Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Head of Democratic and Legal Support Services.

The Head of Democratic and Legal Support Services submitted a report reviewing the allocation of seats to political groups following the recent by-election in Hunsdon ward.  He advised that notification had been received that a group of Independents had been formed.  As a consequence of this, the proposed allocation of seats was detailed in the report now submitted. 

Council noted that the group of Independents had nominated Councillor M Newman to serve on Environment Scrutiny Committee.  All other places remained unchanged.

RESOLVED – that (A) the allocation of seats be as set out in the report now submitted, and

(B)      the membership of Scrutiny Committees, Regulatory Committees, as now detailed, with Members being appointed in accordance with the wishes of the political groups to whom the seats on these bodies have been allocated, be approved.

At this point, Councillor R Taylor raised a point of order by suggesting that Minute 427 - Bishop’s Stortford 2020 Vision and Mill Site Brief (referred to at Minute 438 above) had not been approved as the substantive motion had not been put.  The Chairman advised that he believed the substantive motion had been put and approved.  However, to allay Members’ concerns, the substantive motion was put and CARRIED.