Issue - meetings

To set the Area Board’s priority actions for the forthcoming year and appoint Lead Members to those priority areas.

The Board considered the Priority Areas and the Appointment of Priority Group Representatives for 2023/24.

It was:

Resolved:

To appoint the following Councillors as Priority Group Representatives for 2023/24:

Health and Wellbeing – Cllr Tony Pickernell

Youth Engagement – Cllr Christopher Williams

Environment – Mark Connolly

To set the Area Board’s priority actions for the forthcoming year and appoint Lead Members to those priority areas.

Having reviewed the progress that they had made towards their priorities over the past two years, the Area Board were invited to consider their priority actions for the forthcoming year and to appoint Lead Members to those priorities.

Cllr O’Neill noted that he had not been a Lead Member for a specific priority area for 2022/23 as he had been Chairman of the Area Board. He spoke about his keen interest in improving transport in the Area Board and suggested adding transport as a fifth priority area, which he could lead on.

The other members welcomed Cllr O’Neill’s suggestion and stated that they felt it would be beneficial to retain their priority areas from 2022/23 in order to build upon the work that they had already undertaken.

On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by Cllr Thorn, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To retain the four existing priority areas and appoint the same Lead Members as 2022/23.

On the proposal of Cllr O’Neill, seconded by the Chairman, it was resolved to make the:

Decision

To add transport as a fifth priority area with Cllr O’Neill appointed as Lead Member.

• Young People – Cllr Sam Pearce-Kearney

• Older People – Cllr Tom Rounds

• Environment – Cllr Ian Thorn

• Economy – Cllr Tony Trotman

• Transport – Cllr Ashley O’Neill