Final Report - Elected Member Appointments
Renfrewshire Council · 4 May 2023
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___________________________________________________________________ To: Council On: 4 May 2023 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Finance & Resources ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Elected Member Appointments ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 At the statutory meeting of the Council held on 19 May 2022 appointments were made to a number of outside organisations. Correspondence has now been received in relation to the appointment of substitute members to CoSLA and requesting the appointment of a member of the Council to the Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee. 1.2 At the Statutory meeting, Councillors Nicolson, Shaw, J Cameron, McMillan and N Graham were appointed to represent the Council on the CoSLA Convention. At the meeting of the Convention held on 31 March 2023, Councillors J Cameron and McMillan were unable to attend and intimated that Councillors Paterson and Ann-Dowling respectively would attend as their substitutes. CoSLA confirmed that substitutes were permitted if appointed by the Council, accordingly it is proposed that the nomination of Councillors Paterson and Ann-Dowling as substitutes for Councillors J Cameron and I McMillan be homologated and that Councillors Campbell, Hughes and Leishman be appointed as substitutes for Councillors Nicolson, Shaw, and N Graham. 1.3 Correspondence has been received from Councillor Nicolson requesting that Councillor Burns replaces Councillor Innes as a member of the Education & Children’s Services Policy Board and that Councillor Innes replaces Councillor Burns as a member of the Economy and Regeneration Policy Board.
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1.4 Correspondence has been received from Councillor N Graham requesting that he be replaced as the Conservative group member on the Member Officer Group Public Protection by Councillor McGonigle. 1.5 Correspondence has been received from Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee seeking a member to represent the Council on the Committee. Councillor Paterson, the Council’s appointee to Strathclyde Passenger Transport, represents that body on the Committee but a separate Council representative is required. The strategic aim and purpose of the Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee is to allow the concerns of local communities to be raised and considered and for the Airport to keep them up to date on any changes to the airport. The Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee provides a regular forum for the management of the airport to discuss matters related to its operation and explain future developments. Every major commercial airport in the UK is required under civil aviation law to have a recognised means of consultation with the communities affected by their operations. ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1. That the appointment of Councillors Paterson and Ann-Dowling as substitutes for Councillors J Cameron and McMillan on the CoSLA Convention be homologated; 2.2 That the appointment of Councillors Campbell, Hughes and Leishman as substitutes for Councillors Nicolson, Shaw and N Graham on the CoSLA Convention be approved; 2.3 That the appointment of Councillor Burns as a replacement for Councillor Innes as a member of the Education & Children’s Services Policy Board and the appointment of Councillor Innes as a replacement for Councillor Burns as a member of the Economy and Regeneration Policy Board be approved; 2.4 That the appointment of Councillor McGonigle as the replacement for Councillor N Graham as the Conservative group member on the Member Officer Group Public Protection be approved; and 2.5 That the Council considers the appointment of a representative to the Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee. ________________________________________________________
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Implications of the Report 1. Financial – none 2. HR & Organisational Development – none 3. Community Planning – none 4. Legal – none 5. Property/Assets – none 6. Information Technology – none 7. Equality & Human Rights – none (a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health & Safety – none 9. Procurement – none 10. Risk – none 11. Privacy Impact – none 12. COSLA Policy Position - not applicable 13. Climate Risk - none _________________________________________________________ List of Background Papers (a) e-mail correspondence with CoSLA and (b) e-mail correspondence with Glasgow Airport Consultative Committee Author: Lilian Belshaw, Democratic Services Manager, Tel: 0141 487 1119 Email: Lilian.belshaw@renfrewshire.gov.uk