Issue - meetings

The Board considered the two additional completed membership forms for the Anti-Social Behaviour and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group from Councillors D. L. Pardoe and D. McGrath which had been submitted following a letter from the Board urging Members to consider joining the Task Group, particularly those not from the ruling group.

Councillor K. Taylor, Task Group Chairman, informed the Board that Councillor Miss D. Campbell had also indicated an interest in the subject matter and the Task Group would like her to participate in the scrutiny investigation due to her role as Justice of the Peace (JP).  It was explained that co-option was for those individuals who were not elected members, however, the Board could agree to an additional Councillor joining the Task Group, subject to a membership form being completed. 

It was also clarified that in relation to the size of Task Groups, although the general rule was a maximum of seven, this did not prevent the Board in allowing a larger Task Group to continue, if it believed it could still carry out an effective scrutiny investigation.  However, the Board was reminded that demand for such participation needed to be balanced against the need to maintain the small size of a Task Group.

RESOLVED:

(a)    that Councillors D. L. Pardoe and D. McGrath join the Anti-Social Behaviour and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group; and

(b)    that, subject to the necessary membership form being completed, Councillor Miss D. Campbell be allowed to join the Anti-Social Behaviour and Alcohol Free Zones Task Group.