To consider the appointment of a Member to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It is RECOMMENDED that Councillor Bell, Lead Member for Housing be appointed to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

Council considered the appointment of a Member to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It was moved by Councillor Topps and seconded by Councillor Worden “that Councillor Bell, Lead Member for Housing be appointed to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty”.

RESOLVED that Councillor Bell, Lead Member for Housing be appointed to the Devon Housing Task Force/Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

In response to a question, the Chief Executive advised that the Devon Districts had set up the Devon Housing Task Force and it had now morphed into the Devon and Torbay Housing Advisory Group which would sit under the County Combined Authority.  This Advisory Group would not be considering housing for North Devon as this would fall to the Joint Planning Policy Committee. He would find out if substitute Members were permitted to be appointed and if this was permitted, a report would be presented back to a future meeting of Council to appoint a substitute for Councillor Bell.