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Decision details

Appointment of independent persons

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The report seeks Council's approval of the appointment of two independent persons which are required to be appointed under Chapter 7 of the Localism Act 2011. The independent persons will also become co-opted members of the Standards Committee.

Decisions:

The report was moved by Councillor Peter McCabe and seconded by Councillor Stephen Alambritis.

 

Councillor David Williams also spoke on this item.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Council

 

1.     agrees to appoint Suresh Patel and Derek Prior as independent persons for the purposes of Chapter 7 of the Localism Act. The independent persons will be invited to attend meetings of the Standards Committee in that capacity

 

2.     agrees that the appointments be made for a period of three years from 12 July 2015.

Report author: Julia Regan

Publication date: 18/09/2015

Date of decision: 08/07/2015

Decided at meeting: 08/07/2015 - Council

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