Issue - meetings

Report by the Director of Law & Governance & 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.

The Council is RECOMMENDED:

(a)      To note how the rules operate and approve necessary adjustments to achieve the balance across and within Committees to comply with the rules.

(b)      To appoint Councillors to the scrutiny and other committees of the Council as required by any changes necessary as a result of applying the proportionality rules, and subject to any changes on the nomination of the political groups.

Recommendations Agreed (nem con).

See Annex 3 attached. Where the Committees appointed Chairs and Deputy Chairs these are marked by Ch and D-Ch.

The Council was required by the local Government & Housing Act 1989 to review the political balance on its committees on an annual basis. The Council had before it a report  which set out how the rules operate and sought approval for adjustments which were necessary to achieve the balance across and within committees to comply with the rules. The Council also had before it Annex 2 which set out the political balance on the committees and Annex 3 showing the membership of all committees, together with a number of additional changes set out in the schedule of business for the meeting.

Councillor Susanna Pressel moved and Cllr John Howson seconded that the recommendations set out in the report and on the face of the Agenda be adopted.

Councillor Leffman informed the Council of the following additional change:-

Councillor Brighouse informed the Council of the following additional change:-

The motion was put to the vote and was carried nem con.

RESOLVED: (nem con)

(a)  To confirm the political balance on committees shown in Annex 2 to the report;

(b)  To appoint to committees the councillors and co-opted members shown in Annex 3 subject to the changes reported at the Meeting