Agenda item

Allocation to follow.

It is recommended:

(a)  that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule;

(b)  that Members be appointed to Committees in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats  in (a) above;

(c)   that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified  to the  Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

(d)  that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

(e)  that the appointments to seats remaining to be filled by ungrouped Members shall be made at this meeting

Arising thereon:-

Appointment of Committees, Policy Development Groups, certain Working Groups and other Council Bodies

The following recommendation had been put before the council

a)      that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule;

b)      that Members be appointed to Committees and Policy Development Groups, in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

c)      that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

d)      that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Policy Development Groups, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

e)      that the appointments to seats remaining to be filled by ungrouped Members shall be made at this meeting

Councillor B Warren MOVED an AMENDMENT, seconded by Councillor Mrs N Woollatt:

That subject to amending the allocation of seats for Non-Aligned Group on Standards Committee from 1 to 2 and amending the allocation of seats on Economy PDG from 2 to 1. This would result in the surplus seat from Economy PDG to be left for ungrouped members to be appointed to instead of Standards.

Upon a vote being taken the AMENDMENT was declared to have been CARRIED and the following APPROVED:

a)    that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule; subject to amending the allocation of seats for Non-Aligned Group on Standards Committee from 1 to 2 and amending the allocation of seats on Economy PDG from 2 to 1 This will result in the surplus seat from Economy PDG to be left for ungrouped members to be appointed to instead of Standards.

b)    that Members be appointed to Committees in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

c)    that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

d)    that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

e)    that the appointments to seats remaining to be filled by ungrouped Members shall be made at this meeting

Councillor Mrs E Lloyd MOVED an AMENDMENT, seconded by Councillor L Taylor:

That the Planning Committee seat allocation be reduced for the Green group by 1 and increased for the Liberal Democrat group allocation by 1 and Environment PDG be increased for the Green group allocation by 1 and decreased the Liberal Democrat group allocation by 1.

Upon a vote being taken the AMENDMENT was declared to have been CARRIED and the following APPROVED:

a)    that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the schedule; subject to amending the allocation of seats for Non-Aligned Group on Standards Committee from 1 to 2 and amending the allocation of seats on Economy PDG from 2 to 1 This will result in the surplus seat from Economy PDG to be left for ungrouped members to be appointed to instead of Standards. As well as subject to amending the allocation of seats on: Planning Committee by reducing the Green group allocation by 1 and increasing the Liberal Democrat group allocation by 1 and Environment PDG by increasing the Green group allocation by 1 and decreasing the Liberal Democrat group allocation by 1.

b)    that Members be appointed to Committees in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

c)    that Members also be appointed to Working Groups and other Internal Bodies in accordance with the names notified to the Chief Executive by each of the Political Groups represented on the Council, to give effect to the approved allocation of seats in (a) above;

d)    that the Chief Executive be authorised to make changes to membership of Committees, Working Groups and other Internal Bodies as may be notified to him from time to time by the relevant Political Group to which those seats have been allocated by the Council;

e)    that the appointments to seats remaining to be filled by ungrouped Members shall be made at this meeting

The District Solicitor and Monitoring Officer asked the ungrouped Members who would sit on the seats that remained. 

After Members discussed the remaining seat allocation for the ungrouped Members, Councillor N Davey MOVED, seconded by Councillor J Downes that:

• Councillor Evans would sit on Audit Committee, Homes, Economy PDG and the Electoral Review Committee.
• Councillor Pugsley would sit on the Licensing Committee, Regulatory Committee and Community PDG.
• Councillor Moore would sit on the Planning Committee.

Upon a vote being taken the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.