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Report to:
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Governance Committee |
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Date:
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19 April 2022 |
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By:
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Director of Communities, Economy and Transport |
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Title of report:
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Appointments to Outside Bodies – Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Group
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Purpose of report:
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To consider an appointment to the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company
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RECOMMENDATIONS: The Governance Committee is recommended to appoint a Councillor as a Council representative on the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company for the period to June 2025 |
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1. Supporting Information
1.1 The County Council is invited to appoint Members (and in some cases non-County Councillors are eligible) to serve on a wide range of outside bodies whose role has a relationship to a function of the County Council. The appointments are a vital part of the County Council’s working in partnership with voluntary bodies, statutory agencies and the public and private sectors.
1.3 During the last year the Combe Valley Countryside Park (CVCP) Community Interest Company (CIC) has been reviewing its governance to ensure it best reflects diversity and inclusion in decision-making and is best able to attract much needed funding to the CVCP. Following a review of its governing document, the Articles of Association, the CIC has consulted with each of the Local Authorities that are Members of the Company to seek agreement to reduce the number of local authority councillor representatives on the CIC Board from a maximum of 2 councillors each to a maximum of one councillor from each authority. The Local Authorities currently have 1 vote each on the Board and this will continue to be the case.
1.4 Hastings Borough Council, East Sussex County Council and Rother District Council all currently have two councillors on the Board. The reason for this proposed change is in order to enable more community stakeholders to be represented on the Board. This proposal was supported unanimously by all Councillors present at the Board meeting in October.
1.5 On 14 March 2022, the Lead Member for Transport and Environment considered a report regarding the Council’s representation on the CIC and agreed to support the proposed changes to Local Authority representation.
2. Conclusion
2.1 The Committee is asked to agree to the appointment of a Councillor as a Council representative on the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company for the period until June 2025.
Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
Contact Officer: Virginia Pullan
Tel. No. 07786171433
Email: Virginia.pullan@eastsussex.gov.uk
LOCAL MEMBERS
Cllrs Beaver, Pragnell, Scott, Webb, Marlow-Eastwood and Hollidge.
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
CVCP Articles of Association
CVCP Current Structure December 2021