Issue - meetings

Appointment of Spokespersons for Joint Committees and External Bodies

 

 

Meeting: 20/05/2026 - Annual Council (Item 14.)

14. Appointment of Spokespersons for Joint Committees and External Bodies pdf icon PDF 351 KB

To determine the Council’s spokespersons nominated to reply to oral questions at Council for the 2026/2027 Municipal Year.

 

Contact: Leigh Webb, Head of Governance

Decision:

1)    That the nomination of spokespersons to reply to oral questions at meetings of Council, on behalf of Kirklees Active Leisure and West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel, be delegated to Group Business Managers for determination.

 

2)    That it be noted that the Member appointed by Council to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority will be the spokesperson for that body and its Committees.

 

3)    That it be noted that the spokespersons for the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority and West Yorkshire Joint Services Committee will be notified by those bodies.

 

4)    That it be noted that the appointed spokesperson for the West Yorkshire Adoption Joint Committee (One Adoption) will be the substantive representative.