Agenda item

Epping Forest Consultative Committee Appointments 2021 to 2024 (SEF 21/21)

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Open Spaces on the Epping Forest Consultative Committee appointments 2021 to 2022. The Chairman noted that the correct version of the report was included in the supplementary agenda which the Committee would be considering.

 

Verderer Michael Chapman made a declaration that he was president of the Theydon Bois and District Rural Preservation Society which was mentioned in the report and, therefore, decided not to take part in the discussion further. Jeremy Simons and Caroline Haines made declarations as members of the Epping Forest Heritage Trust.

 

A member of the Committee commented that the option to co-opt representatives of certain groups, exempt from formally serving on the Committee, onto the Epping Forest Consultative Committee to allow those groups to contribute to relevant discussions.

 

The Committee considered the various organisations which had applied for membership of the Epping Forest Consultative Committee. The Committee agreed with list recommended and leave the position allocated to heritage organisation vacant to limit the size of the Committee to ensure there is room to co-opt members as appropriate. It was decided that the Loughton Residents Association remain as a member of the Epping Forest Consultative Committee but restrict the Association from appointing an elected local Councillors as their representative and that they be replaced when an alternative, which is complaint with rules on Political Party membership, is established. With regard to cycling groups representation on the Consultative Committee the Committee agreed that the Four cycling organisations who have applied be allowed to choice their representative.

 

RESOLVED- That: -

      I.        The applications as explained in the report, and detailed in Appendix 1, were considered and appointed as appropriate under the revised Terms of Reference; and

    II.        That thanks be extended to organisations that have applied, particularly those who have attended for the last three years but have been unsuccessful in their application this time around.

 

 

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