Agenda item

Report No:   CAB/WS/19/002

Portfolio Holder: To be confirmed             Lead Officer: Leah Mickleborough

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 a full Members 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.

(4)     Should any future changes to membership of the bodies listed in (2) and (3) above be required during 2019/2020, the Service Manager (Democratic Services) be requested to exercise their existing delegated authority to appoint on the nominations of the Leader of the Council.

(5)     Provided that resources are available to support them, informal task-and-finish working groups be established to consider specific issues as required throughout 2019/2020.

(6)     On the nominations of the Leader of the Council, delegated authority be given to the Service Manager (Democratic Services) to appoint Members as observers to the respective outside bodies listed, and NOTE the Leader or ex-officio appointments to the project or partnership groups listed in Section 5.2 and 5.3.

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 a full Members 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.

(4)     Should any future changes to membership of the bodies listed in (2) and (3) above be required during 2019/2020, the Service Manager (Democratic Services) be requested to exercise their existing delegated authority to appoint on the nominations of the Leader of the Council.

(5)     Provided that resources are available to support them, informal task-and-finish working groups be established to consider specific issues as required throughout 2019/2020.

(6)     On the nominations of the Leader of the Council, delegated authority be given to the Service Manager (Democratic Services) to appoint Members as observers to the respective outside bodies listed, and NOTE the Leader or ex-officio appointments to the project or partnership groups listed in Section 5.2 and 5.3.