MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF DECISION OF THE Democracy Committee
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Decision Made: |
Thursday 13 August 2015 |
Councillor Nominations to Outside Bodies
Issue for Decision
To consider and agree the nominations put forward for membership of Outside Bodies.
To note the revised period of appointment of members to the Maidstone Beauvais Twinning Association from one year to three years as agreed at their Annual General Meeting on 7 July 2015.
To consider and agree the nominations to new Outside Bodies put forward by the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee arising from the recommendations of the review of Transport in Maidstone alternatives to using the car.
To note the automatic memberships to Outside Bodies.
To note Outside Bodies where no nominations have been received for vacancies and consider whether the Council should review their support for them.
Decision Made
That:
1. A review of Outside Bodies be carried out by Officers to include a review of:
· The role of each Outside Body with unfilled vacancies;
· The requirements and expectations of its members for each Outside Body with unfilled vacancies, and;
· How to promote these Outside Bodies to encourage nominations.
The review to include a list of all Outside Bodies and Councillor members.
Voting:
For: 8
1. The Committee agree the nominations put forward to Outside Bodies as detailed in the report dated 13 August 2015 (table on page 3) with the following changes:
a) Nominations for Maidstone Town Centre Management Liaison Group membership be agreed as follows:
· Councillor Mrs Joy – Liberal Democrat and as member for High Street Ward;
· Councillor Parvin – Conservative, and;
· Councillor Newton – Independent.
Voting:
For: 8 Against: 0 Abstain: 1
b) Maidstone YMCA – the nomination from Councillor Derek Mortimer to renew his membership from 10 September 2015, included in the Urgent Update, be agreed.
2. It be noted that the period of appointment for membership of Maidstone Beauvais Twinning Association (MBTA) was changed at the MBTA Annual General Meeting on 7 July 2015 from one year to three years.
3. The nominations to Outside Bodies put forward by the Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee arising from the recommendations of the review of Transport in Maidstone – alternatives to using the car, as detailed in the report of 13 August 2015 (page 4) be agreed.
4. The automatic membership to Outside Bodies as detailed in the report of 13 August 2015 (page 5) be noted.
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