Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director – Customer Services

The Committee gave consideration to a report which detailed the working arrangements of the Kintyre Initiative Working Group (KIWG) and updated on the  informal agreement between Ward 1 and Ward 2 Councillors which had been  in place since June 2007 (the first meeting of the Group following introduction of multi-member wards) to the effect that only Ward 1 Councillors can chair the meeting.  In addition, representation has been made that it would be entirely appropriate for a Ward 2 Councillor to chair this meeting given Ward 2 represents Kintyre.  As the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Committee appointed all 6 Ward 1&2 Councillors onto the Group, it would be appropriate that the Area Committee take a view on the arrangements for chairing the meeting and in doing so, they may wish to take cognisance of any emerging political management arrangements.

Decision

Members agreed:

1.                  That Ward 1 and Ward 2 Members would be eligible to be voted on as

Chair by the Kintyre Initiative Working Group (KIWG) members.

2.                  That the nomination of the Chair would be delegated to the Elected Members of the KIWG.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director – Customer Services, dated 2 October 2013,  submitted).