Report to:			COUNCIL
Date:			28 September 2023
Title:			Appointments to Outside Bodies – Tavi BID
Portfolio Area:			Leader
Wards Affected:			All
Urgent Decision:		N		Approval and clearance obtained:			Y
Date next steps can be taken: Immediately following this meeting
Author:	Darryl White				Role:	Head of Democratic Services
Contact:	Email: darryl.white@swdevon.gov.uk

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Council RESOLVES to appoint the Lead Hub Committee Member for Economy as the Council’s representative on the ‘Tavistock Business Improvement District Board’ Outside Body and that, for the purposes of Members’ Allowances, attendance at meetings of this Body be regarded as an ‘approved duty’.

1. Executive summary

Tavistock Business Improvement District

1.1 On 9 August 2023, officers received a request from the Tavistock Business Improvement District (BID) Manager to consider making a formal West Devon Borough Council Member representative appointment on to the organisation;

1.2 The request stated that Cllr Jory (the Council’s lead Hub Committee Member for the Economy) had been attending Board meetings of the BID in an informal capacity due to the Constitution of the organisation only allowing for 20% of appointed Board members to be from local authorities;

1.3 However, with effect from September 2023, the Manager informed that the BID Board was to increase the size of its total membership to enable for a second local authority Member representative to be appointed to serve on it (increasing the number of local authority representatives from 1 (previously being a Tavistock Town Council Member representative) to 2 to now include provision for a West Devon Borough Council Member representative);

1.4 As a result and, by virtue of already attending Board meetings, it is recommended that the lead Hub Committee Member for Economy (Cllr Jory) be appointed to serve on this Outside Body for the remainder of the 2023/24 Municipal Year;

1.5 Thereafter, it is intended that this organisation be added to the list of Outside Bodes that are appointed to at the Annual meeting of Council each May.

2. Implications

Implications	Relevant to proposals Y/N	Details and proposed measures to address
Legal/Governance	Y	None
Financial implications to include reference to value for money	N	There are no direct financial implications
Risk	N	None
Supporting Corporate Strategy		Efficient and Effective Council
Climate Change - Carbon / Biodiversity Impact		Not applicable
Comprehensive Impact Assessment Implications
Equality and Diversity		Not applicable
Safeguarding		Not applicable
Community Safety, Crime and Disorder		Not applicable
Health, Safety and Wellbeing		Not applicable
Other implications		Not applicable

Supporting Information

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