Decision details

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report reviewing the Council’s decision-making structure.  Council noted that the Leader had given notice that an additional Executive Member had been appointed and the consequent impact on portfolio areas was detailed in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted.

Council was also advised that the size of the Conservative Group was now 45 and that there were now four sole independent Members.  A revised list of group nominations to seats had been circulated at the updated Essential Reference Paper ‘D’.  This included the appointment of Chairmen to committees and it was noted that Vice-Chairmen would be appointed at each committee’s first meeting.

Councillor G Williamson moved, and Councillor D Andrews seconded, a motion that the recommendations now detailed, be approved.  After being put to the meeting, and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

Council approved the proposals as now detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) the following Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory Committees and Joint Committees be appointed, with the number of voting Members stated:

(B)       the allocation of seats on committees in (A) above, as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ of the report submitted, be approved;

(C)       the membership and Chairmen of Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory Committees, joint Committees be as set out in Essential Reference Paper ‘D’ of the report submitted, with Members being appointed in accordance with the wishes of the political group to whom the seats on these bodies have been allocated;

(D)      the intention of the Leader of the Council to appoint 6 Members to the Executive (in addition to the Leader) with the portfolio responsibilities as detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, be noted;

(E)       the programme of Council meetings, as detailed at paragraph 5.1 of the report submitted, be approved;

(F)       the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to make changes in the standing membership of committees and joint committees in (A) above, in accordance with the wishes of the political group to whom seats on these bodies have been allocated;

(G)      the action to be taken by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, in consultation with the Leader, under delegated authority, concerning the appointment of representatives to outside bodies, be noted; and

(H)      the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make such amendments to the Council’s constitution as may be necessary to account for the decisions in (A) to (G) above.