Following a change to the Council’s Constitution on 25 January 2017. Councillors are now appointed to a number of outside organisations by Ordinary Council. Many of the outside organisations support and advance the broad objectives of the Authority. Representations come about either through the Authority initiating the appointment, or an organisation requesting a representative being nominated or a Charity Commission rule that a Council representative is appointed.

Following consideration of the list of nominations and to ensure effective use of Councillors resource and support for outside organisations it is considered appropriate to categorise the list in the following:

• Statutory Representatives

 • Trustee

• Council has interest whether financially or otherwise

• Others – point of contact

Where a Councillor is required to be a point of contact it is considered appropriate for the outside organisation and the Councillor to make contact and discuss the best approach.

The list of nominations for representatives/point of contact on outside organisations is presented at the Ordinary Council meeting each year for Members’ approval.

An amended appendix for appointments have been appended to the minutes. 

Cllr Aspinell MOVED and Cllr Laplain SECONDED the recommendations in the report.

Cllr Bridge MOVED an AMENDMENT and was SECONDED by Cllr Russell that the vacant representative for the Howard Memorial be filled by Cllr Fiona Marsh.  This was ACCEPTED by the mover, Cllr Aspinell.   

Cllr Aspinell expressed his disappointment that the Chair of the Local Highways Panel, County Cllr Wagland did not want to appoint any Brentwood representatives to be part of the panel and meetings relocated from Brentwood to County Hall.  Cllr Aspinell urged Cllr Wagland to reconsider to include Brentwood representatives to form part of the Local Highways Panel. 

Cllr Wagland responded that all would be clear as the Local Highway Panel under its new regime continues but in particular the suggestions as to my status and the like are completely untrue. 

A vote was taken and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

That the list of outside bodies and nominated representatives/point of contact for 2023/2024 shown in Appendix A be approved.

Reasons for recommendations. 

In line with the Council’s constitution.