Issue - meetings

To receive a report of the Monitoring Officer.

Council considered a report seeking appointments to be made for the roles of Independent Person and reserve Independent Persons for the new Standards regime under the Localism Act 2011.  Council recalled that, at its meeting held on 16 May 2012, Officers were authorised to seek an arrangement with other Authorities for a pool of Independent Persons to be established.  The Monitoring Officer advised that this had not proved possible and so applications for the position of Independent Person were advertised.  He detailed the recruitment process undertaken in the report now submitted.

In response to a question from Councillor J Wing, the Monitoring Officer confirmed that the proposed appointees were resident in East Herts.

Council approved the appointments now detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) Philip Copland be appointed as Independent Person; and

(B)      Katherine Dumovic and Hazel Howitt be appointed as reserve Independent Persons.