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Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
The Chairman MOVED:-
THATthe following programme of ordinary meetings of the Council for the year 2019/20 be approved:-
24 July 2019, 11 September 2019, 6 November 21019, 8 January 2020, 26 February 2020, 29 April 2020.
Upon a vote being taken the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
The Chairman MOVED:-
“THAT the Council agree the existing scheme of delegations as set out in Part 3 of the Constitution.
Upon a vote being taken the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
The Chairman MOVED,
“THAT Members be appointed to outside bodies in accordance with the list circulated”
Upon a vote being taken the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED and the following appointments APPROVED.
Outside Body Appointments 2019/20
Outside Body |
Representative/s |
Appointment Length |
Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership |
Cllr S J Clist |
Annual |
Broadpath Landfill Liaison Committee |
Cllr R B Evans |
Annual |
Building Control Joint Committee |
The Leader
Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration
|
Annual |
Business Forum Mid Devon |
Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration
|
Annual |
Culm Garden Village Delivery Board |
The Leader
Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration
|
Annual |
Citizens Advice Bureau – Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon
|
Cllr G Barnell |
4 years until May 2023 |
Community Safety Partnership |
Cabinet Member for the Working Environment and Support Services |
4 years until May 2023
|
Council for the Protection of Rural England Devon Area Executive Committee
|
Cllr A Wilce |
Bi-annual |
Cullompton Town Team 2 Members
|
Cllr Mrs E M Andrews Vacant |
Annual |
Cullompton Traffic Issues & Environment Working Group |
Cllr Mrs N Woollatt |
4 years until May 2023 |
Dartmoor National Park Authority Forum 2 Members
|
Cllr D R Coren Cllr S J Penny |
4 years until May 2023 |
Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee (formally known as ‘Devon Authorities Waste Reduction & Recycling Committee’)
|
Cabinet Member for the Environment (plus a deputy) |
4 years until May 2023 |
Devon Districts Forum / Devon Local Government Steering Group
|
Leader |
Annual |
Devon Historic Buildings Trust |
Cllr G Barnell |
Annual |
Devon Rail Forum
|
Cllr J M Downes |
Annual |
LGA General
LGA Assembly / Annual Conference |
Leader |
4 years until May 2023
|
Gypsy and Traveller Forum |
|
Annual |
Heart of the South West Joint Committee |
Leader |
Annual |
INVOLVE – Voluntary Action in Mid Devon |
Cllr B A Moore |
Annual |
Mid and East Devon Children’s Centres Advisory Board (2 Members)
|
Cllr S J Penny Cllr Mrs I Hill |
4 years until 2023 |
Community Safety Partnership, Operational Delivery Group (ODG)
3 Members needed for the following areas:
· Exe area · Creedy area · Culm area
Please note: Members will only be called to a meeting if there is something specific to their area (in which case they would have been contacted beforehand) or the Member wishes to raise a concern about something which is in their local area).
|
Exe Cllr L J Cruwys
Creedy Cllr D R Coren
Culm Cllr L D Taylor |
4 years until 2023 |
Mid Devon Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (2 Members)
|
Cllr J Cairney Cllr L J Cruwys |
Bi-annual |
Most Sparsely Populated Councils Group (part of the RSN Rural Services Network) |
Cllr Mrs M E Squires |
4 years until May 2023
|
PCC Councillor Advocate Scheme |
Cllr A Wilce |
4 years until 2023 |
South West Councils |
Leader |
Annual |
South West Councils Employers Panel |
Cabinet Member for the Working Environment and Support Services
|
Annual |
3 Rivers Developments Limited |
Delegated to the Cabinet to agree a Member for this post.
|
Annual |
Tiverton Adventure Playground Committee |
Cllr B Holdman |
4 years until May 2023
|
Tiverton & District Community Transport Association
|
Cabinet Member for Community Well-Being |
4 years until May 2023
|
Tiverton & Mid Devon Museum Trust Executive Committee
|
Cllr Mrs F J Colthorpe |
4 years until May 2023 |
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
The Council had before it Tables setting out the proposed allocation of seats on Committees and other Council bodies.
Arising thereon:-
Appointment of Committees and Allocation of Seats on Committees and other Council Bodies
The Chairman MOVED THAT,
(a) the Tables be approved with regard to the allocation of seats on Committees and other bodies;
Councillor Mrs N Woollatt then put forward an Amendment seconded by Councillor A Wilce:
Section 15(4) and (5) Local Government and Housing Act 1989? provides for the following principles to apply to the appointment of seats to on committees and sub-committees. Broadly, the allocations should be in politically balanced as far as reasonably practicable:-
(a) All the seats on a committee/sub-committee or a joint body must not be allocated to the same political group.
(b) Any political group which has a majority on the full Council must be allocated the majority of seats on each committee, sub-committee and relevant joint body.
(c) Subject to the two principles in (a) and (b) above the number of seats, in total, for all the ordinary committees allocated to each political group must bear the same proportion to each group's proportion on the full Council.
(d) Subject to the three principles in (a) to (c) above, the number of seats on each committee, sub-committee and relevant joint body must be allocated to each political group in proportion to the political group's membership of the Council.”
I am concerned that the rounding on the political balance figures for the total committee seats has been rounded in a way that has resulted in the loss of 1 committee seats for the Greens and a gain of 1 committee seat for the Conservatives. In the interests of fairness and a wish to see this council as a whole politically balanced I suggest the following:
Amendment to 8 (a)
That the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the attached document headed 'Corrected Calculation of Committee Seat Allocations May 2019' (see attached) with the Conservative Group to subsequently agree which seat they would like to lose to the Greens.
