Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee received a report of the Town Clerk requesting that Members note the vacancy that now exists for a Co-opted Member of the Standards Committee following the recent resignation of Mark Greenburgh and to determine what action, if any, to take at this stage in terms of re-appointing to this vacancy.

In response to questions, the Chairman and Officers clarified why the decision to retain four Co-opted Members of the Committee had been taken and was still relevant. The Chairman reported that two different Co-optees were needed to sit on the two separate complaints stages – assessment and hearing. It was also not unusual for there to be more than one complaint progressing at the same time and for their attendance to be required at relatively short notice. Members were satisfied that the number of Co-optees appointed to the Committee should remain at four.

Members were therefore of the view that the appointment process should commence as soon as possible.

A Co-opted Member again suggested that consideration be given to the inclusion of one of the existing Co-optees on the Selection Panel in an observer capacity. This suggestion was supported by the Committee and it was also felt useful for the existing Co-opted Member to be able to contribute to the deliberations following interviews and to be able to feed in to the questions ahead of the interview process.

RESOLVE – That the Committee note the vacancy and request that the Town Clerk commence the recruitment process as soon as possible.