Minutes:
The Council received and considered a report which sought appointments as representatives on external bodies and nominations to external bodies as a representative of Surrey Leaders’ Group.
The report highlighted that no substitutes were permitted for Borough/District Council co-opted members of Local Committees unless a Local Committee agreed otherwise at its first meeting following the Annual Meeting (and in relation to all Local Committee meetings to be held until May 2018) that substitutes could be appointed.
The report further highlighted that the Borough Council was 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 were two positions to be filled this year which were one of the three joint positions on the Surrey County Council Wellbeing and Health and Scrutiny Board (either for a two or three year term of office) and a position on the Countryside Access Forum (a three year term of office).
The Surrey County Council Wellbeing and Health Scrutiny Board (formerly 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 that 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 well-being. It was a scrutiny committee of the County Council.
The Countryside Access Forum advised the Countryside Agency on arrangements for countryside access including rights of way and open access to land. It consisted of 22 members, including two County Councillors and the Borough/District representative appointed by the SLG.
The deadline for receipt of nominations by the SLG was Friday 26 May 2017 and it was therefore proposed that, should more than one candidate, if any, be put forward, authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategy and Resources Committee, to nominate a councillor to the vacancies advised by the Surrey Leaders’ Group.
Should any nominations be forthcoming, the successful nominee would also need to complete the appropriate nomination form and return it to the Democratic Services Manager by Friday 26 May 2017 at the very latest. 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 2018 unless otherwise stated:
(-) indicates Responsible Policy Committee to which the External Body is linked, e.g. E-Environment, CW-Community & Wellbeing, SR -Strategy and Resources
No. |
Body on which Represented |
(-) |
No of Reps |
Representative (s) Appointed |
1. |
Age Concern (Epsom and Ewell) – General Committee |
CW |
2 |
Councillor Humphrey Reynolds
Councillor Jean Steer
|
2. |
Carers of Epsom Support Services – Management Committee
|
CW |
1 |
Funding ceased. Services being wound up. |
3. |
Committee of Management of Local Citizens Advice Bureau |
CW |
2 |
Councillor Rob Geleit
Councillor Liz Frost
|
4. |
Epsom & Ewell Local Committee
NOTE: Returning co-opted Members will have 28 days to confirm that their register of pecuniary interests previously submitted to County Council remains current. Newly appointed members will have 28 days to complete a registration form (to be provided later in May)
|
S & R |
5
+ 5 subs |
Councillor Michael Arthur
Councillor Rekha Bansil
Councillor Kate Chinn
Councillor Neil Dallen
Councillor Mike Teasdale
Councillor Steve Bridger
Councillor Hannah Dalton
Councillor Humphrey Reynolds
Councillor Vince Romagnuolo
Councillor Tella Wormington
|
6.
|
Epsom and Ewell Town Twinning Association – Management Committee
|
S & R |
2 |
Councillor Keith Partridge
Councillor Clive Woodbridge
|
7. |
Epsom Common Association
|
CW |
1 |
Councillor Steve Bridger
|
8. |
Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators
|
CW |
6 |
(4 year appointment to 2019)
Councillor Rekha Bansil
Councillor Lucie Dallen
Councillor Liz Frost
Councillor Robert Foote
Councillor Jan Mason
Councillor Clive Woodbridge
|
9. |
Epsom and Walton Downs Consultative Committee
|
CW |
2 |
Chairman of Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators
Councillor Jean Steer
|
10. |
Epsom and Walton Downs Training Grounds Management Board |
CW |
3 |
Chairman of Epsom and Walton Downs Conservators
and
Councillor Jean Steer
Councillor Robert Foote
|
11.
|
Equalities Forum |
S & R |
1 |
No longer meets – objectives met via different means
|
12. |
Ewell Parochial Trusts |
CW |
3 |
Councillor Michael Arthur
Councillor Humphrey Reynolds
Councillor Clive Woodbridge
|
13. |
Friends of Epsom and Ewell Parks |
CW |
1 |
Chairman of Community & Wellbeing Committee
|
14. |
Local Government Association |
S & R |
1 |
Councillor Clive Smitheram
|
15.
|
Relate Mid- Surrey
|
CW |
1 |
Councillor Rekha Bansil |
16.
|
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London
|
- |
1 |
Councillor Martin Olney
|
17. |
South East Employers |
S & R |
1 |
Council membership ceased
|
18. |
South East England Councils (SEEC)
|
S & R |
1 |
Councillor Clive Woodbridge
|
19. |
Surrey Climate Change Partnership
(Appointment invited by Surrey Leaders’ Group)
|
E |
1 |
Chairman of Environment Committee
|
20.
|
Surrey Countryside Partnerships Board
(formerly Surrey Countryside Management Board)
|
CW |
1 |
Councillor Jan Mason
and
Chairman of Community & Wellbeing Committee (Deputy)
|
21. |
Surrey Leaders’ Group |
S & R |
1 |
Councillor Clive Smitheram
|
22.
|
Surrey Waste Partnership
(Appointment invited by Surrey Leaders’ Group)
|
E |
1 |
Chairman of Environment Committee
|
23.
|
Voluntary Action Mid-Surrey
|
CW |
1 |
Councillor Peter Webb |
(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 Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategy and Resources Committee, the nomination of a councillor to the vacancies advised by the Surrey Leaders’ Group should more than one candidate be put forward in relation to a particular vacancy.
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