Agenda item

POLITICAL BALANCE AND ALLOCATION OF SEATS TO POLITICAL GROUPS

To receive a report to consider:

 

a) The appointment of the Scrutiny Committee and Standing Committees of the Council for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

 

b) Approval of the terms of reference and number of voting places on the Scrutiny Committee and Standing Committees of the Council for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

 

c) Approval of the political balance calculation.

 

d) Approval of the allocation of committee seats to political groups, non-aligned Members and membership of each committee for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

 

e) Election of Chairs and Vice Chairs of Committees for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

 

 

Minutes:

(Prior to the consideration of this report, a revised Appendix A was circulated to Members.)

 

The Deputy Monitoring Officer introduced the report the political balance and allocation of seats to political groups. Councillor Allnatt moved the recommendations 2.1-2.7 of the report and Councillor Glancy seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

Council

 

(1)  APPOINTED the Scrutiny Committee and Standing Committees as set out in paragraph 5.3 for the Municipal Year 2023/24;

 

(2)  AGREED the terms of reference and number of voting places on the Scrutiny Committee and Standing Committees as detailed at paragraphs 5.2 – 5.5 for the Municipal Year 2023/24;

 

(3)  APPROVED the political balance calculation at paragraphs 5.6 – 5.9;

 

(4)  APPROVED the allocation of seats on the Committees as set out in paragraph 5.10 and Working Groups as set out in paragraph 5.16.

 

(5)  RECEIVED nominations and make appointments to Committees and Working Groups as notified by the Group Leaders and set out in Appendix A;

 

(6)  AUTHORISED the Monitoring Officer to give effect to the wishes of the group in relation to adjustments to committee appointments where properly notified in accordance with Regulation 13 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990;

 

(7)  APPOINTED non-aligned members to their allocation of seats on Committees and Working Groups as set out in Appendix A;

 

(Unanimous)

 

Election of the Audit and Standards Committee Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Higgins be elected Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Higgins be elected Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 16, Against 0, Abstentions 12)

 

Election of the Audit and Standards Committee Vice Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Mason be elected Vice Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Mason be elected Vice Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 15, Against 0, Abstentions 13)

 

Election of the Employment Committee Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Allnatt be elected Chair of the Employment Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Brown seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Allnatt be elected Chair of the Employment Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 15, Against 0, Abstentions 13)

 

Election of the Employment Committee Vice Chair

Councillor Allnatt proposed Councillor Glancy be elected Vice Chair of the Employment Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Higgins seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Glancy be elected Vice Chair of the Employment Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 16, Against 0, Abstentions 12)

 

Election of the Licensing Committee Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Carter be elected Chair of the Licensing Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

Councillor Graham proposed Councillor S Atherton be elected Chair of the Licensing Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Browne seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Carter be elected Chair of the Licensing Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(Carter 15, S Atherton 12, Abstentions 1)

 

Election of the Licensing Committee Vice Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Lumley be elected Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Lumley be elected Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 16, Against 0, Abstentions 12)

 

Election of the Planning Committee Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Thwaites be elected Chair of the Planning Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

Councillor Graham proposed Councillor Evans be elected Chair of the Planning Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Browne seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Thwaites be elected Chair of the Planning Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(Thwaites 15, Evans 11, Abstentions 2)

 

Election of the Planning Committee Vice Chair

Councillor Allnatt proposed Councillor Mason be elected Vice Chair of the Planning Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Glancy seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Mason be elected Vice Chair of the Planning Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 14, Against 0, Abstentions 14)

 

Election of the Scrutiny Committee Chair

Councillor Allnatt proposed Councillor Brown be elected Chair of the Scrutiny Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Glancy seconded the motion.

 

Councillor Graham proposed Councillor Child be elected Chair of the Scrutiny Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Browne seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Brown be elected Chair of the Scrutiny Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(Brown 13, Child 11, Abstentions 4)

 

Election of the Scrutiny Committee Vice Chair

Councillor Glancy proposed Councillor Thwaites be elected Vice Chair of the Scrutiny Committee until the Annual Council meeting in 2024. Councillor Allnatt seconded the motion.

 

RESOLVED

 

that Councillor Thwaites be elected Vice Chair of the Scrutiny Committee for the period until the Annual Council meeting in 2024.

 

(For 16, Against 0, Abstentions 12)

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