Agenda item

Council Representation on Outside Bodies

Decision:

1.           That Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council no longer nominate representatives to the boards of organisations funded by the Council, and where participation in the boards of those organisations is voluntary.

 

2.           That Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services, Neath Port Talbot Care and Repair, Neath Business Improvement District, Port Talbot Business Improvement District and The Neath Port Talbot Black and Ethnic Minority Community Association be notified that the current Council appointees wish to resign from these Organisations and from the date of such resignation, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council no longer propose to appoint elected member representatives to these Organisations.

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.           That Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council no longer nominate representatives to the boards of organisations funded by the Council, and where participation in the boards of those organisations was voluntary.

 

2.           That Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Services, Neath Port Talbot Care and Repair, Neath Business Improvement District, Port Talbot Business Improvement District and The Neath Port Talbot Black and Ethnic Minority Community Association be notified that the current Council appointees wish to resign from these Organisations and from the date of such resignation, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council no longer propose to appoint elected member representatives to these Organisations.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

To ensure that suitable governance arrangements are in place in respect of the Council’s relationship with its funded Organisations and to prevent members appointed being placed in a position of conflict between their duties as members of these Organisations and elected members of the Council.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.

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