Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Executive enclosed

(a)               That the Council appoint a Joint Committee with the six other authorities within the North Wales Police area which will allocate the seats on the North Wales Police Authority;

(b)               That Councillors: G.D. Diskin and N.R. Steele-Mortimer be appointed to the Joint Committee;

(c)               That the Council note that the Councillors appointed to the North Wales Police Authority, if at all possible, also be the representatives on the Police and Crime Panel, with the Chief Executive bringing back a further report if fresh representatives were required;

(d)               That the Council appoint one Member to the Regional Safer Communities Board, delegated to Chief Executive or Cabinet; and

(e)               That any consequential amendments to the Constitution be made by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The Chief Executive introduced a report to establish a Joint Committee with the upper North Wales Councils to select two representatives to serve on a Joint Committee that would appoint the Police Authority.  The report also provided Members with an update on the transition to the new Police and Crime Panel and the Safer Communities Regional Board. 

            Councillor A.P. Shotton proposed that the Council support the recommendations as outlined within the report and that Councillor G.D. Diskin be appointed to the Joint Committee.  Councillor M.J. Peers proposed that Councillor A. Woolley be appointed to the Joint Committee and Councillor C.S. Carver proposed that Councillor N.R. Steele-Mortimer be appointed.

            Following discussion, Councillor A. Woolley withdrew his name.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Council appoint a Joint Committee with the six other authorities within the North Wales Police area which will allocate the seats on the North Wales Police Authority;

(b)       That Councillors: G.D. Diskin and N.R. Steele-Mortimer be appointed to the Joint Committee;

(c)        That the Council note that the Councillors appointment to the North Wales Police Authority, if at all possible, also be the representatives on the Police and Crime Panel, with the Chief Executive bringing back a further report if new representatives were required;

(d)       That the Council appoint one Member to the Regional Safer Communities Board delegated to the Chief Executive or Cabinet; and

(e)       That any consequential amendments to the Constitution be made by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.