Agenda item

Report by Head of Corporate and Community Services (attached).

Council considered a report by the Head of Corporate and Community Services (circulated previously) regarding the appointment of representatives to Outside Bodies.  An amended version of the appendix was tabled.

The Head of Corporate and Community Services advised that in addition to the outside body appointments listed in the appendix, Council was also required to appoint two Councillors to North Devon+ and one Councillor to One Ilfracombe.  These organisations were private companies and the Councillors appointed would be required to act as Directors of the companies.  He also reported that the appointments to the North Devon Highways and Transport Orders Committee and the North Devon County Locality Committee should be three Members (not two as previously circulated).

Councillor Worden requested that consideration of the appointment to the Northern Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty be deferred pending confirmation as to whether two Councillors could be appointed. 

Councillor Yabsley recommended that Councillor Bulled be appointed to serve on the Exmoor National Park Authority as her ward was located within the Exmoor National Park area.

Councillors Bulled, Ley and Patrinos addressed the Council and explained the reasons why they should be considered for appointment to the Exmoor National Park Authority.

The Head of Corporate and Community Services advised that as there were three nominations for two seats on the Exmoor National Park Authority, in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules of Part 4 of the Constitution, Council would be required to vote for each person nominated and the Councillor with the least number of votes would be taken off of the list. 

It was moved by Councillor Crabb and seconded by Councillor Luggar that the vote be taken by a ballot.  It was put to the vote and lost.

Voting then took place on the nominations as follows: Councillor Bulled (11 votes), Councillor Ley (23 votes) and Councillor Patrinos (31 votes).

Councillor Davis advised that the Devon and Exeter Rail Project Working Group had been replaced by the Devon Rail Forum and that only one Councillor could be appointed to the Forum rather than two.

Councillor Luggar withdrew his nomination for appointment to the Devon Rail Forum (formerly the Devon and Exeter Rail Project Working Group).

It was moved by Councillor Topps and seconded by Councillor Bushell “that Members of the Council be appointed to the Outside Bodies listed in the appendix circulated at the meeting for the life of Council subject to Councillors Ley and Patrinos being appointed to the Exmoor National Park Authority and  Councillor Mack being appointed to the Devon Rail Forum; that consideration of appointment to the Northern Devon Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty being deferred pending the receipt of confirmation as to whether two Councillors could be appointed; that attendance at meetings be an approved duty; that all appointees to Outside Bodies be required to report back to Council at appropriate intervals, usually annually; and that appointments not be made to the Barnstaple BID and the North Devon Archaeological Society.”

It was moved by Councillor Worden and seconded by Councillor Gubb that Councillor Prowse be appointed to North Devon+ for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It was moved by Councillor Bushell and seconded by Councillor York that Councillor Worden be appointed to North Devon+ for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.

It was moved by Councillor Crabb and seconded by Councillor Lane that Councillor Fowler be appointed to One Ilfracombe for the life of Council and that attendance at meetings be an approved duty.