Agenda item

ALLOCATION OF SEATS ON COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES, MEMBERSHIP OF FORUMS, PARTNERSHIPS, WORKING GROUPS, AND OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS

The Chief Executive to submit a report which requests that the Council consider and determine the allocation of seats on Committees and Sub Committees for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019 in accordance with the political balance rules set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, S15-17 (as amended). The report requests the Council to consider

(a) the proposals of the political groups for membership on each Committee and Sub Committee for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019;

(b) the positions of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees and Sub Committees for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019;

(d) appointments to Outside Organisations for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019.

Minutes:

Members had before them the Chief Executive’s report with the appendices tabled at the meeting which asked the Council to note the allocation of seats on Committees and Sub-Committees in accordance with the political balance rules set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, S15-17 (as amended) and receive nominations of Councillors to serve on each Committee and the Sub-Committees as well as appointments of Chairs and Vice Chairs, Forums, Partnerships, Working Groups, and Outside Organisations for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019.

Councillor Orson moved the recommendations as set out in the Order Paper circulated at the meeting en bloc. The motion was seconded by Councillor Higgins who congratulated the chairs and vice-chairs, in particular Councillor Cumbers for her work as chair of the Governance Committee. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

RESOLVED: that

(1) the political balance percentages and number of seats allocated to each political group as set out in the table below be noted :-

Group	No. of Councillors	Percentage	Allocation of Seats over 7 Committees
Conservative	26	92.86%	58.50 = 59
Single Cllr (Ind)	1	3.57%	2.25 = 2
Single Cllr (Lab)	1	3.57%	2.25 = 2
Totals	28	100%	63 seats

(2) the allocation of Councillors to each Committee and Sub-Committee as set out below and the nominations as submitted by the Conservative Group Leader for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019 be as follows :-

Appeals Committee: 5 Members

4 Conservative:

P. Cumbers

M.C.R. Graham MBE (Chair)

J. Hurrell

S. Lumley

1 Single Cllr:

E. Holmes

Corporate Committee: 10 Members

9 Conservative:

P. Cumbers

R de Burle

M. Glancy

L. Higgins (Vice Chair)

E. Hutchison

A. Pearson

J.T. Orson (Chair)

J.B. Rhodes

J. Wyatt

Single Cllr:

E. Holmes

Governance Committee: 10 Members

9 Conservative:

T. Bains

T. Beaken

P. Cumbers (Chair)

J. Douglas

P. Faulkner

M. Glancy

J. Illingworth

P. Posnett MBE

J. Simpson (Vice Chair)

Single Cllr:

M. Blase

People Committee: 10 Members

9 Conservative:

T. Beaken

R de Burle (Vice Chair)

P. Faulkner

M.C.R. Graham MBE

S. Lumley

A. Pearson (Chair)

P.M. Posnett MBE

M.R. Sheldon

D. Wright

Single Cllr:

M. Blase

Place Committee: 10 Members

9 Conservative:

T. Beaken

G.E. Botterill

R. de Burle

A. Freer-Jones (Vice Chair)

L. Higgins

E. Hutchison

M. Glancy

M.R. Sheldon (Chair)

J. Simpson

Single Cllr:

M. Blase

Planning Committee: 11 Members

10 Conservative:

P. Baguley

T. Bains

G.E. Botterill

P. Cumbers

P. Faulkner

M. Glancy

T. Greenow

J. Illingworth (Chair)

P.M. Posnett MBE (Vice Chair)

J.B. Rhodes

Single Cllr:

E. Holmes

Recruitment Committee: 7 Members

6 Conservative:

P. Cumbers

M. Glancy

L. Higgins (Vice Chair)

J. Illingworth

J.T. Orson

A. Pearson

Single Cllr:

E. Holmes

Licensing & Regulatory Committee: 10 Members

Political balance not required. 3 out of any of the 10 Members may take part in Licensing Sub-Committees and Licensing Panels.

