Issue - meetings
Representation of Political Groups on Committees
Meeting: 19/02/2020 - Council (Item 9)
9 Representation of Political Groups on Committees PDF 90 KB
This report details the outcome of a review of the representation of different political groups on committees following the change in political balance on the Council as a result of the three Council by-elections held in the Alperton, Barnhill and Wembley Central wards on 23 January 2020.
Additional documents:
- 08a. Appendix 1 - Political Balance Rules, item 9 PDF 52 KB
- Webcast for Representation of Political Groups on Committees
Decision:
AGREED that as a result of a review of the representation of political groups on committees, undertaken following a change in political balance on the Council as a result of three local by-elections held in January 2020:
(1) The size of each existing committee remains unchanged, as set out in section 3.8 of the report, with the newly established Council Tax Setting Committee to comprise of 5 seats, as detailed in section 3.10 of the report.
(2) To confirm (where the rules of political balance apply) the allocation of seats on committees to each of the Council’s political groups as detailed within the report.
(3) That appointments be made, where required, to the committees in (2) above giving effect to the wishes of the political groups allocated the seats.
(4) To note that the political balance on sub-committees would be reviewed at the first available meeting of the General Purposes Committee and Licensing Committee.
Minutes:
Councillor Muhammed Butt (as Leader of the Council) introduced the report from the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations, which he advised, fulfilled the Council’s duty to review and determine the representation of different political groups on certain Committees. This was as a result of the membership and political balance on the Council having changed following the result of the by-elections held in the wards of Alperton, Barnhill and Wembley Central on Thursday 23 January 2020.
As no Members indicated that they wished to speak on the item, the Mayor put the recommendations in the report to a vote by show of hands and they were unanimously declared CARRIED.
It was therefore RESOLVED:
(1) The size of each existing committee remain unchanged, as set out in section 3.8 of the report, with the newly established Council Tax Setting Committee to comprise of 5 seats, as detailed in section 3.10 of the report.
(2) To confirm (where the rules of political balance apply) the allocation of seats on committees to each of the Council’s political groups as detailed within the report.
(3) That appointments be made, where required, to the committees in (2) above giving effect to the wishes of the political groups allocated the seats.
(4) To note that the political balance on sub-committees for the General Purposes Committee and Licensing Committee would be reviewed at the first available meeting of both bodies.