North Yorkshire Council
Thirsk and Malton Area Constituency Committee
29 September 2023
Appointments to Outside Bodies
1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT
1.1 To invite the Area Constituency Committee (ACC) to make appointments, on behalf of the
Council, to vacant Internal Drainage Board positions.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2.1 Subsequent to the creation of the new North Yorkshire Council on 01.04.23, the number of Outside Bodies that the Council now appoints to has increased, as the appointments previously made by the seven District and Borough Councils now need to be made by North Yorkshire Council.
2.2 Appointments to Outside Bodies were made by the Area Constituency Committees in June 2023 for a period of 4 years from the start of the new Unitary Authority to May 2027.
3.0 APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES
3.1 There are vacant positions on the following Internal Drainage Board which the Leader has requested be appointed to by the Area Constituency Committee.
Vale of Pickering Internal Drainage Board – 5 Members
· Cllr C Goodrick
· 4 vacancies
4.0 Nomination and Appointment Process
4.1 At today’s meeting of the ACC, the Committee:
· Is invited to make appointments to the vacant Internal Drainage Board positions as described in 3.1.
5.0 ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED
5.1 Appointments have been made to the majority of Internal Drainage Board positions by the Executive. These positions remain and have been delegated to the Area Constituency Committee to invite nominations.
6.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
6.1 There are no direct financial implications arising from this report.
7.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
7.1 There are no legal implications arising from this report.
8.0 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS
8.1 There are no equalities implications arising from this report.
9.0 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS
9.1 There are no climate change implications arising from this report.
10.0 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
10.1 Appointments to outside bodies are made by the Area Constituency Committees as per the Council’s Constitution
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RECOMMENDATION
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i) With regard to each Internal Drainage Board Vacancy listed at 3.1 that a representative, to be nominated and selected at today’s meeting, be appointed to represent the Council on that outside body, to serve until the Council elections in 2027. |
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BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:
North Yorkshire Council Constitution.
Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services
County Hall
Northallerton
11 August 2023
Report Author – Christine Phillipson Principal Democratic Services and Scrutiny Officer