Jersey Environment Forum: Appointment of Members

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A decision made (27.07.2009) to approve the appointment of members to the Jersey Environment Forum.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2009-0131
Decision Summary Title	Appointment of Members to the Jersey Environment Forum		Date of Decision Summary:	2009
Decision Summary Author:	Sarah Le Claire, Assistant Director for Environmental Policy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title	Appointment of four new Members to the Jersey Environment Forum		Date of Written Report:	14 July 2009
Written Report Author:	Sarah Le Claire, Assistant Director for Environmental Policy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Environment Forum: appointment of members.
Decision(s): The Assistant Minister approved - 1. The appointment of Nick Palmer and Adrian Demaid as members for three years until August 2012. 2. The appointment of Christopher Le Cornu and Joanna Starkie as student members for one year until August 2010.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Jersey Environment Forum is a non-executive body whose purpose is to advise government on matters of environmental policy. It has twelve members who serve for terms of three years, resulting in the need to replace four retiring members each year.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: 1. The Director of Environment to write to the new members (once agreed) informing them of their successful appointments. 2. The Assistant Director for Environmental Policy to publish the new appointments on gov.je
Signature:		Position: Assistant Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision