Meeting documents

SCC Constitution and Governance Committee
Thursday, 20th October, 2022 2.00 pm

  • Meeting of Constitution and Governance Committee, Thursday 20th October 2022 2.00 pm (Item 8.)

To receive PowerPoint presentation and verbal update

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered a presentation from the Council’s Monitoring Officer and Strategic Manager – Governance and Democratic Services, Scott Wooldridge, which outlined the approach and options for recruiting Independent Persons for the new Somerset Council.

 

The following points were highlighted:

·         Councillors queried why 3 had been chosen and not 5 persons.

The Monitoring Officer advised that 3 was the standard number used.

·         Councillors queried how many independent persons were currently appointed across the county.

The Monitoring Officer advised that there were 6 independent persons.

·         Councillors requested that the workloads be reviewed every year to ensure that 3 independent persons were sufficient.