Governance Committee
MINUTES of a meeting of the Governance Committee held at Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes on 27 June 2023.
PRESENT Councillors Keith Glazier (Chair), Nick Bennett, Bob Bowdler, Chris Collier and David Tutt
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ALSO PRESENT |
Councillors Godfrey Daniel, Carl Maynard, Peter Pragnell, Paul Redstone, Stephen Shing, Trevor Webb
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1. Minutes of the meeting held on 18 April 2023
1.1 RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 18 April 2023 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
2. Reports
2.1 Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.
3. Scrutiny Activity Update
3.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive that provided an overview of scrutiny activity being undertaken by the People, Place and Health Overview Scrutiny Committees and an update on the work of the Audit Committee.
3.2 The Committee RESOLVED to note the updates on scrutiny and Audit Committee activity and the work programmes as set out at appendices 1 to 4 of the report.
4. Change in Committee membership: Corporate Parenting Panel
4.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding proposed changes to the membership of the Corporate Parenting Panel.
4.2 The Committee RESOLVED to recommend County Council to appoint Councillor di Cara to the Corporate Parenting Panel.
5. Appointments to Committees: Standards Committee and Planning Committee
5.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of councillors to the Standards Committee, Planning Committee, and to the role of Vice Chair on the Planning Committee.
5.2 It was proposed that Councillor Lunn be appointed to the Planning Committee and the Standards Committee.
5.3 Councillor Glazier proposed that Councillor Lunn be appointed as Vice Chair of the Planning Committee.
5.4 The Committee RESOLVED (by 3 votes to 2) to recommend the County Council to appoint Councillor Lunn to the vacant seats on the Planning and Standards Committees and to be the Vice Chair of Planning Committee.
6. Appointments to Outside Bodies: Local Government Association's General Assembly
6.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of a councillor as a Council representative at the Local Government Association’s General Assembly for the period until May 2025.
6.2 The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Tutt as a Council representative on the Local Government Association’s General Assembly until the date of the Annual Council Meeting in the next County Council full election year. The appointment was agreed to take effect at the conclusion of the 2023 LGA conference.
7. Appointments to Outside Bodies: Police and Crime Panel
7.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of a second Council representative to the Sussex Police and Crime Panel.
7.2 The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Murphy as a second representative on the Sussex Police and Crime Panel for a one year period.
8. Appointments to Outside Bodies: Joint Waste and Recycling Committee
8.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of a member of Cabinet to act as a substitute representative on the Joint Waste and Recycling Committee.
8.2 The Committee RESOLVED to delegate to the Leader the authority to appoint a Cabinet member as the Council’s substitute representative on to the Joint Waste and Recycling Committee.
(The meeting ended at 11.59 am) CHAIRMAN