Minutes:
The Chairman noted that, in response to a query raised prior to the Committee, Members were appointed for a period of 4 years to the Joint Committee, Paragraph 3.4 of the Terms of Reference refers:
3.4 “In the year 2013 and every fourth year thereafter being a year in which Members of the Joint Committee shall retire each of the two Councils shall appoint Members of the Joint Committee as herein provided at the first convenient meeting of such Councils”.
Councillors were reminded this was notwithstanding the other provisions within the Terms of Reference in respect of each of the constituent Councils’ powers in respect of appointment of Members.
Resolved:
That the information be noted.