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RESOLVED: That Council:
 

(1)  
Appointed Joel Rogers as Reserve Independent Person;

 
such appointments/
confirmation of continuing appointments under 2.1 be for a fixed
term of up to 4 years from 29 January 2026, based on 2-years, with
delegation to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the
Chair and Vice Chair of Standards Committee to extend for a further
2 years.

(2)  
Delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Chair
and Vice Chair of Standards Committee, the decision (if the current
Independent Person decides within term to resign/ unable to act/ no
longer qualifies), to appoint one of the existing Reserve
Independent Persons as the Independent Person and/ or to undertake
any further recruitment, as may be required.
 
REASON FOR
DECISIONS: To ensure that the Council’s Standards
processes can operate in accordance with legislative requirements
if one or both Independent Person and Reserve IPs are unable to
advise on a matter. This should also allow for a degree of
succession planning/ training whilst experienced persons are in
place.