Portfolio Holder Decisions

This report deals with the Leader’s proposed appointment of the Deputy Leader to the Solent Freeport Board, and the subsequent changes to the Leader’s Scheme of Delegation arising from this appointment.

On 12 March 2025, Cllr Jill Cleary, Leader made the following decision:

1. That the Deputy Leader (Cllr Steve Davies) be appointed to the
Solent Freeport Consortium Board, in place of the Leader of the Council.

2.That the revised Leader’s Scheme of Delegation at Appendix 1, be approved.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 19 March 2025.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.