Agenda item

Report number LDS063 by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.    (Enclosure)

Decision:

 

1)    To approve the following appointments to Committees and Policy Development Groups based on rules of proportional balance and the nominations of group leaders:

 

Committee/Group	Member
Resources Policy Development Group	Councillor Nick Craft Councillor Trevor Scott Councillor Jean Bevan Councillor Mike Cook Councillor Jacky Smith Councillor Bob Sandall Councillor Phil Dilks
Engagement Policy Development Group	Councillor Bob Adams Councillor Nick Robins Councillor Ray Auger Councillor Rosemary Woolley Councillor Jock Kerr Councillor Miss Ibis Channell Councillor Harrish Bisnauthsing
Communities Policy Development Group	Councillor John Nicholson Councillor Kelham Cooke Councillor Breda Griffin Councillor Mrs Jean Taylor Councillor Ray Wootten Councillor Jeff Thompson Councillor Phil Dilks
Scrutiny Committee	Councillor Mrs Judy Smith Councillor Paul Cosham Councillor Mrs Rosemary Kaberry-Brown Councillor Michael King Councillor David Nalson Councillor Bob Russell Councillor Frank Turner Councillor Helen Powell Councillor Reg Howard Councillor Bob Sampson Councillor Alan Davidson
Development Control Committee	Councillor Alan Parkin Councillor Mike Cook Councillor David Higgs Councillor Mrs Rosemary-Kaberry Brown Councillor Michael King Councillor Jacky Smith Councillor Mrs Judy Smith Councillor Adam Stokes Councillor Mrs Brenda Sumner Councillor Martin Wilkins Councillor Debbie Wren Councillor Reg Howard Councillor Vic Kerr Councillor Helen Powell Councillor Judy Stevens Councillor Mark Ashberry Councillor Charmaine Morgan
Licensing Committee & Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Committee	Councillor Mrs Pam Bosworth Councillor George Chivers Councillor Breda Griffin Councillor Graddon Rowlands Councillor Bob Russell Councillor Mrs Jean Taylor Councillor Frank Turner Councillor Reg Howard Councillor Vic Kerr Councillor Bob Broughton Councillor Mark Ashberry
Governance and Audit Committee	Councillor Ian Stokes Councillor Jean Bevan Councillor Trevor Scott Councillor Martin Wilkins Councillor Rosemary Woolley Councillor Jeff Thompson Councillor Rob Shorrock
Constitution Committee	Councillor Ray Wootten Councillor Adam Stokes Councillor Ray Auger Councillor Susan Sandall Councillor Rob Shorrock
Standards Committee	Councillor David Nalson Councillor Vic Kerr Councillor Alan Davidson Councillor Harrish Bisnauthsing   Independent members: Chris Holtom, Fred Mann
Chief Executive’s Remuneration Panel	Councillor Terl Bryant Councillor Trevor Scott Councillor Bob Sampson
Chief Executive’s Performance Panel	Councillor Mrs. Linda Neal Councillor Mike Taylor Councillor Helen Powell
Chief Executive’s Appeal Panel	Councillor Paul Carpenter Councillor Ian Stokes Councillor Vic Kerr

 

2)    To approve the appointments of chairmen and vice-chairman

 

Committee/Group	Chairman	Vice-Chairman
Resources Policy Development Group	Councillor Craft	Councillor Scott
Engagement Policy Development Group	Councillor Adams	Councillor Woolley
Communities Policy Development Group	Councillor Nicholson	Councillor Thompson
Scrutiny Committee	Councillor Howard	CouncillorMrs Judy Smith
Development Control Committee	Councillor Wilkins	Councillor Parkin
Licensing Committee	Councillor Mrs Bosworth	Councillor Russell
Corporate Governance and Audit	Councillor I Stokes	Councillor Bevan
Constitution Committee	Councillor Wootten	Councillor A Stokes
Standards Committee	Mr Chris Holtom	Mr Fred Mann

 

The Council had before them report number LDS063, which informed Council of the proposed apportionment of places on the Council’s committees and policy development groups when the rules of political balance were applied.

 

Nominations for seats to Committees were invited from group Leaders. The Leader of the Council also provided her nominations for chairman and vice-chairman.

 

Resources Policy Development Group

 

Conservative:           Councillors Craft (Chairman), Scott (Vice-Chairman), Bevan, Cook, Jacky Smith

Independent:            Councillor Bob Sandall

Labour:                      Councillor Dilks

 

On being put to the vote, the membership and chairmanship was confirmed.

