Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Interim Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The changes to the Constitution approved by Annual Council relating to Executive Functions, including the revised Scheme of Delegation and revised list of Proper Officer Functions, be approved.

The Interim Head of Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report seeking approval for the appointment of Chairmen to Committees set up by Council at its Annual meeting on 18 May 2016 and the establishment of sub-committees and panels.  The Executive was also requested to approve the changes to the Constitution approved by Annual Council relating to Executive Functions, including the revised Scheme of Delegation and revised list of Proper Officer Functions.

It was noted that the appointment of Vice-Chairmen would be dealt with at the next meetings of the relevant committees.

The joint meeting noted the nominations of the political group to the seats on sub-committees and panels as detailed in the report now submitted and approved the recommendations as now detailed.

RESOLVED – that (A) the following Sub-Committees and Panels be appointed, with the number of voting Members stated:

(B)   seats on Sub-Committees and Panels, where relevant, be allocated to the sole political group on the Council;

(C)   as a consequence of the decisions at (A) - (B) above, the membership of Sub-Committees and Panels be as set out in Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, with, where appropriate, Members being appointed in accordance with the wishes of the political group to whom the seats on these bodies have been allocated;

(D)   the Members detailed at Essential Reference Paper ‘C’ of the report submitted, be appointed as Chairmen (and where specified, Vice-Chairmen) of the bodies detailed;

(E)   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; and

(F)   the changes to the Constitution approved by Annual Council relating to Executive Functions, including the revised Scheme of Delegation and revised list of Proper Officer Functions, be approved.