Issue - meetings

For Cabinet to review and agree the list of outside bodies and nominations for representatives on those organisations for 2025/26.

AGREED to:

·         the appointments set out at Appendix A of the report

·         note where required representatives to outside bodies cannot currently be fulfilled.

·         Delegate to the Corporate Director and Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders the addition or deletion of outside bodies as the need arises during the municipal year and appointment of members to vacancies on outside bodies during the municipal year.

Members considered the Outside Bodies 2025/26 report presented by Councillor Boden.

Members commented as follows:

·         Councillor Tierney pointed out that the names of the Combined Authority outside body committees had been changed from those listed in the report and requested that records be updated with the new names. 

·         Councillor Mrs Laws said she could not see the Peterborough Flood Committee listed and queried whether this is an outside body. Councillor Mrs French commented that it is a body she sits on with representatives nominated by the County Council. Councillor Mrs Laws said she believed it was a district appointment, so Councillor Boden requested the matter be investigated and brought back to the next Cabinet meeting. 

·         Councillor Mrs Laws advised she sits on the Middle Level Navigation Committee which again is not listed but is due to meet next week, and so queried whether she is still on this. Councillor Boden advised that this will also be checked but as she is named as a member of the board, she will remain on it if so.

·         Councillor Seaton stated that he cannot see the A47 Alliance on this list which is an outside body he attends either virtually or in Norwich. Councillor Boden confirmed that Councillor Seaton is the representative, and he intends that Councillor Seaton be appointed to carry on. 

Councillor Boden advised an updated report would be brought back to the next Cabinet meeting on 15 July. 

Proposed by Councillor Mrs French, seconded by Councillor Mrs Laws and AGREED to:

·         the appointments set out at Appendix A of the report

·         note where required representatives to outside bodies cannot currently be fulfilled.

·         delegate to the Corporate Director and Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders the addition or deletion of outside bodies as the need arises during the municipal year and appointment of members to vacancies on outside bodies during the municipal year.