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APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT RESERVE INDEPENDENT PERSON
Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Council (Item 77)
77 APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT RESERVE INDEPENDENT PERSON 
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REPORT OF DIRECTOR – GOVERNANCE AND MONITORING OFFICER
The report seeks approval to appoint a replacement Reserve Independent Person with effect from the 29 January 2026 for a period of up to 4 years.
Additional documents:
Decision:
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.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 25 minutes 41 seconds
Councillor Daniel Allen, as Executive Member for Governance presented the report entitled ‘Appointment of Reserve Independent Person’ and advised that:
· This report requested approval from Council to appoint a Reservice Replacement Independent Person following the resignation of the current Reserve Independent Person.
· Approval was sought to appoint Joel Rogers from 29 January 2026 for a fixed term period of up to 4 years.
Councillor Daniel Allen proposed and Councillor Sean Nolan seconded and, following a vote, it was:
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 the Standards Committee to extend for a further 2 years.
(2) Delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the 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 Independent Persons are unable to advise on a matter. This should also allow for a degree of succession planning/ training whilst experienced persons are in place.