Agenda item

To consider the report of the Corporate Director and Monitoring Officer concerning appointments to Outside Bodies.

60.1    Councillor Wilson moved and Councillor Taylor seconded the motion. Councillor Wilson outlined the work of the Audit and Governance Committee in interviewing organisations and Council appointees. He informed Members that there was a lack of feedback to the Council on either the work of the organisation or the Council appointee(s). He outlined the three recommendations in the report and submitted that they would be useful to Councillors to improve their understanding of their responsibilities and to report on their work.

60.2    Councillor Gravells moved and Councillor Colle seconded the following amendment:

Council is asked to RESOLVE to adopt the draft Guidance and reporting mechanisms and endorse the rationalisation of the range of existing appointments and to recommend to Council that the changes are approved and incorporated into the Constitution, subject to:

1)    The Llanthony Secunda Trust and the Gloucester United Schools Charity being moved from category (c) above (where direct appointments cease) to category (b) (where options are explored further).

(2)  Gloucester United Schools Charity being moved to Group A and is one of the organisations to which the Council arrangements for appointments to outside bodies remains unchanged.

(3)   Overview and Scrutiny Committee receiving the reports referred to in paragraph 3.12.2 instead of full Council.

60.3    The amendment was accepted

60.4    Councillor Coole moved and Councillor Lugg seconded the following amendment:

That Council reject the recommendations of the Audit and Governance committee and keep the original proposal (3.12.2) that Reports to Council are incorporated into the agenda at full council and triggered by appointees.

60.5    The amendment was accepted.

60.6    RESOLVED:-

To adopt the draft Guidance and reporting mechanisms and endorse the rationalisation of the range of existing appointments and to recommend to Council that the changes are approved and incorporated into the Constitution, subject to:

1)    The Llanthony Secunda Trust being moved from category (c) above (where direct appointments cease) to category (b) (where options are explored further).

(2)  Gloucester United Schools Charity being moved to Group A and is one of the organisations to which the Council arrangements for appointments to outside bodies remains unchanged.