Conservative:

P. Baguley (Vice Chair)

P. Cumbers

J. Douglas

P. Faulkner

A. Freer-Jones

T. Greenow

J. Hurrell

J. Simpson

J. Wyatt (Chair)

Single Cllr:

E. Holmes

Governance Sub Committee 1: 5 Members

4 Conservative:

T. Beaken

T. Bains

J. Douglas

J. Simpson (Chair)

Single Cllr:

M. Blase

Governance Sub Committee 2: 5 Members

4 Conservative:

P. Cumbers (Chair)

P. Faulkner

J. Illingworth

P.M. Posnett MBE

Single Cllr:

M. Blase

(3) to approve the proposals of the political group for the positions of chairs and vice chairs of committees and for the sub committees for the period to the Annual meeting in 2019;

Committee Chair 2018/19 Vice Chair 2018/19

Appeals M.C.R. Graham MBE N/A

*Corporate J.T. Orson L. Higgins

Governance P. Cumbers J. Simpson

Licensing & J. Wyatt P. Baguley

Regulatory

People A. Pearson R. de Burle

Place M. Sheldon A. Freer-Jones

Planning J. Illingworth P.M. Posnett MBE

*Recruitment J.T. Orson L. Higgins

Governance J. Simpson N/A

Sub Committee 1

Governance P. Cumbers N/A

Sub Committee 2

(4) to approve the following allocation of Councillors to each Working Group and the nominations, including Forums and Partnerships, as submitted by the Political Group Leader for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019:

Forums No. of Cllrs Appointments 2018/19

Seniors’ Forum 4 People Cttee Chair

People Cttee Vice Chair

P. Cumbers

J. Wyatt

Partnerships

Members’ Advisory Group 1 *Leader

Melton Safer Communities 1 M.C.R Graham MBE

Partnership

Melton Community 1 *Leader

Partnership

Working Groups

Joint Staff Working Group 7 6 Conservative

Political balance required P. Cumbers

M.C.R. Graham MBE

J. Illingworth

S. Lumley

J.T. Orson

P.M. Posnett MBE

Single Cllr: E. Holmes

Melton Local Plan 9 8 Conservative:

Working Group P. Cumbers

J. Douglas

M. Glancy (Chair)

T. Greenow

J. Illingworth

L. Higgins

P.M. Posnett MBE

J. Simpson

Single Cllr: M. Blase

(5) to approve the proposals of the political group for appointments to Outside Organisations for the period to the Annual Meeting in 2019:

Organisation No. of Cllrs Appointments 2018/19

East Midlands Council 1 Leader – Deputy Leader (Sub)

Representative

Fairtrade Steering Group 1 P. Cumbers

Friends of Carnegie Museum 1 *Place Chair

Grantham Canal Partnership 1 P.M. Chandler

Homestart Management 1 *People Chair

Committee

LGA – General Assembly 1 *Leader

Leicestershire & Rutland 1 *Place Chair

Heritage Forum

Leicestershire & Rutland 1 *Place Chair

Playing Fields Association

Melton Business Improvement 1 M. Glancy

District (BID)

Melton & Oakham Waterways 1 *Place Chair

Local Authority Working Group

Melton & District Furniture 1 P. Cumbers

Project

Melton Young Singles Trust 1 *People Chair

(MYST)

Police & Crime Panel 1 M.C.R. Graham MBE

A. Pearson (Sub)

Rural Services Network & 1 *Place Chair

SPARSE

Sir John Sedley Educational 1 M.C.R. Graham MBE

Foundation

*In the event that the Leader or the allocated Chair is unable to attend, the Deputy Leader or the relevant Vice Chair be appointed as their substitute.

(6) to note that political balance is not required for the Licensing and Regulatory Committee;

(7) to note that in accordance with the political balance rules set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, S15-17 (as amended) political balance is to be achieved in total across all the committees and within all individual committees requiring political balance and to note also that political balance applies to sub-committees as required:

(8) to note that political balance has been applied to the two politically balanced working groups in accordance with the legislation outlined above;

(9) to note the principle that where a large group occupies all but one or two seats on the Council, the first rule prohibiting single party committees takes precedence, and the Council must make one place available for the other Councillor(s) on each committee/sub committee and each politically balanced working group.

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