Issue - meetings

Members gave consideration to a report which sought to appoint additional Members to the Licensing Committee (and Regulatory Committee due to Constitutional requirements) in order that the Committee met the statutory requirements of the Licensing Act 2003, and to reaffirm the Chairman / Vice-Chairmanship, in light of having had to re-appoint to the Committee.

The report also sought to re-appoint the Vice-Chairman of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee following the resignation of Councillor Kinch from the position.

In response to questions, the Monitoring Officer confirmed the oversight at Annual Council had not put the Council at risk as there had been no matters determined by the Licensing Committee in the intervening period.

The Monitoring Officer also confirmed that training would be provided for those two additional members that were being appointed to the Committees.

The Leader placed on record his thanks to Councillor Kinch for the work he undertaken in the role of Vice-Chairmanship.

RESOLVED that: -

(a)            the number of Members to be appointed to serve on the Licensing Committee and Regulatory Committee be noted;

(b)         the allocation to different political groups of seats on the Licensing Committee and Regulatory Committee, as set out in Appendix 1, be noted;

(c)          in accordance with the provisions of section 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the wishes expressed by political groups, Members detailed at Sections 3.3 and 3.4 be appointed to serve to on the Council’s Licensing Committee and Regulatory Committee for the 2019/2020 civic year;

(d)         the Chairman and Vice-Chairmanship appointments made at Annual Council on 20 May 2019, in respect of the Licensing Committee and Regulatory Committee, be re-affirmed; and

5)           Councillor Anne Welburn be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee with immediate effect.