1 of Appendices A, C, D, E, F and G respectively, be re-appointed for the remainder of 2017/2018;

 

(b)     should any future changes to membership of the bodies listed in (6)(a) above be required in the remainder of 2017/2018, the Service Manager (Democratic Services) be requested to exercise their existing delegated authority to appoint on the nominations of Group Leaders; and

 

(c)     such appointments be made on the basis of political balance requirements, where applicable and identified in Report No: CAB/SE/18/004.

Report author: Karen Points

Publication date: 11/01/2018

Date of decision: 09/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 09/01/2018 - St Edmundsbury Cabinet

Effective from: 19/01/2018

Accompanying Documents:

 

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