Members were informed that the Constitution allows the Leader to appoint Portfolio Holders but was currently silent on the appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders. The Leader of the Council had stated his intention to allow for the appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders, which would necessitate an amendment to the Constitution.
RESOLVED that the Constitution be amended to allow the Leader of the Council to appoint Deputy Portfolio Holders as appropriate to undertake functions such as those set out in the report.
Reason
The appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders will assist with reporting procedures.
The Committee were informed of the Leader’s intention to allow for the appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders, as necessary, following an amendment to the Constitution.
Three Cabinet Members have been appointed to the East Midlands Combined County Authority Committees, two as substitutes and one as a full committee member. It is considered that the appointment of Councillor Bunn as Deputy Economic Development and Asset Management Portfolio Holder will assist with her role on the Jobs and Skills Committee through the reporting procedure.
It is further suggested that the appointment of a Deputy will assist the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Asset Management, Councillor Milan Radulovic MBE, whose role has grown recently to include the following:
· Board Membership of the East Midlands Combined County Authority
· Representative of EM DEVCO ltd Oversight body until its closure
· Membership of the Railways Growth Board and Economic Prosperity Committee
· Chair of the Joint Planning Advisory Board
· Oversight of the Stapleford New Town Deal, Kimberley LUF and UKSPF funding streams
· Oversight of the Brinsley Headstocks, within Colliers Wood.
RESOLVED to allow the Leader to appoint Deputy Portfolio Holders as appropriate to undertake functions such as those set out in paragraph 3 below.
The Leader had stated an intention to allow for the appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders, as necessary, following an amendment to the Constitution.
RECOMMENDED to the Governance, Audit and Standards Committee, and subsequently full Council, to allow the Leader to appoint Deputy Portfolio Holders as appropriate to undertake functions such as those set out in in the report.
Reason
The appointment of Deputy Portfolio Holders would allow for Cabinet members to have contingency for responsibilities following the added responsibility for the current Portfolio Holders.