The Chairman MOVED to suspend Procedure Rule 16(b) of the Council Procedure Rules to allow the Amendment to be heard: Procedure Rule 16 (b) requires that: (in the case of an Amendment (other than an Amendment moved in accordance with Rule 15), notice in writing of the Amendment shall have been delivered to the office of the Chief Executive of the District Council by no later than 9.30am on the day before the day of the meeting and a copy of it shall be circulated to each Member of the District Council by the Chief Executive at the commencement of the meeting at which it is to be discussed).
Following discussion and further amendment the final wording of the Amendment moved was “that the Council approve the allocation of seats on Committees and other Council Bodies as shown on the attached document headed 'Corrected Calculation of Committee Seat Allocations May 2019' (see attached) with the Conservative Group agreeing to lose a place on the Community Policy Development Group, to the Greens”.
Upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENT (as amended) was declared to have been CARRIED.
The Chairman MOVED THAT,
(b) 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 as determined in (a) above;
Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.
The Chairman MOVED THAT,
(c) 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 as determined in (a) above;
Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.
The Chairman MOVED THAT,
(d) the Chief Executive be authorised to give effect to such 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.
Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
Councillor B A Moore nominated Councillor R B Evans for election as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee. The nomination was seconded by Councillor T G Hughes.
Councillor L D Taylor nominated Councillor F W Letch for election as Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee. The nomination was seconded by Councillor J M Downes.
The Chairman then MOVED in accordance with Procedure Rule 19.4:
“THAT the vote in respect of this item shall be by Roll Call”
A roll call of Members present at the meeting was then taken.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR R B EVANS: Councillors: E J Berry, R J Chesterton, Mrs C A Collis, Mrs F J Colthorpe, D R Coren, N V Davey, Mrs C P Daw, W J Daw, C J Eginton, R B Evans, Mrs S Griggs, T G Hughes, B A Moore, S J Penny, R F Radford, C R Slade, Mrs M E Squires, and R L Stanley.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR F W LETCH: Councillors: Mrs E M Andrews, G Barnell, W Burke, J Cairney, S J Clist, L J Cruwys, R M Deed, R J Dolley, J M Downes, Mrs I Hill, B Holdman, D J Knowles, F W Letch, Miss J Norton, D F Pugsley, L D Taylor, B G J Warren, A White, A Wilce, Mrs N Woollatt, J Wright and A Wyer.
It was then:-
RESOLVED that Councillor F W Letch be elected Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee for the Municipal Year 2019/2020.
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
Councillor R L Stanley nominated Councillor R B Evans for election as Leader of the Council for the four years until 2023. This nomination was seconded by Councillor B A Moore.
Councillor Mrs N Woollatt nominated Councillor R M Deed for election as Leader of the Council for the four years until 2023. This nomination was seconded by Councillor D J Knowles.
Both nominees addressed the Council.
The Chairman then MOVED in accordance with Procedure Rule 19.4:
“THAT the vote in respect of this item shall be by Roll Call”
A roll call of Members present at the meeting was then taken.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR R B EVANS: Councillors: E J Berry, R J Chesterton, Mrs C A Collis, Mrs F J Colthorpe, D R Coren, N V Davey, Mrs C P Daw, W J Daw, C J Eginton, R B Evans, Mrs S Griggs, T G Hughes, B A Moore, S J Penny, R F Radford, C R Slade, Mrs M E Squires, and R L Stanley.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR R M DEED: Councillors: Mrs E M Andrews, G Barnell, W Burke, J Cairney, S J Clist, L J Cruwys, R M Deed, R J Dolley, J M Downes, Mrs I Hill, B Holdman, D J Knowles, F W Letch, Miss J Norton, D F Pugsley, L D Taylor, B G J Warren, A White, A Wilce, Mrs N Woollatt, J Wright and A Wyer.
It was then:-
RESOLVED that Councillor R M Deed be elected Leader of the Council until 2023.
Councillor R M Deed then made a Declaration of Acceptance of Office and thanked the Council for appointing him as Leader.
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 22/05/2019 - Council
Decision published: 28/05/2019
Effective from: 22/05/2019
Decision:
Councillor L D Taylor nominated Councillor L J Cruwys for election as Chairman of the District Council for the year 2019/2020. This nomination was seconded by Councillor F W Letch.
Councillor C R Slade nominated Councillor R F Radford for election as Chairman of the District Council for the year 2019/2020. This nomination was seconded by Councillor E J Berry.
The Chairman then MOVED in accordance with Procedure Rule 19.4:
“THAT the vote in respect of this item shall be by Roll Call”
A roll call of Members present at the meeting was then taken.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR L J CRUWYS: Councillors: Mrs E M Andrews, G Barnell, W Burke, J Cairney, S J Clist, L J Cruwys, R M Deed, R J Dolley, J M Downes, Mrs I Hill, B Holdman, D J Knowles, F W Letch, D F Pugsley, L D Taylor, B G J Warren, A White, A Wilce, Mrs N Woollatt, J Wright and A Wyer.
Those voting for COUNCILLOR R F RADFORD: Councillors: E J Berry, R J Chesterton, Mrs C A Collis, Mrs F J Colthorpe, D R Coren, N V Davey, Mrs C P Daw, W J Daw, C J Eginton, R B Evans, Mrs S Griggs, T G Hughes, B A Moore, S J Penny, R F Radford, C R Slade, Mrs M E Squires, and R L Stanley.
Those abstaining: Councillor Miss J Norton.
It was then:-
RESOLVED that Councillor L J Cruwys be elected Chairman of the Mid Devon District Council for the Municipal Year 2019/2020
In accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972, Councillor L J Cruwys then made a Declaration of Acceptance of Office.