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Review and Appointment to Cabinet Panels/Working Groups/Joint Committees

Meeting: 13/06/2023 - Cabinet (Item 477)

477 Annual Review and Appointment of the Cabinet's Joint Committee, Panel and Other Working Groups pdf icon PDF 195 KB

Report number:     CAB/WS/23/025

Portfolio holder: Councillor Cliff Waterman

Lead officers: Jennifer Eves and Teresa Halliday

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Resolved:

 

1.           That the Leader of the Council appoints:

 

a.            Councillor Diane Hind, Portfolio Holder for Resources, as the full member to represent West Suffolk Council on the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee in 2023 to 2024.

 

b.            Councillors Victor Lukaniuk, Deputy Leader and David Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Operations, as the substitute members to represent West Suffolk Council on the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee in 2023 to 2024.

 

c.            It be noted that, on the nomination of the Leader of the Council, the Monitoring Officer may exercise their delegated authority to appoint appropriate Cabinet membership (full and substitute members) to the above joint committee during 2023 to 2024, as necessary.

 

2.           That:

 

a.            The Cabinet continues to operate the Staff Consultative Panel in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the Terms of Reference (ToR) contained in Appendix A to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

b.            Periodical meetings of the above Panel be scheduled as and when required but with regard to the discussion outlined in Section 2.2.2 of Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

3.           The Cabinet continues to operate the West Suffolk Grant Working Party in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the ToR contained in Appendix B to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

4.           The Cabinet continues to operate the West Suffolk Local Plan Working Group in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the ToR contained in Appendix C to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

5.           The ToR for the new West Suffolk Environment and Sustainability Working Group for 2023 to 2024 be approved, as set out in Appendix D to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025, subject to the inclusion of the appointment of substitutes from each political group.  

 

6.           It be noted that, should it become necessary and on the nominations of Group Leaders, the Monitoring Officer may exercise their delegated authority to appoint appropriate membership (full and substitute members) to the above Panel, Working Party and Working Groups during 2023 to 2024 in accordance with their Terms of Reference.

 

7.           Provided that resources are available to support them, informal task-and-finish working groups or taskforces can be established by the Leader to consider specific issues as required throughout 2023 to 2024.

Minutes:

(Report number CAB/WS/23/025)

 

The Cabinet considered this report which was recommending appointments to the Cabinet’s Joint Committee, Panel and other Working Groups for the year 2023 to 2024.  Upon doing so, the existing Terms of Reference for each had been reviewed, as set out within the Appendices attached to this report.

 

The Leader also referred to the recommendation for the establishment of a new West Suffolk Environment and Sustainability Working Group (the proposed terms of reference were attached at Appendix D to the report).  The purpose of the Working Group would be to review the progress that West Suffolk Council had made in delivering its action plans and move to Net Zero.  The Working Group would also be making recommendations to Cabinet on West Suffolk Council’s future role in protecting and enhancing the environment, both in the way in which it carried outs its operations and through its wider work with West Suffolk’s businesses and communities.

 

The Leader also explained that the terms of reference for the new West Suffolk Environment and Sustainability Working Group would be amended to allow for the appointment of substitutes from each political group.  The Leader also confirmed that Councillor Julia Wakelam would be appointed as the Chair and Councillor Frank Stennett would be appointed as the Vice Chair of the new Working Group.

 

Resolved:

 

1.           That the Leader of the Council appoints:

 

a.            Councillor Diane Hind, Portfolio Holder for Resources, as the full member to represent West Suffolk Council on the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee in 2023 to 2024.

 

b.            Councillors Victor Lukaniuk, Deputy Leader and David Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Operations, as the substitute members to represent West Suffolk Council on the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee in 2023 to 2024.

 

c.            It be noted that, on the nomination of the Leader of the Council, the Monitoring Officer may exercise their delegated authority to appoint appropriate Cabinet membership (full and substitute members) to the above joint committee during 2023 to 2024, as necessary.

 

2.           That:

 

a.            The Cabinet continues to operate the Staff Consultative Panel in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the Terms of Reference (ToR) contained in Appendix A to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

b.            Periodical meetings of the above Panel be scheduled as and when required but with regard to the discussion outlined in Section 2.2.2 of Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

3.           The Cabinet continues to operate the West Suffolk Grant Working Party in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the ToR contained in Appendix B to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

4.           The Cabinet continues to operate the West Suffolk Local Plan Working Group in 2023 to 2024 in accordance with the ToR contained in Appendix C to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025.

 

5.           The ToR for the new West Suffolk Environment and Sustainability Working Group for 2023 to 2024 be approved, as set out in Appendix D to Report number: CAB/WS/23/025, subject to the inclusion of the appointment of substitutes from each political group.  

 

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