DEMOCRACY AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

9 March 2022

 

Trustee Appointment to the Relief in Need Charities

 

Final Decision-Maker

Democracy and General Purposes Committee

Lead Head of Service

Angela Woodhouse, Head of Policy, Communications and Governance

Lead Officer and Report Author

Lara Banks, Democratic Services Officer

Classification

Public

 

Wards affected

All

 

Executive Summary

 

The Democracy and General Purposes Committee is asked to consider applications for the vacant Trustee positions for Relief in Need Charities.

 

Purpose of Report

 

Decision

 

 

This report makes the following recommendations to this Committee:

1.   To consider the applications received, and appoint the preferred candidate as a Trustee to Relief in Need Charities

 

 

 

Timetable

Meeting

Date

Democracy and General Purposes Committee

9 March 2022



Trustee Appointment to the Relief in Need Charities

 

1.      INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

 

1.1     The Relief in Need Charities provide grants to individuals and organisations who are in need, hardship or distress.

 

1.2     Residents of the former Borough of Maidstone, as constituted prior to the local government reorganisation in 1974, are eligible to seek support.

 

1.3     There is currently one vacancy for a trustee, and another of the trustee’s membership will expire in March 2022. Any Member can apply for these positions.

 

1.4     The Trustees are appointed by the Democracy and General Purposes Committee for a term of 4 years, and Councillor Daley has expressed an interest on continuing his term after it expires in March 2022.

 

 

 

2.        REPORT APPENDICES

 

The following documents are to be published with this report and form part of the report:

·         Appendix 1: Maidstone Relief in Need Charities - Job Specification Form

·         Appendix 2: Blank Nomination Form

 

 

3.        BACKGROUND PAPERS

 

None