Agenda and minutes

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 22nd April, 2025 10.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

Contact: Hannah Matthews  Governance and Democracy Manager

Note: Or at the conclusion of Cabinet, whichever is the later 

Items
No. Item

52.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

52.1     Councillor Bennett was appointed as the Chair of the meeting.

53.

Minutes of the meeting held on 4 March 2025 pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Minutes:

53.1     RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 4 March 2025 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

54.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

54.1     Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Collier and Glazier.

 

54.2     It was noted that Councillor Standley was in attendance as a substitute for Councillor Glazier.

 

55.

Reports

Minutes:

55.1     Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.

56.

Appointments of Members to Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and Other Bodies pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Report by the Deputy Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

56.1     The Committee considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive on the appointment of members to committees, sub-committees, panels and other bodies.

 

56.2     The following amendment was moved by Councillor Tutt and was seconded:

 

The Scrutiny Committees should each be chaired by a member of the opposition. 

 

56.3     The amendment was lost (by 3 votes to 2).

 

56.4     The Committee RESOLVED to recommend to County Council to allocate to political and independent groups the places on, and membership of:

 

(1) The main committees in appendix 1 of the report;

(2) other committees and panels listed in Appendix 2 of the report; and

(3) Chair and Vice Chair positions on Scrutiny Committees and other Committees as set out below:

 

Committee

 

Chair

Vice-Chair

Regulatory

Conservative

 

People Scrutiny Committee

Conservative

Liberal Democrat

Place Scrutiny Committee

Conservative

Green

Audit Committee

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Conservative

Labour

Governance Committee

Conservative

 

Planning Committee

Conservative

Conservative

Pension Committee

Conservative

 

Standards Committee

Conservative

 

 

 

57.

Appointments to Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 99 KB

Report by the Deputy Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

57.1        The Committee considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive regarding the appointments to outside bodies.

57.2        The Committee RESOLVED to approve the following appointments to take effect from the 20 May 2025 (the date of the annual Council meeting), and the term of such appointments will be to the annual meeting in the next Council full election year unless indicated otherwise or unless the Council resolves to terminate the appointees term before then:

Organisation

General Assembly of the Local Government Association

 

Councillor Bennett

Councillor Tutt

Councillor Glazier

Councillor Collier

(substitute Councillor Denis)

 

Councillor Glazier has the second vote.

East Sussex Fire Authority

Councillor Azad

Councillor Chris Dowling

Councillor Geary

Councillor Lambert

Councillor Maples

Councillor Marlow-Eastwood

Councillor Osborne

Councillor Pragnell

Councillor Redstone

Councillor Scott

Councillor S Shing

Councillor Ungar

 

County Councils Network Council

Councillor Bennett

Councillor Glazier

Councillor Tutt

Councillor Webb

(substitute Councillor Daniel)

Coastal Issues Special Interest Group

 

Councillor Liddiard

(substitute Councillor Hilton)

 

Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority

 

Councillor Adeniji

Councillor Liddiard

Councillor Murphy

 

South Downs National Park Authority

 

Councillor Chris Dowling

(substitute Councillor Maples)

Conservators of Ashdown Forest

 

Councillor Howell

Ms E Drury

Mr T Reid

Mrs R St Pierre

Mr R Stogdon

Ms F Thomas

Vacancy

Mr J Squire

 

Southern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

 

Councillor Claire Dowling

Joint Waste and Recycling Committee

Councillor Claire Dowling

 

(+ 1 Substitute - the Leader has delegated authority to appoint a substitute to this meeting, the substitution must be drawn from Cabinet members.)

 

Sussex Police and Crime Panel

Councillor Bob Standley (Substantive appointment)

 

Councillor P Lunn (substitute)

 

Councillor Ian Hollidge (second representative – 1 year term until June 2026)

 

ACCESS Joint Governance Committee (Local Government Pension Scheme Investment Pooling)

Councillor Fox (substantive appointment)

 

Councillor Redstone (substitute)