No action over missed National Park meetings

A member of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will not face any action despite missing three meetings in a row.

Simon Myers said he missed the meetings of the authority's finance and resources committee as they clashed with those of North Yorkshire Council's executive which, as a member, he was obliged to attend.

At a meeting on Tuesday, members of the National Park Authority agreed Myers should not face any repercussions for non-attendance.

They said Myers was a valuable member of the authority and voted unanimously to take no action over the missed meetings.

Myers represents Mid-Craven on North Yorkshire Council and is the executive member for culture, arts and housing.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, members of the National Park Authority heard Myers missed three committee meetings in May, October and December last year, although he did attend in February this year.

Park Authority rules meant the organisation had to bring the non-attendance to the attention of the appointing body unless it was "satisfied circumstances do not warrant that course of action".

Member Stuart Parsons, who represents Richmond on North Yorkshire Council, said it "doesn't hurt" to have an executive member of the council who could "go back and talk to their colleagues on that executive".

Members voted unanimously not to take any action over Myers' non-attendance.

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