Agenda and decisions

An apology for absence was received from Councillor J.Patel.

To receive notice from the Mayor regarding the appointment of a Councillor of the Borough to be Deputy Mayor, in accordance with Standing Order 27(b).

Councillor Orleen Hylton was appointed to serve as Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Brent for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

To invite a vote of thanks to the outgoing Mayor, in accordance with Standing Order 27(c).

NOTED

(1)      the vote of thanks to the co-opted and independent members serving on the Council’s committees.

(2)     the vote of thanks and tributes paid to the outgoing Mayor.

Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, the nature and existence of any relevant disclosable pecuniary or personal interests in the items on this agenda and to specify the item(s) to which they relate.

There were no interests declared by Members at the meeting.

To confirm as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council held on Thursday 24 February 2022.

AGREED the minutes from the Council meeting held on Thursday 24 February 2022 as a correct record.

To confirm the appointment of the Leader of the Council for a term of office expiring in May 2026.

Councillor Muhammed But was elected to serve as Leader of the Council for a term of office expiring in May 2026.

To receive, in accordance with Standing Order 27(g), a report from the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations outlining proposed changes to the Constitution following its annual review.

Council RESOLVED:

(1)     To agree the amendments to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 1 of the report along with the following additional amendment moved by the Leader of the Council at the meeting:

To delete Standing Order 49 (iii) requiring that the Vice Chair of the Scrutiny Committees shall be from a different political group as the Chair and waive Standing Order 4 in order to enable the change to come into immediate effect during the meeting.

A further proposed amendment to Standing Order 49 moved by Councillor Lorber at the meeting which sought to require the Chair of the Scrutiny Committees to be allocated to the opposition group(s) was, having been put to the vote, declared LOST.

(2)     To note that, to the extent the changes agreed under (1) above related to executive functions of the Council, they had been approved by the Leader.

(3)     To authorise the Director of Legal, HR, Audit & Investigations to amend the Constitution accordingly, including making any necessary incidental or consequential changes

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, the allocation of seats on Council Committees and other relevant bodies, in accordance with Standing Order 27(h).

(Agenda republished to include this item on 17 May 2022)

Council RESOLVED

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

(2)     To approve 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 and to make appointments to those committees (under agenda item 10 on the agenda) 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 to be held following the Annual Council Meeting.

(4)     To agree provision for the allocation of a political assistant to both the Labour and Conservative Groups, on the basis detailed within sections 3.13 – 3.15 of the report.

To receive a report from the Chief Executive seeking Council’s approval to the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs along with the membership and substitute membership on Council Committees and other relevant bodies, in accordance with Standing Order 27(i).

Members are asked to note that the full list of appointments have been attached.

Appointments that are not constitutionally made by Full Council (including notification of appointment(s) of the Deputy Leader and to Cabinet and any Cabinet Committee) will also be circulated prior to the meeting, for Members to note.

(Agenda republished to include this item on 18 May 2022)

Council RESOLVED :

(1)      To approve the appointments of members, co-opted members and substitutes to Council Committees and Outside Bodies for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, as detailed within Appendix 1 of the report.

(2)     To approve the appointments of Chairs and Vice Chairs to Council Committees for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, as detailed within Appendix 1 of the report.

An amendment moved by Councillor Kansagra at the meeting seeking to appoint a Conservative Group member as Chair of Kingsbury & Kenton Brent Connects was, on being put to the vote, declared LOST.

(3)     To note the appointments:

(a)      of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Joint Executive Committees and their respective Chairs and Vice Chairs for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, as detailed in Appendix 2 of the report.

(b)      to be confirmed by the General Purposes Committee for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report.

(c)     to be confirmed by Licensing Committee for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, as detailed in Appendix 4 of the report.

To receive a report from the Assistant Chief Executive seeking approval to the final calendar of Council meetings to take place following the Annual Council meeting for the 2022/2023 Municipal Year, in accordance with Standing Order 27 (j) & (k).

(Agenda republished to include an updated version of this item on 18 May 2022)

Council RESOLVED

(1)      To approve the dates for Full Council and other meetings to take place during the 2022-23 Municipal Year, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

(2)     That the Head of Executive & Member Services be authorised to make any alterations deemed necessary to the Municipal Calendar during the course of the year having consulted with the Leader of the Council, Leaders of the Opposition Group(s) and Chair of the affected meeting.

For the Council to elect a Mayor for the 2022-2023 Municipal Year, in accordance with Standing Order 27(a).

Councillor Abdi Aden was elected to serve as Mayor of the London Borough of Brent for the 2022/23 Municipal Year.

At the discretion of the Mayor to consider any urgent business, in accordance with Standing Order 27(m).

None.