Report to:

 

Governance Committee

Date:

 

27 June 2023

By:

 

Assistant Chief Executive

Title of report:

 

Appointments to Outside Bodies:  Local Government Association’s General Assembly

 

Purpose of report:

 

To appoint a Councillor as a Council representative at the Local Government’s General Assembly for the period to May 2025

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RECOMMENDATIONS:   The Governance Committee is recommended to agree the appointment of Councillor Tutt as a Council representative to attend the Local Government Association’s General Assembly until the date of the annual council meeting in the next County Council full election year.

 

 

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.

 

1.2       The County Council is entitled to appoint four members to attend the General Assembly of the Local Government Association which meets twice a year and the annual conference.  It has five votes at the General Assembly and, therefore, one councillor is allocated two votes.

 

1.3       In May 2021 nominations were sought from each political and independent group and the following councillors were appointed as representatives of the County Council: Councillors Bennett, Field, Glazier and Collier (with Councillor Denis as his representative). Councillor Glazier has the second vote. It is proposed that Councillor Tutt will replace Councillor Field as the Liberal Democrat representative from July 2023.

 

2.         Recommendations

 

2.1       The Committee is asked to agree to the appointment of Councillor Tutt as a Council representative to attend the General Assembly of the Local Government Association for the period until May 2025.

 

PHILIP BAKER

Assistant Chief Executive

 

Contact Officer: Stuart McKeown     

Tel:  01273 481583

E-mail: stuart.mckeown@eastsusex.gov.uk

 

Background Documents

 

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