Issue - items at meetings - Appointment to Outside Bodies 2020/21

Leader of the Council.

RESOLVED:

1. To appoint the following Members as representatives to serve on outside bodies:

· Councillor Kelly, Age Concern (Merstham, Redhill and Reigate)

· Councillor Sinden (as Deputy/Substitute), Age Concern (Merstham, Redhill and Reigate)

· Councillor Horwood, Borough of Reigate and Banstead Arts Council

· Councillor Horwood, Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee (GATCOM) & GATCOM Steering Group

· Councillor Absalom, Surrey Hills Board

· Councillor McKenna (as Deputy/Substitute), Surrey Hills Board

for the periods listed in Annexe 1 of the report.

2. To note the vacancies, set out in Annexe 1 of the report, for the Discretionary Relief Panel, Horley Town Management Group, YMCA East Surrey Children and Young People’s Advisory Group, and YMCA East Surrey Health and Wellbeing Advisory Group.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Brunt, introduced the report which sought to appoint Council representatives to several outside bodies. Councillor Brunt thanked all members of the Council who volunteered to serve on outside bodies. These organisations, with whom the Council shares a mutual interest in supporting and delivering public services for residents, were critical to the welfare of the Borough.

Councillor Brunt explained that Group Leaders were provided with details of annual vacancies and were given the opportunity to make nominations earlier in the year. Nominations for uncontested vacancies were appointed under delegated authority in October. Contested vacancies were listed in the annex of the report for determination by the Executive. Some outside bodies allowed for the appointment of a deputy or substitute, and in those cases a member would be appointed to those roles.

In response to a query from a Visiting Member, it was confirmed that the appointments to Redhill Aerodrome Consultative Committee would be made under delegated authority by the Head of Legal and Governance.