Issue - items at meetings - Membership of the Local Government Association

Report of the Strategic Director; Resources (copy attached).

(1)               That it be agreed that the council should affiliate to the Local Government Association for 2012/13; rescinding its notice to withdraw;

(2)               That officers be instructed to write to the LGA, communicating the resolution at (1) above; and

(3)               That officers be instructed to give notice of the Council’s intention to withdraw its membership with effect from the renewal date in 2013; enabling the council to maintain sufficient flexibility to allow the council to annually review the value for money of the membership and respond accordingly.

229.1    The Chair introduced the report and stated that on balance it was felt that it would be worthwhile to re-affiliate for another year to the LGA, but that it would be beneficial to put the LGA on notice that the council was minded to disaffiliate in 2013.  He then put the recommendations to the vote.

229.2    RESOLVED:

(1)         That it be agreed that the council should affiliate to the Local Government Association for 2012/13; rescinding its notice to withdraw;

(2)         That officers be instructed to write to the LGA, communicating the resolution at (1) above; and

(3)         That officers be instructed to give notice of the Council’s intention to withdraw its membership with effect from the renewal date in 2013; enabling the council to maintain sufficient flexibility to allow the council to annually review the value for money of the membership and respond accordingly.