Decision details

The Full Council was asked to approve representatives to serve on the Local Government Association's General Assembly for 2017/18 and to attend the Annual General Meeting of the General Assembly in Birmingham on 4 July 2017. The Full Council was also asked to appoint one representative to serve on the LGA Special Interest Group on Coastal Issues for 2017/18 and up to four representatives to serve on the County Councils' Network for 2017/18.

Resolved: - That:

(i)  County Councillors Geoff Driver, Albert Atkinson, Susie Charles and Azhar Ali be appointed to serve on the LGA General Assembly for 2017/18;

(ii)  The County Councillors set out at (i) above, be authorised to attend the Annual Meeting of the Assembly to be held in Birmingham on 4 July 2017, and that the County Council's 12 votes be carried by County Councillor Geoff Driver;

(iii)  The appointment of a representative to serve on the Special Interest Group on Coastal Issues for 2017/18 be deferred;

(iv)  The appointment of up to four representatives to serve on the County Councils' Network for 2017/18 be deferred pending further consideration of the County Council's membership of the County Councils' Network.