Issue - meetings

Subsequent to the statutory Annual meeting of Council a number of changes to the Outside Bodies Schedule are recommended.

The report of the Director of Central Services recommended an addition to the Schedule of Outside Bodies and changes to annual appointments.

Particular reference was made to the Southern Water Local Authority Stakeholder Group whose main objective was to act as a platform for local authorities to come together to hold Southern Water to account for the poor quality of waterways and coastlines.

The Chair of Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee had previously attended this Group on an informal basis.  It was proposed that this arrangement be formalised by adding the Stakeholder Group to the Borough Council’s Schedule of Outside Bodies for annual appointments and Cllr Boughton proposed, Cllr Harman seconded that Cllr D King, as the current Chair of Housing and Planning Scrutiny Select Committee, be appointed.

Following  notification from the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee that they were moving to in-person meetings in London, there was a requirement to appoint a new representative as the change in meeting arrangements was no longer convenient to the current appointee.   Cllr Boughton proposed, Cllr Harman seconded that Cllr L  Chapman be appointed as the Borough Council representative with immediate effect.   

RESOLVED:  That

(1)             the Southern Water Local Authorities Stakeholder Group be added to the Schedule of Outside Bodes for annual appointments;

(2)             Cllr D King be the Borough Council’s appointment to the Southern Water Local Authorities Stakeholder Group with immediate effect; and

(3)             Cllr L Chapman be appointed as the Borough Council representative to the PATROL Joint Committee with immediate effect.