Cabinet noted that a list of nominations received had been distributed to Members present at the meeting.

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Horrill queried the proposal to appoint Councillor Porter to the Citizens Advice Winchester District as she believed it was been agreed between the group leaders that Councillor Griffiths would remain as the representative. 

The Leader responded that the proposed nomination had been made following discussions with the organisation.

During public participation, Ian Tait raised the following points:

·         The Carroll Centre Board of Trustees – he was a member of the Board in his own capacity;

·         St John’s Winchester Charity – he understood that the Charity intended to extend his appointment as nominated trustee for a year and were reviewing their arrangements for the future;

·         Winchester Housing Trust – he was appointed as a Director in his own capacity, not on behalf of the Council;

The Leader agreed that these points be investigated further before any appointments to these three organisations were made and the appointments therefore be deferred to a future meeting.

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out above and outlined in the Report.

RESOLVED:

1.         That the following appointments to external bodies be made for the 2019/20 Municipal Year (unless stated otherwise):

(a)      Citizens Advice Winchester District – Councillor Porter (Observer) (until May 2022)

(b)      Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing (HARAH) – Portfolio Holders with responsibility for Housing and Planning (Councillors Learney and Porter)

(c)      Hampshire & Isle of Wight Association of Local Authorities (HIOWA) – Leader and Deputy Leader (Councillors Thompson and Cutler)

(d)      Hampshire County Council Annual Meeting with Parish & District Councils regarding public transport issues – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Transport (Councillor Murphy)

(e)      Hampshire Homechoice Board – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Housing (Councillor Learney)

(f)       Hampshire Rural Forum – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for the Economy (Councillor Weir)

(g)      Intergr8 CIC at Unit 12 – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for the Economy (Councillor Weir)

(h)      Live Theatre Winchester Trust Ltd – Councillor Achwal (Observer) (until May 2022)

(i)        Local Government Association – Leader and Deputy Leader (Councillors Thompson and Cutler)

(j)        Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Joint Committee – Leader and Deputy Leader (Councillors Thompson and Cutler)

(k)      Police and Crime Panel (until May 2021, confirmed annually) – Councillor Griffiths (Councillor Clear)

(l)        Portsmouth Water Customer Forum – Councillor Brook (until May 2022)

(m)     Project Integra Management Board – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Waste (Councillor Murphy)

(n)      South Downs National Park Authority – Councillor Evans (until May 2023)

(o)      South East Employers – Chair of Audit & Governance Committee (Councillor Power)

(p)      South East Employers – Councillors’ Local Democracy & Accountability Network – Councillors Gottlieb & Power

(q)      South East England Councils (SEEC) – Leader and Deputy Leader (Councillors Thompson and Cutler)

(r)       Southampton International Airport Consultative Committee – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Transport (Councillor Murphy) plus Councillor Bronk (Councillors Achwal & Clear)

(s)      Streetreach – Councillor Learney (until May 2022)

(t)        Tourism South East – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Tourism (Councillor Weir)

(u)      Trinity Winchester – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Housing (Councillor Learney) plus Councillors Scott & Weir

(v)      WinACC – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Environment (Councillor Murphy)

(w)     Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Economy (Councillor Weir)

(x)      Winchester Churches Night Shelter – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Housing (Councillor Learney)

(y)      Winchester District Board of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) – Councillor Pearson (until May 2022)

(z)      Winchester Excavations Committee – Councillor Clear (until May 2022)

(aa)   Winchester Road Safety Council Committee – Councillor Hutchison

(bb)   Winchester Sports Stadium Management Committee – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Sport (Councillor Prince) and Councillor Laming

2.         That representatives be reminded of their responsibilities whilst representing the Council on an external organisation, as summarised in Paragraphs 11.8 – 11.11 of the report and in the Guidance regarding serving on Outside Bodies.

3.         That the following appointments be deferred for consideration at a future Cabinet meeting:

(a)  The Carroll Centre Board of Trustees;

(b)  Hampshire Cultural Trust;

(c)  St John’s Winchester Charity.