Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Council Solicitor.

The report invites the Board to consider changes required to the ‘Terms of Reference’ as set out in Article 9 of the Council Constitution. The changes are needed to take account of changes to the Code of Conduct for Councillors and Co-opted Members.

This item was deferred at the last meeting to allow the partners to give further consideration to the matter.

The Board is requested to give consideration to the content of the report and consider the arrangements for substitute members of the Board.

Officer contact: Jonathan Vali, 0161 474 3201, jonathan.vali@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Board to consider governance issues arising from the operation of the Board since its establishment in April 2013, in particular the arrangements for substitute members and proposed additions to the Board’s general role in light of guidance issued by Department of Health. This item had been deferred from the last meeting to allow members of the Board to consider further the implications of the proposed amendments.

RESOLVED – That the Board supports the proposed amendments to Article 9 of the Council Constitution as detailed in the report, including the proposal to appoint one named substitute for each organisation represented on the Board, subject to the revision of the addition in point 9.03 of Appendix 1 to read:-

All members of the Board who are not elected members of the authority will be treated, for the purposes of the Board, as if Co-opted Members of the Authority for the duration of their membership of the Board.

To consider a report of the Council Solicitor.

The report invites the Board to consider changes required to the ‘Terms of Reference’ as set out in Article 9 of the Council Constitution. The changes are neede to take account of changes to the Code of Conduct for Councillors and Co-opted Members.

The Board is requested to give consideration to the content of the report and consider the arrangements for substitute members of the Board.

Officer contact: Jonathan Vali, 0161 474 3201, jonathan.vali@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Board to consider governance issues arising from the operation of the Board since its establishment in April 2013, namely the arrangements for substitute members and proposed additions to the Board’s general role in light of guidance issued by Department of Health.

RESOLVED – That consideration of the report be deferred to allow for further consideration by partners of the issues raised in the report.

To consider a report of the Council Solicitor

The reports sets out issues arising from the operation of the governance arrangements for the Health & Wellbeing Board since its establishment in April 2013.

The Working Party is requested to consider the report and provide any views on the governance arrangements for the Health and Wellbeing Board since its establishment in April 2013.

Officer Contact: Jonathan Vali on 0161 474 3201 or e mail: jonathan.vali@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Council Solicitor submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out issues arising from the operation of the governance arrangements for the Health and Wellbeing Board since its establishment in April 2013.

The Local Government Association had advised that all non-councillor members of the Health & Wellbeing Board, be they officers or other members, should be considered as co-opted members of the local authority and as such were bound by the requirements to disclose their pecuniary interests. As a consequence of this requirement, the current provision for the appointment of substitute members of the Board now needed to be revised. For councillors, appointing a substitute from other councillors had provided no difficulty, however to appoint a substitute for a non-councillor who would then have rights to participate fully in the discussion and vote would conflict with the requirements for the disclosure of interests.

RESOLVED – That this Working Party supports the appointment of a single named substitute for each organisation represented on the Health and Wellbeing Board.