The Cabinet considered this report, which
sought the appointment to the Cabinet’s Staff Consultative
Panel and to the Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint
Committee.
Councillor John Griffiths, Leader of the
Council, drew relevant issues to the attention of the Cabinet,
including that with the exception of the
Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee, all other
decision making bodies of the former St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath Councils were
dissolved following the creation of West Suffolk Council on 1 April
2019.
In accordance with
West Suffolk Council’s new Constitution, the Cabinet
presently had established the Staff Consultative Panel. Membership
to this body was recommended to be appointed under officer
delegated authority on the nominations of Group Leaders.
A review of the
Anglia Revenues and Benefits Partnership Joint Committee
constitution had also been undertaken, which included a review of
its membership. Since the publication of the report, it was
reported that this review was nearing completion and an appointment
of one full Cabinet Member and two Cabinet substitute Members
should be sought under officer delegated authority on the
nomination of the Leader of the Council.
It was therefore appropriate to
amend the recommendations in relation to the appointment to the
Joint Committee, so that Recommendation (3) (a) was amended to
read:
Following adoption
of its new Constitution and Terms of Reference by the partner
authorities, delegated authority be given to the Service Manager
(Democratic Services) to appoint one Portfolio Holder as a full
Member and two Portfolio Holders as substitute Members
to the Anglia Revenues and
Benefits Partnership Joint Committee for 2019/2020 on the nominations of the Leader of the
Council,
Recommendation 3 (b) was now no
longer required and could be deleted.
The Cabinet accepted this
amendment and the other recommendations contained in the
report.
RESOLVED:
That:
(1) it be noted
that with the exception of the Anglia Revenues and Benefits
Partnership Joint Committee, all other Cabinets, committees,
sub-committees, working parties, panels, joint committees and other
groups of the former St Edmundsbury
Borough and Forest Heath District Councils are now dissolved
following the creation of West Suffolk Council on 1 April 2019 and
the adoption of West Suffolk Council’s new Constitution by
the West Suffolk Shadow Council on 19 February 2019;
(2)
(a) it be noted
that a new Staff Consultative Panel of the Cabinet has been
established to operate in accordance with the Terms of Reference
(ToR) contained in Appendix A to Report
No: CAB/WS/19/002;
(b)
periodical meetings of the above Panel be scheduled
as and when required but with regard to the discussion outlined in
Section 2.4;
(c) on the
nominations of Group Leaders, delegated
authority be given to the Service Manager (Democratic Services) to
appoint appropriate membership (full and substitute Members) to the
above
Panel in accordance with its ToR.
(3)
following adoption of its new Constitution and Terms of
Reference by the partner authorities, delegated authority be given
to the Service Manager (Democratic Services) to appoint one
Portfolio Holders as ...
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