Decision details

The Council considered a report updating the Council on revised political management arrangements and on vacancies which had arisen on the Councils Committees and other outside bodies/organisations.

Decision

The Council agreed to the following changes and arrangements to the Political Management arrangements of the Council :-

1.    To appoint Councillor Roddy McCuish as Depute Policy Lead for Economic Development, European Affairs, Renewables and Strategic Tourism, replacing Councillor Corry in that role.

2.    To invite the non- Administration Members on the Council to nominate  members to fill the current vacancies on the Audit Committee, PRS Committee, Regulatory Cohort/PPSL Committee and Licensing Board with nominations being advised to the Executive Director of Customer Services.

3.    To invite the Leader of the SNP Council Group  to fill the current vacancies created by the recent member resignation on the Community Services Committee, the Harbour Board and the West of Scotland Archeological  Service .

4.    To appoint Councillor Roddy McCuish to the Argyll and Islands Task Force.

5.    To appoint Councillor Mary-Jean Devon to the Argyll Ferry Users Group and to invite the SNP Opposition Group to nominate a member to fill the vacancy on the Argyll Ferry Users Group, replacing Councillor Elaine Robertson.

6.    To appoint Councillor Dick Walsh to fill the elected member place on Business Loans Scotland.

7.    To appoint Councillor John McAlpine to fill the elected Member place on the Clyde Marine Planning Partnership.

8.    To appoint both the Chair and Vice Chair of the EDI Committee to the Northern Roads Collaboration Forum.

9.    To delegate the implementation of all of the above to the Executive Director of Customer Services in consultation with the Leader and Depute Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Council’s main opposition Group.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director – Customer Services dated 22 March 2016, submitted)