Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services

A report was considered which detailed nominations of Council-appointed representatives to sit on a number of local community organisations and other bodies in the county and the region. In response to a query from Councillor L. C. R. Mallett in respect of the Bromsgrove Community Engagement Group, Councillor R Hollingworth undertook to enquire into the reason for Councillor L. C. R. Mallett not receiving invitations to meetings of this Group during the preceding year. The Leader also undertook to establish whether this Group was still operating and report back to the Council on both matters.

The Leader updated Members with regard to the ex-officio appointment to the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Leader represented Bromsgrove District Council, Redditch Borough Council and Wyre Forest District Council on this organisation. Given the transformation of the LEP into a company, there was a requirement for the appointment of an alternate Director as opposed to a named substitute and it was proposed by Councillor R Hollingworth and seconded by Councillor Mrs M. A. Sherrey that Councillor W. P. Hartnett, Leader of Redditch Borough Council, be appointed to this position.

RESOLVED:

(a)    that representatives be appointed to the bodies as listed in appendix 1 to these minutes;

(b)    that the current list of ex-officio appointments set out at appendix 2 to the report, including the additional appointment detailed in the updated information set out above, be noted.