Issue - meetings

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services presented the Political Balance and Committee Membership of the Council report. He said that Council was required to approve the decision-making arrangements for the discharge of functions; this includes being told by the Leader about the composition and constitution of the Executive for the ensuing year, the names of those Members chosen to be Executive Members and also determine the Council’s Committee structure and Chairmen/membership of those committees in line with the political balance of the Council.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services said the appointment of Members to outside bodies was delegated to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in consultation with the Leader and would be appointed following the Annual Council meeting.

Councillor Crystall proposed that the recommendations in the report be supported. Councillor Goldspink seconded the proposal.

Councillor McAndrew asked if calendar invites would be put into Members’ diaries.

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services confirmed that invites would be put into Members’ diaries.

Councillor Thomas said that his name was spelt incorrectly in Appendix B and asked for it to be corrected.

The motion to support the recommendations having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – That (A) the Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory Committees and Joint Committees with the number of voting Members listed in paragraph 2.1 be appointed;

(B)       That the political balance of the Council at Appendix A be agreed

(C)       That the membership and Chairman of Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory Committees and Joint Committees be as set out in Appendix B, with Members being appointed in accordance with the wishes of the political group to whom the seats on these bodies have been allocated;

(D)      That the intention of the Leader of the Council to appoint Members to the Executive (in addition to the Leader) with the portfolio responsibilities as detailed in Appendix C be noted;

(E)        That the programme of Council meetings, as detailed at paragraph 4.1, be approved;

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

(G)      That 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 Head of Legal and Democratic Services 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.