Issue - meetings

Recommendations 1 & 2 approved:

1.            To note the review of political balance of committees to reflect the establishment of the new Education and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the increase in membership of the Pension Fund Committee and changes to the membership of political groups.  

2.            To appoint members to the committees of the Council listed at Annex 1. A fully populated list with nominations from the political groups for the vacant seats will be circulated ahead of the meeting.

Council had before it a review of the political balance on committees following the introduction of the Education & Young People Overview & Scrutiny Committee and two extra Member positions on the Pension Fund Committee as well as a number of changes to political group membership.

The Chair, Councillor Felix Bloomfield, moved the recommendations and they were seconded by the Vice-Chair, Councillor Alison Rooke.  The Chair noted that revised Annexes 1 and 2 were published in Addenda 2.

Councillor Mark Cherry proposed that separate votes be taken on the three recommendations.

Recommendation 1 was carried with 41 votes in favour, 1 against and no abstentions.

Recommendation 2 was carried with 48 votes in favour, 0 against and no abstentions.

Recommendation 3 was lost with 4 votes in favour, 40 against and 3 abstentions.

The Monitoring Officer confirmed that the Horton Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee will retain the same political balance:

·       3 Members of the Liberal Democrats/Green Alliance

·       3 Members of the Conservative Independent Alliance

·       1 Member of the Labour & Cooperative Party

·       1 independent non-aligned Member.

The overall political balance was not affected by the decision to retain the committee.

RESOLVED:

1.              To note the review of political balance of committees to reflect the establishment of the new Education and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the increase in membership of the Pension Fund Committee and changes to the membership of political groups.  

2.              To appoint members to the committees of the Council listed at Annex 1. A fully populated list with nominations from the political groups for the vacant seats will be circulated ahead of the meeting.