Agenda item

To receive and consider a report from the City Solicitor outlining the Member Management Committee’s role in relation to Elected Member Appointments to Outside Bodies and asking the Committee to agree a schedule detailing the organisations that the Council will continue to make an appointment to, and agree nominations to the organisations which fall to the Committee to make an appointment.

 

The City Solicitor submitted a report which outlined the Member Management Committee’s role in relation to Elected Member appointments to Outside Bodies and asked the Committee to:

 

(a)  Agree a schedule detailing those organisations that the council will continue to make an appointment to; and

(b)  Agree the nominations to those organisations which fall to this Committee to make an appointment to.

 

Members were informed that group whips could fill any vacant positions or alter existing appointments relating to their groups via a Delegated Decision by the City Solicitor.

 

Members were also asked to consider nominating one of the Council’s appointed representatives to Groundwork Leeds as the Member who would cast any vote on behalf of the Council. It was proposed that this should be Councillor Coulson.

 

Members also agreed that where appointed to an organisation adequate support should be provided by the allocated lead officer. Members requested that lead officers should be reminded of their role in supporting Members appointed to outside bodies.

 

Members also considered representation on the Combined Authority – Leeds District Engagement Committee.

 

RESOLVED –

 

(a)  To note the Appointments to Outside Bodies Procedure Rules as detailed within Appendix 1 of the submitted report;

(b)  To approve the schedule attached at Appendix 2 and 3 of the submitted report detailing those organisations that the Council will continue to make an appointment to(including those delegated to the Community Committees);

(c)  To approve the appointments to those organisations as reported verbally at the meeting and set out below which fall to the Committee to make an appointment to as set out in Appendix 3 of the submitted report;

 

Aire Valley Regeneration Board -Cllr Mitchell (instead of Cllr Yeadon)

Airport Consultative Committee-Cllr Venner (instead of Cllr P Grahame)

 

Cycling Consultative Forum -Cllr Harington instead of Cllr Illingworth

South Leeds Investment Partnership-no longer exists as a body.

Care and Repair- “whips nominee”.

Chinese Community Association- Cllr J McKenna

  Communities Board- Add Cllr Dobson

Housing Forum- Replace Cllr Mitchell with Cllr Maqsood.

Housing and Regeneration board has been discontinued.

Leeds Ahead Board- Cllr Charlwood to replace Cllr Macniven

  Leeds Housing Concern – Cllr Urryto replace Cllr Mitchell

Locality Board- South East Area Leadership Team- Cllr Gruen’s nominated substitute is Cllr Maqsood.

Locality Board- West North West Area Leadership Team- Cllr Gruen’s nominated substitute is Cllr Urry.

Migration Partnership- Cllr G Hussain

National Association of Councillors- Cllr Gruen

Private Rented Sector Forum- Cllr P Gruen, Cllr Truswell, Cllr Khan and Cllr Pryor.

Re’new Leeds- “ whips nominee”

Safer and Stronger Communities Board- no longer exists

Strategic Migration Partnership Yorkshire and Humber- Cllr Ron Grahame

Allotments Working Party – no longer exists

Climate Change – Cllr Coulson

CO2Sense CIC – No longer require an appointment

Environmental Protection UK – Cllr Coulson

Green Leeds – Cllr Dunn

Groundwork Leeds – Cllr Coulson

Leeds in Bloom – Frank Robinson

National Parking Adjudication Service Committee – Cllr Dunn

Safer and Stronger Communities Board – Cllr Dobson

Sustainable Economy and Culture Board – Cllr Dobson

Yorkshire Power Stations Joint Environmental Committee – Cllr Dunn

Thomas Wade Charity – Replace former Cllr Hardy with Cllr Dunn

 

Brotherton Collection Advisory Committee – Cllr Mitchell

Cycling Consultative Forum – Cllr Harington

Friends of Leeds City Museums – Cllr Nash

Hunslet Hawks RLFC – Cllr Groves

Leeds ATA Board – Cllr Yeadon

Leeds Art Collections Fund – Cllr Yeadon (sub Cllr Mitchell)

Leeds Civic Arts Guild – Cllr Mitchell

Leeds Grand Theatre Enterprises Ltd – Cllr Yeadon and Cllr Davey

LGT&OH Board of Management – Cllr Yeadon, Cllr Harper and Cllr Davey

Leeds International Pianoforte Competition Committee – Cllr Mitchell

Leeds Philharmonic Society – Cllr Mitchell

Leeds Sports Federation – Cllr Dunn, Cllr Ritchie and Cllr S McKenna

National Coal Mining Museum for England Liaison Committee – Cllr Dunn

Sustainable Economy and Culture Board – Cllr Yeadon

Welcome to Yorkshire – Cllr Yeadon

West Yorkshire Playhouse Theatre Board – Cllr P Gruen

Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust – whips nominee

Community Links – Currently vacant – provisionally Cllr Venner

Adoption Panels  - Whips Nominee

Children’s Trust Board – Cllr Harington

E-ACT East Leeds Academy – Cllr Hyde

Equalities and BME Governor’s Network – Cllr Dowson

Fostering Panel – Whips Nominee

Garforth Academy – Cllr Dobson

Joint Consultative Committee – Cllr Harington

Leeds Children’s Trust Board  - 0-11 Partnership  - Now called 0-5 Early Start – Cllr Dowson is the rep

Leeds College of Building -  Cllr Groves

 

Leeds Education Challenge Board – No longer exists

Leeds Safeguarding Board – Cllr Harington is Cllr Blake’s sub

Leeds School Sports Association – Cllr Harington

Primrose Academy – Cllr Selby and Cllr Coupar.

Troubled Families Programme Board – Now called Families First Programme Board

Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Broadband Joint Committee  - replace Cllr Dowson

(d)  That Councillor Coulson be nominated as the member who would cast any vote on behalf of the Council at Groundwork Leeds;

(e)  To note that there have been no change of appointments since the last meeting of the Committee as detailed under paragraph 3.5 of the submitted report;

(f)  That the vacant position on the Normandy Veterans association be allocated to the Labour Group and that Councillor Dawson be the representative; and

(g)  That the representation on the Combined Authority – Leeds District Engagement Committee be 2 Labour; 1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat (Councillor Campbell) member.