Agenda item

This report seeks appointments to representation on external bodies and nominations to external bodies as a representative of the Surrey Leaders’ Group.

The Council was asked to consider appointments to representation on external bodies and a nomination to an external body as a representative of the Surrey Leaders’ Group.

The Council was reminded that no substitutes were permitted for District/Borough Council co-opted members of Local Committees unless a Local Committee agreed otherwise at its first meeting following the Annual Council meeting (and in relation to all Local Committee meetings to be held until May 2017) that substitutes could be appointed.

The Council was further reminded that the Borough Council was currently requested annually to make nominations to a variety of external bodies as Surrey Leaders’ Group (SLG) representatives.  Nominations, which were made by all constituent authorities, were subsequently determined by SLG at its annual meeting.  It did not necessarily follow, therefore, that a nominee of this Council would be appointed to the body concerned.

Appointments were usually for three years. There was only one position to be filled this year which was one of the three joint positions on the Surrey County Council Wellbeing and Health Scrutiny Board.

The Surrey County Council Wellbeing and Health Scrutiny Board (formerly known as the Surrey County Council Health Scrutiny Select Committee) performed a statutory function, looking at the work of the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and National Health Service (NHS) provider trusts. It acted as a “critical” friend by suggesting ways in which health related services might be improved.  It also looked at the way the health service interacted with social care services, the voluntary sector, independent providers and other council services to jointly provide better health services to meet the diverse needs of Surrey residents and improve their wellbeing.

The deadline for receipt of the nomination was Friday 27 May 2016 and it was therefore proposed that, should more than one candidate be put forward, authority be delegated to the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategy and Resources Committee, to nominate a councillor to the vacancy to be advised by the Surrey Leaders’ Group.

Should any nominations be forthcoming, the successful nominee would also need to completed the appropriate nomination form and return it to the Democratic Services Manager by Friday 20 May 2016 at the latest.

There being more nominations that the number of positions to be filled on the Epsom and Ewell Local Committee, a ballot took place and the appointments made by an absolute majority of those present.  Accordingly, it was

RESOLVED

(1)          That the persons referred to below be appointed as representatives of the Council upon the respective bodies against which their names appear, such persons to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in May 2017 unless stated otherwise:

(-)        indicates Responsible Policy Committee to which the External Body is linked, e.g. E - Environment, CW - Community & Wellbeing, SR -Strategy and Resources

(2)          to note that the appointment of Borough members who are nominated as substitutes on Surrey County Council’s Local Committee will be subject to a decision by the Local Committee in June as to whether it wished to have substitute members;

(3)          to delegate to the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategy and Resources Committee, the nomination of a councillor to the vacancy advised by the Surrey Leaders’ Group should more than one candidate be put forward in relation to the particular vacancy.