Agenda and minutes

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an appeal the press and public will be excluded).

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

There were no resolutions to exclude the public.

There were no late items.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

There were no declarations of interest.

Apologies received from Cllr Golton.

To receive and approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8^th February 2023

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on the 8 February 2023 be approved as a correct record.

To receive and consider the attached report of the City Solicitor

Following the adoption of an amended Article 15 by Full Council on 26 May 2022 the report of the City Solicitor updated the Committee of the use of the powers under Article 15.2.3 of the Constitution by the Monitoring Officer on four occasions since the Committee last sat:

1.  Consequential changes were made to references to reflect various changes to documents and organisations which have been superseded over time.

2.  Changes were made to the Members Allowance Scheme to reflect the findings of the Independent Remuneration Board.

3.  Changes were made to the procedure for considering complaints alleging a failure to comply with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

4.  Consequential amendments were made to reflect Council’s decision not to appoint a Member Management Committee.

RESOLVED – That the use of the powers of the Monitoring Officer be noted.

To receive and consider the attached report of the City Solicitor

The City Solicitor submitted a report which outlined the Committee’s role in relation to Elected Member appointments to Outside and ‘other’ bodies and sought agreement of the nominations to those organisations which fall to the General Purposes Committee to make an appointment to.

The report also included a copy of the Outside Body Procedure Rules for the 2023 -2024 Municipal Year and a schedule of Outside Bodies which were proposed to continue to be delegated to the Community Committees to appoint to.

In considering the schedule of appointments within the remit of the Committee, Members noted the following updates:

Morley Town Deal Fund Board – Councillor J Senior to replace Councillor R Finnigan.

Further information was requested as to why the Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership no longer required an Elected Member appointment.

RESOLVED –

a)  To note the process set out in the Outside Bodies Procedure Rules which this Committee follows when making appointments, attached at Appendix 1 of the report,

b)  To note the information contained in paragraphs 11 to 14 of the report relating to organisations that either no longer require Elected Member representation or a change to the number of seats available,

c)  To note the current position with regards to new and existing Outside Bodies which required appointments since the last Member Management Committee and were confirmed through the delegated decision process as outlined in paragraph 16 of the submitted report,

d)  To note the current position in relation to Elected Member appointments to Outside Bodies and ‘Other Bodies’ detailed in paragraph 10 and Appendix 2; and where appointments now fall to General Purposes Committee to make;

·  To confirm that the Council will continue to make an appointment to those organisations listed as Strategic and Key partnerships.

·  That the nominations for 2023-2024 in relation to Elected Member appointments to Outside Bodies and ‘Other Bodies’ as detailed in Appendix 2 be agreed, noting the amendment to the appointments to the Morley Town Deal Fund Board

e)  Confirm those bodies included within the schedule at Appendix 3 as Community and Local Engagement and note that appointments to these bodies will be approved by the relevant Community Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2023 at 11.00 a.m.

Wednesday, 18 October 2023 at 11.00 a.m.