Decision - Appointment of Member Champion for Culture

Appointment of Member Champion for Culture

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That Councillor Maddison be appointed the Member Champion for Culture until May 2027.

Reasons for the decision:

To enable a Member Champion for Culture to be appointed for the current four year term of office.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Implementation:

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 2 October 2023 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

Information:

Member champions are elected members who act as an advocate or spokesperson for a specific area of the Council’s business. The main responsibility of each member champion is to encourage communication and positive action over the issue they represent.

At the meeting, Councillor David Thomas proposed and Councillor Chris Lewis seconded a motion that was agreed unanimously by the Cabinet, as set out above.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Publication date: 22/09/2023

Date of decision: 19/09/2023

Effective from: 30/09/2023