Appointments to Outside Organisations
Argyll and Bute Council · 15 June 2022
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL Oban, Lorn & The Isles Area Committee Legal and Regulatory Support 15 June 2022 Appointments to Outside Organisations 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 The purpose of this report is to consider appointments to local bodies/organisations within the Oban, Lorn & The Isles area. 1.2 The Area Committee is asked to consider making appointments to those bodies/organisations listed in Appendix 1 to the report.
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL Oban, Lorn & The Isles Area Committee Legal and Regulatory Support 15 June 2022 Appointments to Outside Organisations 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Following the Council meeting held on 19th May 2022, this report takes forward the decision of Council that the Governance Team submit a report to the first meetings of the Area Committees with details of all area based appointments to outside bodies and organisations. 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 The Area Committee is asked to consider making appointments to those bodies/organisations listed in Appendix 1 to the report. 4.0 DETAIL 4.1 The Council at the meeting held on 19th May 2022 made a number of appointments to outside bodies/organisations within Argyll and Bute and instructed the Governance Team to submit a report to the first meeting of the Oban, Lorn & The Isles Area Committee with details of area based outside organisations which the Committee may wish to make appointments to. 4.2 Governance staff undertook an exercise in early 2022 to identify outside bodies and organisations in the Oban, Lorn & The Isles area which would like to have an Elected Member representative nomination. The table at Appendix 1 provides information on those organisations and their request for Elected Member representation. Members of the Area Committee are asked to consider making appointments to the organisations listed. 5.0 CONCLUSION 5.1 The Council agreed at the meeting on 19th May 2022 that a report should be submitted to the first Area Committee meetings providing details of area based outside bodies and organisations who had requested that they have Elected Member representation. This report provides that information and follows an exercise which was undertaken by Governance staff in early 2022.
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6.0 IMPLICATIONS 6.1 Policy – none 6.2 Financial – there will be costs incurred in terms of Members attending these meetings. 6.3 Legal – none 6.4 HR – none 6.5 Fairer Scotland Duty – none 6.5.1 Equalities – protect characteristics – none 6.5.2 Socio-economic Duty – none 6.5.3 Islands – none 6.6 Climate Change – none 6.7 Risk – none 6.8 Customer Service – none Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Councillor John McAlpine, Policy Lead for Community Planning and Corporate Services 24th May 2022 For further information contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager (01436) 658717 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Table listing outside bodies/organisations which have requested Elected Member representation.
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Appendix 1 Table listing outside bodies/organisations which have requested Elected Member representation Organisation Purpose Elected Member Essential/Desirable Term of Appointment Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group Responsible for local Community Planning, reporting to the CPP Management Committee. 3 Elected Members (ideally to reflect the geographical spread of the area) – Historically the Chair and Vice Chair of the Area Committee have been appointed and 1 Member from the other ward not represented. Essential Till next Local Government Elections Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Locality Group Planning Group Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership has 4 Locality Planning Groups (Bute & Cowal, Helensburgh & Lomond, Mid Argyll, Kintyre & Islay and Oban, Lorn & Islands. These LPGs bring together NHS and Council staff, community members, carers, representatives from third and independent sectors and community based groups who work together to improve the health and wellbeing of the Minimum of 1 Elected Member/Maximum of 2 Essential Till next Local Government Elections
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community in which they live. LPGs develop a locality plan, influence priorities in their local area, agree mechanisms for all members to contribute to the delivery of actions at a local level and review and regularly report progress to the Strategic Planning Group. West Highland Housing Association Registered Social Landlord providing affordable housing in Oban, Lorn and the Isles and Islay, Colonsay and Jura. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Atlantis Leisure Charity who deliver key services to the local community. Incorporated in July 1992 and run a centre with facilities including a 4 lane 25 metre swimming pool, small pool, 2 squash courts, 3 tennis courts, 2 outdoor pitches, climbing wall, 3 tier soft play, two dance studios, 35 station gym, meeting rooms, cafe, beauty therapy room and a 6 court sports hall. Within these facilities we run sporting and non-sporting events (National/Regional/Community), group fitness classes. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections.
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Bid 4 Oban Ltd A business improvement project. A not for profit organisation whose aim is to improve the links between business, Local Authority and community. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Catherine McCaig’s Trust Trust which is administered by a local solicitor and distributes funds. 3 Elected Members Essential Till next Local Government Elections.