Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 29^th June 2010.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 29^th July 2010 be approved as a correct record.

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services in respect of proposals for a council representative to join the Temple Newsam Learning Partnership which has recently been established.  The report also  recommends that the Committee agrees an Elected Member representative to become a trustee.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report in respect of proposals for a Council representative to join the recently established Temple Newsam Learning Partnership.

During discussion on the item, Members asked that officers investigate the possibility of additional representation on Trusts, particularly in wards where political representation is split.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the Temple Newsam Learning Partnership School Trust be designated as a strategic and key partnership and that Member Management Committee be the appointing body.

b)  That officers investigate the possibility of an additional place on this Trust.

c)  That the two positions (should the additional place be made available) be allocated to the Administration and the Conservative Group, both as whips’ nominees.

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services seeking Elected Member representation on the recently formed 11-19 (25) Learning and Support Partnership.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report seeking elected Member representation on the 11-19(25) Learning and Support Partnership.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the 11-19(25) Learning and Support Partnership be designated as a strategic and key partnership and that Member Management be the appointing and body.

b)  That the places be reserved as follows:-

-  2 to the Executive Members with responsibility for Children’s Services;

-  1 to the Conservative group; and

-  1 to the Liberal Democrat Group.

c)  That Councillors Blake and Dowson be appointed to the Partnership and that the Conservative/Liberal Democrat places be designated as Whips nominees.

To consider the report of the Chief Officer (ICT) providing a position statement on the ICT projects and services which impact on elected members.

The Chief Officer (ICT) submitted a report providing a position statement on the ICT projects and services which impact on elected Members.

The report provided additional information in respect of:-

·  Member case management system deployment.

·  Corporate WiFi access within Leeds Civic Hall.

·  An update on ICE – Migration to Microsoft.

·  Improvement to service centre/out of hours service.

·  ICT Drop-in clinic within Civic Hall.

·  Member Texting Service.

Members discussed in further detail the case management system and had feedback from group office representatives on the implementation of the system.

RESOLVED –

a)  To note the content of the report.

b)  That a report be brought back to this Committee in 6 months on how the case management system is working.

To consider the report of the Chief Democratic Services Officer requesting that Member Management Committee agree to delete a number of appointments to various outside bodies previously made by Area Committees.

The Chief Democratic Services Officer submitted a report seeking agreement to delete a number of appointments to various outside bodies previously made by Area Committee.

RESOLVED – That the Aberford Almshouses Trust, Moor Allerton Elderly Care and Bramley Surestart be formally deleted from the list of appointments to Outside Bodies.

To consider the report of the Chief Democratic Services Officer proposing that a piece of work be undertaken as to how Leeds City Council could have greater representation on the Boards/Committees of organisations that currently receive a grant from Leeds City Council.

The Chief Democratic Services Officer submitted a report on proposals for a piece of work to be undertaken in respect of Outside Bodies that receive large grant support from the Council.

RESOLVED – That a detailed report be submitted to a specially convened meeting in January 2011.

The Chief Democratic Services Officer submitted a report updating Members on the current position regarding Member appointments to Outside Bodies and seeking to confirm Member nominations to remaining vacancies.

RESOLVED –

a)  i)  That the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Partnership be designated as a strategic and key partnership and that Member Management Committee be the appointing body.

ii)  That the three places be allocated as follows:-

·  1 to the Labour group.

·  1 to the Conservative group; and

·  1 to the Liberal Democrat group.

iii)  That Councillor R Lewis be appointed.

b)  i)  That the Yorkshire and Humber Space – Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership be designated as a strategic and key partnership and that Member Management Committee be the appointing body.

ii)  That the position be reserved to the Executive Member with responsibility for Improvement and Efficiency.

c)  That the request from the Lady Elizabeth Hastings’ Educational Foundation for the Council to relinquish the right to a Nominative Trustee be refused.

d)  To note the current position in respect of the additional places requested at the last meeting.

e)  That the change of appointments since the last meeting of the Committee, as detailed in 3.5 of the report, be noted as follows:-