Agenda and minutes

47.1     RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held 7 March 2023 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

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

Report by Assistant Chief Executive.

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

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

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

49.3     The amendment was lost (by 3 votes to 2)

49.4     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 the revised 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:

Report by Assistant Chief Executive.

50.1     The Committee considered a report from the Assistant Chief Executive on the personal safety of councillors and to inform them of the LGA’s ‘Debate not Hate’ campaign.

50.2     The Committee RESOLVED to:

(1) note the measures currently in place to support councillors; and

(2) sign the Local Government Association’s ‘Debate not Hate’ public statement on behalf of the Council

Report by the Chief Finance Officer.

51.1     The Committee considered a report by the Chief Finance Officer on the appointments to the East Sussex Pension Fund Pension Board.

51.2     The Committee RESOLVED to:

(1) reappoint Ray Martin as Chair of the Pension Board for a period of 4 years (24 April 2023 to 23 April 2027); and

(2) Appoint Tim Oliver as an Employer Representative on the Pension Board for a period of 4 years (2 April 2023 to 23 April 2027).