Agenda item

DEMOCRATIC ARRANGEMENTS - APPOINTMENTS 2022/23

A Report by the Monitoring Officer

 

A    Approve the Programme of Ordinary Meetings 2022/23

       (APPENDIX A)

 

B    Membership of Cabinet and Allocation of Portfolios

       (APPENDIX B)

 

C    Constitution of Committees

       (APPENDIX C)

 

D    Appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees

       (APPENDIX D)

 

E    Appointment of representatives to serve on external organisations

       (APPENDIX E)

 

F    To consider a dispensation for non-attendance at meetings on the

       grounds of ill health

 

G   Appointments to the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer introduced a report recommending that, in accordance with the Council’s Rules of Procedure, Council consider the programme of meetings and appointments for the 2022/2023 Municipal Year as now indicated.

 

(A)PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS 2022/23

 

The Monitoring Officer drew attention to the draft programme of ordinary meetings for 2022/23. It was noted that in terms of the Council’s Constitution, the Council was required to formally approve the programme of ordinary meetings at its AGM.

 

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, Seconded by Councillor Welton and

 

RESOLVED that the programme of ordinary meetings for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix A be approved.

 

(B)APPOINTMENT OF CABINET

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to Appendix B, which related to the appointment of Cabinet Members and allocation of portfolios for 2022/23, submitted for information purposes only.

 

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

 

RESOLVED that the appointment of the Cabinet and allocation of Portfolios for 2022/23, as set out in Appendix B, be noted.

 

(C) MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES 2022/23

The Monitoring Officer referred to the proposed membership of the committees for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix C of the report.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

RESOLVED that the membership of Committee for 2022/23, as set out in Appendix C, be approved.

 

(D) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES 2022/23

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to the list of proposed appointments of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Committees, as set out in Appendix D of the report.

 

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

 

RESOLVED that the appointments of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen for 2022/23 be approved as set out in Appendix D of the report; such appointees to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Council, or until the appointment of their successors.

 

(E) APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to the schedule of appointments to external organisations as set out in Appendix E of the report.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

 

RESOLVED that the Council’s appointments to external organisations be approved as set out in Appendix E.

 

Organisation

Period of

Appointment

Previous Appointees

Nominees

Bicker Trust

Civic Year

Cooper

Cooper

Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board

(7 members)

Civic Year

Ashton

R Austin

Bedford

Cooper

Pickett

P. Skinner

Mr. M. Brookes

(Lay Member)

Ashton

R Austin

Bedford

Cooper

Pickett

P. Skinner

Mr M. Brookes

(Lay Member)

Boston Citizens Advice Bureau Management Committee (2 seats)

 

Civic Year

Griggs

Griggs

Abbott

Boston Municipal Non-Educational Charities (4 seats)

Civic Year

Woodliffe

Colin Brotherton

(Lay member)

Ashton

Woodliffe

Colin Brotherton

(Lay member)

Centrepoint Outreach

Civic Year

Welbourn

Welbourn

Council for the Protection of Rural England (Lincs Branch)

 

Civic Year

P. Skinner

P. Skinner

Heritage Lincolnshire

Civic Year

R. Austin

R. Austin

Lincolnshire County Council Health Scrutiny Committee

(1 seat and 1 substitute – non Cabinet members)

Civic Year

Woodliffe

Chalmers

Woodliffe (sub)

Lincolnshire County Council Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee  (non Cabinet members)

Civic Year

R. Austin

Pickett (sub)

A Austin

Pickett (sub)

Nacro Services in Lincolnshire

Civic Year

Welbourn

Welbourn

Rural Services Network (SPARSE Rural, Rural Services Partnership, RSN Community Group)

 

Civic Year

Ashton

Brown

Ashton

Brown

Sir Thomas Meddlecott and Others Charity Trust (Skirbeck Quarter Charities) (3 Trustees)

Civic Year

A Austin

Woodliffe

Mr.R. Lenton

(Lay member)

A Austin

Woodliffe

Mr. R. Lenton

(Lay member)

Swineshead Poor Charity

Civic Year

Cornah

Cornah

Wash and North Norfolk Partnership Members Group (1 seat and 1 substitute)

Civic Year

A.   Austin

P Skinner

Ashton (sub)

Organisation

Period of

Appointment

Previous Appointees

Nominees

Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board (7 members)

Civic Year

R. Austin

Bedford

Hastie

Pickett

P. Skinner

Welton

Mrs. P. Cooper

(Lay member)

R. Austin

Bedford

Hastie

Pickett

P. Skinner

Welbourn

Mrs. P. Cooper

(Lay member)

 

 

PART 2 – LONG TERM APPOINTMENTS

 

Organisation

Period of

Appointment

Current / Previous

Appointees

Nominees

 

Boston Grammar School Foundation Governors  (4 seats)

4 years from 2019

A. Austin

Griggs

Woodliffe

Mrs S. Cooper

(Lay member)

Not applicable until May 2023

John Butler Charity

3 years from 2020

 

Cornah

Not applicable until May 2023

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel

4 years from 2021

 

P. Skinner

Not applicable until May 2024

 

Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd (2 Director Posts)

February 2021 to May 2023

Noble

(Portfolio Holder)

Bell

(Opposition Group Member)

Not applicable until May 2023

St. Leonard’s Hospital Trust

(2 Trustees)

 

4 years from appointment

Griggs (May 2019)

Noble (May 2019)

 

Not applicable until May 2023

 

Thomas Sanderson Trust (2 seats)

4 years from 2019

Brotherton

Ernest Napier

(lay member)

 

Not applicable until May 2023

Welland and Deepings IDB

3 years from 2020

 

Cooper

Not applicable until May 2023

W H and E Harlock Swineshead Almshouses Charity

 

3 years from 2020

Trafford

Not applicable until May 2023

Swineshead Enhancement Society

4 years from 2019

Trafford

Not applicable until May 2023

 

 

 

(F)   DISPENSATION

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to a request for the Council to grant Councillor Alan Bell a dispensation for non-attendance due to ill health, for the remainder of the Council term to 8 May 2023.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

 

RESOLVED that a dispensation for non-attendance be granted to Councillor Alan Bell for the remainder of the Council term to 8 May 2023.

 

(G) APPOINTMENT TO THE INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to the need to make appointments to the Independent Remuneration Panel due to the expiration of the current periods of appointment.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

 

RESOLVED that the Council re-appoints the members of the Independent Remuneration Panel for the following periods: Mr Tim Booth for 2 years until the AGM in May 2024; Mr John Price for 3 years until the AGM in 2025 and Mr Simon Sperring for 4 years until the AGM in May 2026.

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