Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the City Solicitor

The report of the City Solicitor was to note the appointment of Cllr R Finnigan as Chair of the Outer South Community Committee for 2022/23 as agreed at the recent Annual Council Meeting and invited the Committee to make appointments to those positions detailed in section 6 and the appendices.

Members were advised that the Community Committee were still awaiting nomination from Drighlington Parish Council for the appointment to Archbishop Margetson Trust Fund. Members were also advised that the Morley Arts Festival Committee would not be appointing from the Community Committee this time as their status has now changed to a Charity.

Members did raise some concerns in relation to the Morley Arts Festival Committee non-appointment, as it was noted that it currently had no director/ co-ordinator, and its main funding was through the Community Committee. Members were advised that the Morley Arts Festival Committee were still eligible to apply for Wellbeing funding.

Cllr Finnigan entered the room at 16:33 and joined the meeting at this point. Cllr Kidger vacated the Chair at this point, and Cllr Finnigan the appointed Chair of the Community Committee took the Chair for the rest of the meeting.

Members reviewed the appointments set out at paragraph 6 of the submitted report. Member’s discussions included:

·  Noting that Ardsley and Tingley Cluster is now part of the multi-academy trust and Rothwell Cluster has become part of the absorption of the school’s academy which had no obligation to show support for the common purpose. Information in relation to meetings and issues was not being provided to Members. It was noted that all comments in relation to the clusters would be fed back by Governance Services to Children’s services.

·  It was noted that the Morley Cluster seems to be working well. However, the Morley Cluster only has primary schools, with no senior school involvement.

·  Members were of the view that issues in relation to the clusters should be escalated through the nominated Children’s Services Champion.

·  Members requested that representatives from the clusters attend the Community Committee, to reassure Members that the correct level of support was being provided to young people.

RESOLVED – To note the appointment of Cllr R Finnigan as the Chair of the Outer South Community Committee as agreed at the recent Annual Council Meeting and appoint to the following: