Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Chief Executive asking Members to review and determine, under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 or any re-enactment or modification thereof, the allocation of seats on Council committees and other relevant bodies, in accordance with Standing Order 27(h).

Members are asked to note that this report will be circulated in advance of the meeting as a supplementary item.

AGREED

(1)     The size of each Committee, as detailed within the report.

(2)     The allocation of seats on Committees to each of the Council’s political groups (where the rules of political balance apply), as set out within the report and to make appointments to those committees, giving effect to the wishes of the political group allocated the seats.

(3)     to note that the political balance on Council Sub-Committees would be reviewed at the first meeting of the General Purposes Committee and Licensing Committee.

(4)     The Labour Group and Conservative Group be allocated political assistants as detailed within the report.

The Mayor then invited the Leader of the Council to briefly introduce the report from the Chief Executive which Councillor Butt advised fulfilled the Council’s duty to review and determine the representation of different political groups on certain Committees at its annual meeting.

No Members indicated that they wished to speak and the proposed recommendations in the report were put to a vote and declared CARRIED.

It was therefore RESOLVED:

(1)       that the size of each Committee be agreed, as detailed within the report;

(2)       that the allocation of seats on Committees to each of the Council’s political groups (where the rules of political balance apply) be agreed as set out in the report with the Council making appointments to those committees in order to give effect to the wishes of the political groups allocated the seats;

(3)       to note that the political balance on their Sub-Committees be reviewed at the first meeting of the General Purposes Committee and Licensing Committees; and

(4)       to agree that the Labour Group and Conservative Group be allocated political  assistant post(s) as detailed within the report.

For Full Council to review and determine, under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 or any re-enactment or modification thereof, the allocation of seats on Council committees and other relevant bodies, in accordance with Standing Order 32 (h).

The Mayor briefly introduced the report from the Chief Legal Officer which fulfilled the Council’s duty to review and determine the representation of different political groups on certain Committees at its annual meeting.

No Members indicated that they wished to speak and the proposed recommendations in the report were put to a vote and declared CARRIED.

It was therefore RESOLVED that:

(i)         The size of each Committee be agreed;

(ii)        The allocation of seats on Committees to each of the Council’s political groups (where the rules of political balance apply) be agreed; and

(iii)       The political balance on the Council’s Sub-Committees be reviewed at the first meeting of the General Purposes Committee.