Agenda, decisions and minutes

Joint Meeting of Executive, Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels - Wednesday 18th May, 2016 7.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Wallfields, Hertford. View directions

Contact: Martin Ibrahim  Tel: (01279) 502173 Email:  martin.ibrahim@eastherts.gov.uk

Note: Joint meeting to commence at the conclusion of the Annual Council meeting. 

Items
No. Item

28.

Appointment of Chairman

To appoint a Chairman for this meeting.

Minutes:

It was moved and seconded that Councillor K Crofton be appointed Chairman for this meeting.

 

RESOLVED - that Councillor K Crofton be appointed Chairman for this meeting.

29.

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To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the joint meeting held on 20 May 2015.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – that the Minutes of the joint meeting of the Executive, committees, sub-committees and panels held on 20 May 2015, be agreed and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

30.

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

Additional documents:

Decision:

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.

Minutes:

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:

 

Sub-Committee/Panel

No. of Members

Licensing Sub-Committee                     

          3

Standards Sub-Committee

          3

Local Joint Panel                                     
(4 Members of the Council and 4 representatives of employees drawn from UNISON with substitutes)

          8

District Planning Executive Panel

          3

 

(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.