Issue - meetings
Appointment of a Lay Person to the Governance and Audit Committee
Meeting: 06/12/2023 - Flintshire County Council (Item 57)
57 Appointment of a Lay Person to the Governance and Audit Committee 
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Decision:
That Council reappoints the Lay Member for another four years until 31 December 2027.
Minutes:
The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the report and explained that the term of office for one of the existing lay members of the Governance and Audit Committee was due to expire in December 2023, having already served four years.
The Local Government and Election (Wales) Act 2021 required the Council to ensure that one third of the committee were lay members.
The lay member, Mr Allan Rainford, was willing to serve for a further term if the Council was willing to re-appoint him.
Councillor Attridge moved the re-appointment of Mr Rainford as a member of the Governance and Audit Committee. Which was seconded by Councillor Palmer.
In response to a question on training, the Chief Officer (Governance) referred to the programme of development for all members and said those courses were also available to lay members.
The Chief Officer commented that the Constitution and Democratic Services Committee regularly considered the development programme as part of its work and said compulsory training for Chairs could be included for consideration at a future meeting.
On being put to the vote the recommendation in the report was carried.
RESOLVED
That Council reappoints the Lay Member for another four years until 31 December 2027.