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Delegated Decisions by Leader of the Council
Wednesday, 3 December 2008

 

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ITEM CMDL3

 

 

LEADER OF THE COUNCIL – 3 DECEMBER 2008

 

APPOINTMENT TO SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

 

Report by Assistant Head of Legal & Democratic Services

 

 

1.                  Under Section H of the Constitution the Cabinet is responsible for appointments to those outside bodies which have been identified by the Cabinet as "strategic” and “noted as such on a list of all relevant offices and bodies from time to time presented to and endorsed by the Council".   (The Democracy & Organisation Committee has responsibility for appointments to other outside bodies.) 

 

2.                  On 18 May 2005 the Cabinet appointed to the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA), a strategic outside body, Councillor Keith R. Mitchell CBE as member and Councillor David Robertson as deputy. 

 

3.                  The appointment of members to SEERA is not a key decision and may be taken under Delegated Decisions. 

 

4.                  Having been appointed to the Board of the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) as a local authority representative, with effect from 15 December 2008, Councillor Mitchell must resign his place as a member of SEERA in order to take up the appointment and the resulting vacancy needs to be filled.

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

5.                  The Leader of the Council is RECOMMENDED to:

 

(a)               appoint Councillor Roger Belson to the vacant place on SEERA; and

 

(b)              confirm Councillor David Robertson as the deputy.

 

TONY CLOKE

Assistant Head of Legal & Democratic Services

 

Background Papers:            Nil.

 

Contact Officer:                     Geoff Malcolm, Principal Committee Officer, Tel (01865) 815904.

 

November 2008

 

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