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LGBCS appointments
21/05/2004
Two new members have been appointed to
the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.
The new members are Mr Kenneth
McDonald and Mr Richard Millham.
Mr Millham brings 12 years experience
as Principal / Chief Executive of Motherwell College. Mr
Millham has a background in strategic planning and of the
development and implementation of institutional change and
of successful business solutions, nationally and
internationally.
Mr McDonald has extensive experience
in Local Government with over 29 years as a town planner
dealing with environmental and land use issues in different
parts of the country, most recently as a Service Manager
with Stirling Council. Mr McDonald, a part time planning
consultant, also has previous experience of electoral
boundary reviews with Central Regional Council.
These
appointments will be
for
4 years and will run
from
24 May 2004 to
23 May 2008. These posts
are part-time and attract a remuneration of a daily fee of
£210 plus expenses for a time commitment of
an average of 24 days
per year. The average of 24 days per year will be during
the period of the proposed review of electoral boundaries
from August 2004 -2006 reverting to 12 days thereafter.
This is subject to the approval of the Scottish Parliament
on the terms of the Local Governance (Scotland) Bill. No
other public appointments are held by Mr Millham and Mr
McDonald.
The Local Government Boundary
Commission is an advisory non-departmental body constituted
under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. Its primary
task is to make proposals to Ministers for effecting
changes in local government administrative and electoral
areas, which appear to be desirable in the interests of
effective and convenient local government.
These Ministerial public appointments
were made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by
the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
All appointments are made on merit and
political activity plays no part in the selection process.
However, in accordance with the original
Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for
appointees' political activity (if there is any to be
declared) to be made public. Neither of the candidates has
declared any political activity.
Appointments are made on a part time
basis. The Chair is Mr John Marjoribanks; Deputy Chair is
Mr Brian Wilson. Members are Professor Hugh Begg and Dr
Iseabel Ann Glen.