Councillor Bill Binks, Councillor Jacqueline Cameron, Councillor Andy Doig, Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Emma Rodden, Councillor James Sheridan and Mr Thomas Wallace (Johnstone Community Council).

Councillor Steel, Chair, presided.

L McIntyre, Head of Policy & Commissioning, A Armstrong-Walter, Strategic Partnerships & Inequalities Manager and S Graham, Partnership Manager (all Chief Executive’s Service); D Gilles, Head of Facilities Management (Environment & Infrastructure) (Lead Officer); and D Low, Senior Committee Services Officer and N O’Brien, Assistant Committee Services Officer (both Finance & Resources).

P McCulloch, Adult Services Manager, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the appointment of community representative to vacant positions within the Local Partnership.  

The report advised that in terms of the decision taken at the meeting of the Council held on 27 September 2018 membership of each Local Partnership would comprise of an equal number of elected members from Renfrewshire Council and community representatives, with the standing members being those elected members who represented wards within the Local Partnership area and representatives of active community councils in the area.  The report listed eleven elected members who were eligible for membership together with the representatives for Johnstone and Linwood Community Council, being the only two active community councils in the area.  

Details of eight applicants who had expressed an interest in providing a community representative to sit on this Local Partnership were listed within the report.  Criteria to support standing members to determine the appointment of community representatives was also provided, together with information about the two additional applications for membership not included within the report.

It was further proposed that the remaining place be filled by a youth representative.  Applications from youth representatives would actively be pursued by Chief Executive’s Department.  This was agreed unanimously. 

DECIDED:

(a) That Margaret Lavery (Quarrelton Area Tenants and Residents Association); Laura Graham (Linwood Scout Group); Adele Fraser (Linstone Housing Association); Lesley Compston (KLAS Care); Jackie Armour (KAIROS); Iain McMillan (Johnstone Community Sports Complex); Margaret Johnston (Johnstone Business Consortium); and Ricky Kelly (Johnstone Castle Tenants and Residents Association) be appointed to the Local Partnership and;

(b) That the final vacant place be kept available in the first instance for a youth representative.

Councillor Derek Bibby, Councillor Alison Jean Dowling, Councillor John Hood, Councillor Scott Kerr and Ms M McElhinney, Linwood Community Council.

Councillor Cameron declared a non-financial interest in item 1 on the agenda as she was a member Kairos, one of the groups nominating a representative to the Local Partnership.  She intimated that she would remain in the meeting but would not take part in the discussion and decision on the application.

It was noted that the next meeting would be held in March 2019 on a date and time to be advised as soon as possible.

It was proposed that meetings of this Local Partnership be held at venues within the local community and that the meetings be held in the evenings.  This was agreed.

DECIDED:  That the next meeting of the Johnstone and Linwood Local Partnership be held in March 2019 at a venue within the local area, on a date and at a time to be advised as soon as possible.