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Appointment of Committee Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen for the Civic Year 2025/26 and to Agree the Normal Commencement Time for Each Committee

 

 

Meeting: 12/05/2025 - Council (Item 12)

Appointment of Committee Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen for the Civic Year 2025/26 and to Agree the Normal Commencement Time for Each Committee

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Having re-appointed the Committees, the report under consideration sought to appoint Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen to each of the Committees and for Council to agree the normal commencement time for each meeting.

 

In response to Members’ questions Officers confirmed that counter nominations were acceptable, and Members could nominate Members from outside of their own Groups.

 

Several counter nominations were made at that point, resulting in a political exchange ensuing, in relation to the nominees and the sharing of duties across Members and/or between Administration and Opposition Members.

 

Taking his lead from the feeling within the Chamber, the Chairman indicated that he would take each position in turn and seek nominations and counter nominations for each position available:

 

Committee

Chairman Nominee

Vice Chairman/men Nominee

Counter nomination Chairman

Counter Nomination Vice-Chairman

Chief Officer Employment Committee

Cllr M Westley

Cllr M Snee

 

N/A

 

N/A

Corporate Policy & Resources Committee

Cllr T Young

Cllr P Swift

Cllr M Westley

 

N/A

 

N/A

Planning Committee

Cllr M Boles

Cllr J Snee

 

N/A

 

Cllr I Fleetwood

Governance & Audit Committee

Cllr S Bunney

Cllr D Dobbie

Cllr B Velan

 

N/A

 

N/A

Licensing Committee*

Cllr J Snee

Cllr M Snee

 

N/A

 

N/A

Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Cllr P Howitt-Cowan

Cllr J Flear

Cllr M Westley

 

N/A

 

N/A

Regulatory Committee*

Cllr J Snee

Cllr M Snee

 

N/A

 

N/A

Prosperous Communities Committee

Cllr L Rollings

Cllr E Bailey

Cllr T Young

 

N/A

 

Cllr O Bierley

Standards Committee

Cllr L Rollings

Cllr M Snee

Cllr J Brockway

N/A

 

 

With each nomination and counter nomination, being proposed and seconded, on being put to the vote individually it was

 

RESOLVED that:

 

(a)    the following persons be appointed as Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, for the 2025/2026 Civic Year to the following Committees:

Committee

Chairman

Vice Chairman/men

Normal Start Time

Chief Officer Employment Committee

Cllr M Westley

Cllr M Snee

Meetings convened as required

Corporate Policy & Resources Committee

Cllr T Young

Cllr P Swift

Cllr M Westley

6.30pm

Planning Committee

Cllr M Boles

Cllr I Fleetwood

6.30pm

Governance & Audit Committee

Cllr S Bunney

Cllr D Dobbie

Cllr B Velan

2.00pm

Licensing Committee*

Cllr J Snee

Cllr M Snee

6.30pm**

Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Cllr P Howitt-Cowan

Cllr J Flear

Cllr M Westley

6.30pm

Regulatory Committee*

Cllr J Snee

Cllr M Snee

6.30pm**

Prosperous Communities Committee

Cllr L Rollings

Cllr E Bailey

Cllr O Bierley

6.30pm

Standards Committee

Cllr J Brockway

Cllr M Snee

Meetings convened as required

 

(b)    the normal commencement time for each of the Committees be as set out in the table at (a) above.