Agenda item

Report by the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

The Council is required by the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 to review the political balance on its committees on an annual basis.

Note that Annex 2 will be circulated with the Schedule of Business on the day before the Council meeting.

Council is RECOMMENDED

a)              To decommission the Horton Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Horton HOSC);

b)              To appoint the committees and committee positions listed in Schedule 1 in Annex 1 continuing with the existing terms of reference; and

c)              To appoint members to the committees of the Council as listed at Schedule 1 in Annex 2.

or

d)              To appoint the committees and committee positions, including Horton HOSC, listed in Schedule 2 in Annex 1 continuing with the existing terms of reference; and

e)              To appoint members to the committees of the Council as listed at Schedule 2 in Annex 2.

f)                To note the review of political balance of committees to reflect the current formation of the political groups.

The Council is required by the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 to review the political balance on its committees on an annual basis.

There was a correction to the list in Annex 2 for the Remuneration Committee.  The Liberal Democrat members will be Councillors Leffman, Fawcett and Graham.

The Chair moved recommendation a), to decommission the Horton Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Horton HOSC), and it was seconded by the Vice-Chair.

Following discussion, the motion was put.  Councillor Mallon requested a named vote and this was supported by at least seven members standing.

The motion was lost.

The result of the roll call vote was as follows: 

Councillors voting in favour (9): Bearder, Filipova Rivers, Gaul, Greenaway, Hanna, Hope-Smith, Leffman, Ley and Rawlins

Councillors voting against (38): Ashby, Baines, Barlow, Brant, Brighouse, Cherry, Coles, Creed, Crichton, Du, Edosomwan, Epps, Evans, Field-Johnson, Fry, Garnett, Gawrysiak, Gordon, Gregory, Henwood, Hingley, Jones, Lygo, Malik, Mallon, Markham, McLauchlan, McLean, Middleton, Phillips, Plumb, Pressel, Robertshaw, Sargent, Saul, Snowdon, Walker and Worgan.

Councillors abstaining (16): Batstone, Edwards, Fawcett, Fenton, Fletcher, Graham, Hannaby, Heritage, Kerr, Lugova, Overton, Roberts, Shiri, Smith, Stevens and Thomas.

The Chair moved recommendations d) e), and f), which were seconded by the Vice-Chair.  Recommendations d), e) and f) were approved unanimously.

RESOLVED:

d)           That the committees and committee positions, including Horton HOSC, listed in Schedule 2 in Annex 1 be appointed, continuing with the existing terms of reference; and

e)            That members to the committees of the Council be appointed as listed at Schedule 2 in Annex 2 as amended.

f)             That the review of political balance of committees to reflect the current formation of the political groups be noted.