Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer

The report to Council asked Member to review the appointments to Committee for the remainder of the 2022/23 Municipal Year, following recent changes to the composition of the Conservative and Independent Groups. The report proposed specific changes to the composition of the Council’s committees, which would be in compliance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.

Members agreed to the proposed changes to the composition of the Council’s Committees. The relevant group Leaders agreed to inform the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer of their specific named changes. The Monitoring Officer would then implement these changes as a Delegated Decision, as provided for under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation.

Subject to this, Councillor A Dale and Councillor C Cupit then moved and seconded a Motion to approve the recommendations as set out in the report. The Motion was put to a vote and was approved.

RESOLVED -

That:

1.    Council accepted the new allocation of places on Committees contained in the report.

2.    Following on from this new allocation of places:

a.    The Independent Group nominates two Members in total to serve on the Planning Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

b.    The Independent Group nominates one Member in total to serve on the General Licensing and Licensing and Gambling Acts Committees for the remainder of the municipal year.

c.    The Conservative Group removes one member from the Standards Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

d.    The Independent Group nominates one Member in total to serve on the Standards Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

e.    The Conservative Group removes one Member from the Audit and Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

f.     The Independent Group nominates one Member in total to serve on the Audit and Corporate Governance Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

g.    The Conservative Group removes one Member from the Communities Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

h.    The Independent Group nominates one Member in total to serve on the Communities Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

i.      The Conservative Group removes one Member from the Growth Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

j.      The Liberal Democrat group nominates one Member in total to serve on the Growth Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

k.    The Conservative Group removes one Member from the Organisation Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

l.      The Liberal Democrat Group nominates one member in total to serve on the organisation Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the municipal year.

3.      That the Conservative, Independent and Liberal Democrat Group Leaders inform the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer of their specific named changes to the Committee Memberships. The Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer to then make these changes as a Delegated Decision, as provided for under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation.