Agenda item

Purpose of the report: To outline the procedure for the appointment of Special Interest Group (SIG) representation to the Basingstoke Joint Management Committee as co-opted Members and invite the committee to agree the appointment of co-opted Members for the period to May 2021.

Declarations of interest:

None

Officers:

Richard Plummer, Committee Assistant, Surrey County Council

Key points raised during the discussion:

1. Officers outlined the procedure for the election of Special Interest Groups to the JMC. It was explained to the Committee that it had received a number of Expressions of Interest from interested groups to join the JMC for a period of four years according to the terms set out in the Memorandum of Agreement of the JMC (2014), which were considered by the Committee.
   
   
2. Officers noted that Inland Waterways Association (IWA) was submitting a late bid to provide an Expression of Interest. The Chairman put to the Committee whether to allow for a late representation to be heard. The Committee agreed unanimously to hear the representation from the IWA. This is attached to the minutes as Annex A.
   
   
3. The Committee voted on applications for new representation of Special Interest Groups on the JMC.
   
   

Actions/further information to be provided:

None

Resolutions:

It was resolved that:

1.    The following four groups be appointed as Special Interest Groups for a period of four years according to the terms set out in the Memorandum of Agreement of the JMC (2014):

a.    Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club

b.    National Trust, River Wey and Godalming Navigations

c.    The Hart District Association of Parish and Town Councils

d.    Inland Waterways Association