Issue - meetings

Following a change in the political balance on the Council, to receive a report from the Corporate Director Finance & Resources reviewing (under Section 15 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989) the allocation of seats on Council Committees and other relevant bodies.

Moving on the final item of business, the Mayor then invited Councillor Muhammed Butt (as Leader of the Council) to introduce a report from the Corporate Director of Finance & Resources which the Leader advised fulfilled the Council’s duty to review and determine the representation of different political groups on certain Committees following any change in balance between the political groups on the Council.  Members were advised that the report had been presented due to a recent change in membership impacting on the current number of councillors within the Labour Group serving on the Council.  In presenting the report, it was, however, noted that the change identified had not resulted in any amendment needing to be made to the existing allocation of seats base on the revised overall composition of political groups.

As no other members indicated that they wished to speak on the item and the Leader of the Council advising he did not wish to exercise any right of reply the Mayor put the recommendations straight to the vote and they were declared CARRIED.

It was therefore RESOLVED:

(1)    To agree the size of each Committee, as detailed within the report, having noted these remained unchanged from the previous review undertaken at the Annual Council meeting in May 2025.

(2)    To confirm the allocation of seats on Committees to each of the Council’s political groups (where the rules of political balance applied) as set out within the report.

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