Agenda, decisions and minutes

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personal interest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it. If in doubt please contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

1.1     No declarations of interest were made.

Cabinet Members are asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on 23 March 2021 (cream paper).

2.1        Resolved – that the minutes of the meeting held on 23 March be approved as a correct record and that they be signed by the Chairman.

To note the members of the Cabinet as follows:

• Cllr Paul Marshall - Leader
• Cllr Duncan Crow – Community Support, Fire and Rescue
• Cllr Joy Dennis – Highways and Transport
• Cllr Jeremy Hunt – Finance and Property
• Cllr Amanda Jupp – Adults Services
• Cllr Nigel Jupp – Learning and Skills
• Cllr Bob Lanzer – Public Health and Wellbeing
• Cllr Jacquie Russell – Children and Young People (Lead Member for Children)
• Cllr Deborah Urquhart - Environment and Climate Changes (and Deputy Leader)
• Cllr Steve Waight – Support Services and Economic Development

3.1         The membership of Cabinet was noted as follows:

·       Cllr Paul Marshall – Leader

·       Cllr Duncan Crow – Community Support, Fire and Rescue

·       Cllr Joy Dennis – Highways and Transport

·       Cllr Jeremy Hunt – Finance and Property

·       Cllr Amanda Jupp – Adults Services

·       Cllr Nigel Jupp – Learning and Skills

·       Cllr Bob Lanzer – Public Health and Wellbeing

·       Cllr Jacquie Russell – Children and Young People (Lead Member for Children)

·       Cllr Deborah Urquhart – Environment and Climate Change (and Deputy Leader)

·       Cllr Steve Waight – Support Services and Economic Development

Report by the Director of Law and Assurance.

The Cabinet is asked to agree the recommendations as set out in the attached decision report on appointments to Outside Bodies.

The Cabinet will discuss the report and proposals prior to taking any decision.

Following consideration of the report, Cabinet resolved:

1.   That appointments are no longer made by the County Council to the Outside Bodies listed in Appendix A and that they be deleted from the County Council’s Outside Bodies list.

2.   The Outside Bodies listed in Appendix B, part 1, are retained, along with any additions of new Outside Bodies, to which the Cabinet, Cabinet Members or Committees appoint as set out in that table and that each of these appointments be an approved duty for which expenses can be claimed.

3.   That appointments are made by the Leader, Cabinet and Cabinet Members to the Outside Bodies as listed in Appendix B, part 2, until the end of the term of the County Council in May 2025.

4.   To agree the additional appointments to the following vacancies as set out in Appendix B, Part 2:

·       West Sussex Local Access Forum – Vacancy to be filled by Cllr Baldwin

·       Worthing Community Infrastructure Levy Joint Member and Officer Group – Vacancy to be filled by Cllr Atkins.

5.   That any vacancies remaining be delegated to the Leader or individual Cabinet Member for decision.

The call-in deadline is 17 June 2021.

4.1         Cabinet considered a report by the Director of Law and Assurance. The report was introduced by Cllr Marshall, Leader, who outlined the criteria for appointments to outside bodies. Tony Kershaw, Director of Law and Assurance, advised the report set out nominees to appointments from Cabinet Members and the Cabinet collectively. He suggested any vacancies are delegated to the Leader or individual Cabinet Member for decision after the meeting.

4.2         Cllr Urquhart, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change proposed Cllr Andrew Baldwin as the nomination to fill the second vacancy on the West Sussex Local Access Forum, and Cllr Noel Atkins to fill the vacancy on the Worthing Community Infrastructure Levy Joint Member and Officer Group. 

4.3         Resolved that Cabinet approves:

1.   That appointments are no longer made by the County Council to the Outside Bodies listed in Appendix A and that they be deleted from the County Council’s Outside Bodies list.

2.   The Outside Bodies listed in Appendix B, part 1, are retained, along with any additions of new Outside Bodies, to which the Cabinet, Cabinet Members or Committees appoint as set out in that table and that each of these appointments be an approved duty for which expenses can be claimed.

3.   That appointments are made by the Leader, Cabinet and Cabinet Members to the Outside Bodies as listed in Appendix B, part 2, until the end of the term of the County Council in May 2025.

4.   To agree the additional appointments to the following vacancies as set out in Appendix B, Part 2:

·       West Sussex Local Access Forum – Vacancy to be filled by Cllr Baldwin

·       Worthing Community Infrastructure Levy Joint Member and Officer Group – Vacancy to be filled by Cllr Atkins.

5.   That any vacancies remaining be delegated to the Leader or individual Cabinet Member for decision.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on 20 July 2021.

5.1         The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on 20 July 2021.