Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that Councillor Anne Clarke be theLocal Nature Recovery Champion Member role for the Council.

Committee considered a detailed report in relation to re-establishing the Local Nature Recovery (LNR) Champion Member role and to re-select a Member to the role.

Following the district elections in May 2023, it was now necessary to re-select a Member to the role of LNR Champion.  This role would continue to work closely with the Planning Policy team as the focus of the four pledges were carried forward.  This position would also sit on a newly formed LNR task and finish group, who would collectively identify focus for forthcoming workstreams and ongoing engagement with the county wide LNRS preparation. 

To aid with this selection, the leaders of the Council’s political groups had been emailed to notify them of this potential opportunity and to establish whether there was any interested Members that would wish to volunteer for the Local Nature Recovery Champion role.  Volunteers had been asked to direct their interest to the Governance Team by 5pm on Friday 19^th January 2024.  This would allow for any relevant nominees to be presented at the Executive meeting for consideration. 

It was noted that Councillor Anne Clarke had put her name forward for the Local Nature Recovery (LNR) Champion Member role.

Moved by Councillor Duncan Mcgregor and seconded by Councillor Sandra Peake

RESOLVED that Councillor Anne Clarke be the Council’s Local Nature Recovery (LNR) Champion Member.

Reasons for Recommendation

To re-select a Member volunteer for the role of Local Nature Recovery Champion, and to appoint a Member to the role.

Alternative Options and Reasons for Rejection

It would be possible to not create a Local Nature Recovery Champion, although this would not achieve the benefits stated in the report. Therefore, officers had not considered this option.