 

The process for approving the chairman and vice-chairman of a committee/PDG in combination with membership was queried. It was suggested the two components should be voted on separately. The chairman used her discretion and agreed to consider appointments to committees and their chairmanships in separate votes.

 

Engagement Policy Development Group

 

Conservative:           Councillors Adams, Robins, Auger, Woolley

Independent:            Councillors J Kerr, Miss Channell, Councillor Bisnauthsing

Labour:                      No seat

 

On being put to the vote, the membership was confirmed.

 

Councillor Bob Adams was proposed as the Chairman and Councillor Rosemary Woolley was proposed as the Vice-Chairman of the Engagement Policy Development Group. The nominations were seconded. On being put to the vote, this was carried.

 

Communities Policy Development Group

 

Conservative:           Councillors Nicholson, Cooke, Griffin, Mrs Taylor, Wootten

Independent:            Councillor Thompson

Labour:                      Councillor Dilks

 

On being put to the vote, the membership was confirmed.

 

Councillor John Nicholson was proposed as the Chairman and Councillor Jeff Thompson was proposed as the Vice-Chairman. On being put to the vote, this was carried.

 

Scrutiny Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillors Mrs Judy Smith, Cosham, Mrs Kaberry-Brown, King, Nalson, Russell,                                     Turner

Independent:            Councillors Powell, Howard, Sampson

Labour:                      Councillor Davidson

 

On being put to the vote, the membership was confirmed.

 

Councillor Reg Howard was proposed as the Chairman and Councillor Mrs Judy Smith was proposed as the Vice-Chairman. On being put to the vote, this was carried.

 

Prior to the meeting, a paper was circulated detailing nominations for each committee from each group leader. It was proposed that the Council vote for the appointments to committees/PDGs en bloc. This was seconded and on being put to the vote, the proposition was carried.

 

The Leader updated information on her nominations for the Chief Executive’s Remuneration Panel and made her recommendations for the chairmanships and vice-chairmanships of each Committee PDG Idetails of the nominations are listed below).

 

Development Control Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillors Parkin (Vice-Chairman), Cook, Higgs, Mrs Kaberry-Brown, King, Jacky Smith, Mrs Judy Smith, A Stokes, Mrs Sumner, Wilkins (Chairman), Wren

Independent:            Councillors Howard, V Kerr, Powell, Stevens

Labour:                      Councillors Ashberry, Morgan

 

Licensing Committee and Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillors Mrs Bosworth (Chairman), Tuner, Chivers, Griffin, Rowlands, Russell (Vice-Chairman), Mrs Taylor

Independent:            Councillors Howard, Broughton, Vic Kerr

Labour:                      Councillor Ashberry

 

Governance and Audit Committee Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillors I Stokes (Chairman), Bevan (Vice-Chairman), Scott, Wilkins, Woolley

Independent:            Councillor Thompson

Labour:                      Councillor Shorrock

 

Constitution Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillors Wootten (Chairman), A Stokes (Vice-Chairman), Auger

Independent:            Councillor S Sandall

Labour:                      Councillor Shorrock

 

Standards Committee

 

Conservative:           Councillor Nalson

Independent:            Councillors V Kerr, Bisnauthsing

Labour:                      Councillor Davidson

 

Legislation required that the Chairman and Vice-Chairman had to be independent members. Mr Chris Holtom and Mr Fred Mann were proposed as the Committee’s Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively.

 

Chief Executive’s Remuneration Panel

 

Conservative:           Councillors Bryant, Scott

Independent:            Councillor Sampson

 

Chief Executive’s Performance Panel

 

Conservative:           Councillors Mrs Neal, Mike Taylor

Independent:            Councillor Powell

 

Chief Executive’s Appeal Panel

 

Conservative:           Councillors Carpenter, I Stokes

Independent:            Councillor V Kerr

 

On being put to the vote, the nominations to committees and their chairmen and vice-chairmen were approved.

 

The Chairman of the Development Control Committee proposed a vote of thanks to Councillor Alan Parkin (the former Committee Chairman). Councillor Parkin had been Chairman of the Committee for eleven years, chairing 168 meetings. The work Councillor Parkin undertook outside the Committee was also noted. Councillors showed their thanks with a round of applause.