Appointment of Committees
In accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, to appoint Members to Committees for the Civic Year, in accordance with the wishes expressed by the Political Groups.
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The Chairman of the Council presented the report which set out the wishes expressed by the political groups in respect of the appointment of Members to serve on each of the Council’s formal Committees for the remainder of 2019/20 Civic Year.
Requests had been received that the Overview and Scrutiny be not politically balanced.
Members were asked to suspend the rules relating to proportionality in respect of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and appoint the members named in the report to the respective Committees.
However on being put to the vote, a vote against suspending the political balance of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee was recorded.
The Monitoring Officer sought an adjournment in order to discuss with the Group Leaders the impact of the vote. The remainder of the report and proceeding report had been prepared on the basis that balance would be suspended. Regulations stated all Members must be in agreement to suspend political balance, with this not being the case the membership numbers and names detailed in the report would need to reviewed.
The meeting adjourned at 9.05 pm for 10 minutes.
The meeting re-convened at 9.15pm.
The Member who had voted against the proposals advised the meeting that he had been unclear of the implications of his vote and wished to withdraw it. With all parties in agreement that this was the best way forward, the vote was dismissed and it was RESOLVED that: -
(a) the rules relating to proportionality be suspended in relation to the Overview and Scrutiny; and
(b) in accordance with the provisions of section 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the wishes expressed by political groups, the following members be appointed to serve on the Council’s committees for the remainder of 2019/20 civic year as follows:
Chief Officer Employment Committee (13 Members)
Councillor Owen Bierley
Councillor Jackie Brockway
Councillor Stephen Bunney
Councillor Mick Devine
Councillor Cherie Hill
Councillor Angela Lawrence
Councillor Giles McNeill
Councillor John McNeill
Councillor Diana Rodgers
Councillor Lesley Rollings
Councillor Anne Welburn
Councillor Angela White
Councillor Trevor Young
Corporate Policy and Resources Committee (13 Members)
Councillor Owen Bierley
Councillor Matthew Boles
Councillor Stephen Bunney
Councillor David Cotton
Councillor Mick Devine
Councillor Ian Fleetwood
Councillor Paul Howitt-Cowan
Councillor Giles McNeill
Councillor John McNeill
Councillor Mandy Snee
Councillor Robert Waller
Councillor Anne Welburn
Councillor Trevor Young
Governance and Audit Committee (7 Members)
Councillor Jackie Brockway
Councillor Tracey Coulson
Councillor David Dobbie
Councillor Chris Darcel
Councillor Caralyne Grimble
Councillor John McNeill
Councillor Angela White
Licensing Committee (11 Members)
Councillor David Cotton
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor Caralyne Grimble
Councillor Paul Howitt-Cowan
Councillor Angela Lawrence
Councillor Cordelia McCartney
Councillor Jessie Milne
Councillor Judy Rainsforth
Councillor Jim Snee
Councillor Jeff Summers
Councillor Lewis Strange
Regulatory Committee (11 Members)
Councillor David Cotton
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor Caralyne Grimble
Councillor Paul Howitt-Cowan
Councillor Angela Lawrence
Councillor Cordelia McCartney
Councillor Jessie Milne
Councillor Judy Rainsforth
Councillor Jim Snee
Councillor Jeff Summers
Councillor Lewis Strange
Planning Committee (15 Members)
Councillor Owen Bierley
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