Issue - meetings

(a)       That the current list of Outside Bodies which is attached as Appendix A, be noted; and

(b)       That where any vacancies remain unfilled these should be removed from the Outside Bodies list.

The Democratic Services Manager introduced the report to inform the Council of progress which had been made on the appointment of members to national and regional Outside Bodies.  He advised that the Appointments to Outside Bodies list was reported to the Annual Meeting in May 2017 and following on from the Annual Meeting the Chief Executive, in consultation with Group Leaders, made appointments to all but one of the bodies on the list which was appended to the report.  The Democratic Services Manager advised that the one vacancy where  it had not been possible to make a nomination was to the North Wales Association for the deaf  and therefore it remained as a vacancy for the time being.  The Democratic Services Manager explained that some of the current vacancies on the list related to the late Councillor Ron Hampson and these were Ward related and would be filled following  the Buckley Bistre West by-election.    

                        Councillor Mike Peers referred to the vacancy on the Theatr Clwyd Board of Governors and asked for confirmation that the vacancy existed.  He proposed that if the vacancy did not exist then Councillor Veronica Gay be replaced by Councillor Kevin Hughes.  In response the Chief Executive explained that the Board of Governors was currently being reviewed both  internally by the Theatr and by the Cabinet and he commented on some of the proposals for discussion around membership of the Board going forward and said that the external positions were to be advertised as a form of public appointment to open up access to being a Theatre Board member..  The Chief Executive concluded that for the time being the existing membership of the Board of Governors, both internal and external, would remain unchanged.  However, in   acknowledging the proposal put forward by Councillor Peers he advised that it did not change the number or proportion of representation. 

                        Councillor Chis Bithell referred to the two vacancies on the list for SACRE and reported that Councillor Paul Cunningham had volunteered to join the membership of the Committee so only one vacancy remained on that body 

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the current list of Outside Bodies which is attached as Appendix A, be noted; and

(b)       That where any vacancies remain unfilled these should be removed from the Outside Bodies list.