Decision details

Under his emergency delegated powers the Chief Executive Officer, having considered the appointments and the recommendations made at the informal meeting of the Richmond Area Constituency Committee held on 9 June 2021, approved the following:

(i) That County Councillor David Hugill be appointed Chairman of the Richmond Area Constituency Committee until the County Council elections being held in 2022; and

(i) That County Councillor Yvonne Peacock be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Richmond Area Constituency Committee until the County Council elections being held in 2022

Richard Flinton, Chief Executive Officer, under his emergency delegated powers and after consultation with the Richmond Area Constituency Committee.

Please note that usually a non-key executive decision by an officer is not open to call-in, however in a spirit of transparency such decisions by the Chief Executive Officer under his emergency delegated powers WILL be open to call in.

Under his delegated decision making powers in the Officers’ Delegation Scheme in the Council’s Constitution, the Chief Executive Officer has power, in cases of emergency, to take any decision which could be taken by the Council, the Executive or a committee.

Following on from the expiry of the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”), which allowed for committee meetings to be held remotely, the County Council resolved at its meeting on 5 May 2021 that, for the present time, in light of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic circumstances, remote live-broadcast committee meetings should continue, with any formal decisions required being taken by the Chief Executive Officer under his emergency decision making powers and after consultation with other Officers and Members as appropriate and after taking into account any views of the relevant Committee Members. This approach will be reviewed by full Council at its July meeting.

The Chief Executive Officer took all relevant information into account in exercising his emergency delegated powers in this matter, including considering the views of the members of the Richmond Area Constituency Committee, and agreed the appointments to the positions of Chairman (County Councillor David Hugill) and Vice-Chairman (County Councillor Yvonne Peacock) until the County Council elections to be held in 2022.

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