To make appointments to the committees of the Council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality.

Please note that the Council will be asked under this item to approve alternative arrangements to strict political proportionality for appointments to Committees and other bodies in accordance with Regulation 20 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.

(A dispensation had been granted to those councillors seeking election to posts carrying a special responsibility allowance so permitting them to remain in the meeting for this item’s consideration.)

Council considered appointments to the committees of the council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality.

The Assistant Director, Governance presented the report.  He commented that following discussion with group leaders it was suggested that recommendations a-e as printed in the agenda papers giving effect to political proportionality, about which there was consensus, should be considered and voted upon as a whole. He proposed that a separate vote should then be taken on recommendation f which provided for the suspension of the rules of proportionality for a number of specified bodies. Discussion of appointments to the positions of chairmen and vice-chairmen for which several nominations were expected could then be considered.

A member requested that consideration was given to ways of providing all members with access to information on the meetings and important decisions of outside organisations to which appointments were to be made.  The leader of the council indicated that he supported this request.

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor RJ Phillips seconded a motion that recommendations a-e as printed in the agenda papers be approved.

This motion was carried with no one voting against it.

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor A Seldon seconded a motion that recommendation f as printed in the agenda papers be approved.

This motion was carried with no one voting against it.

Council agreed that appointments to the positions of chairmen and vice-chairmen would be determined by named vote where there was more than one nomination for the position. 

The consideration of each appointment was as follows:

Chairman of the General Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor AW Johnson proposed and Councillor P Rone seconded the nomination of Councillor WLS Bowen.

There were no other nominations.

Vice-Chairman of the General Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor JG Lester seconded the nomination of Councillor MJK Cooper. 

Councillor AJW Powers proposed and Councillor A Seldon seconded the nomination of Councillor EPJ Harvey.

A named vote was held.

For Councillor Cooper (35): Councillors PA Andrews, BA Baker, WLS Bowen, H Bramer, CR Butler, PGH Cutter, BA Durkin, CA Gandy, DW Greenow, KS Guthrie, J Hardwick, DG Harlow, EL Holton, JA Hyde, TM James, AW Johnson, JF Johnson, JG Lester, RI Matthews, RL Mayo, PJ McCaull, MT McEvilly, PM Morgan, PD Newman, RJ Phillips, GJ Powell, PD Price, P Rone, AR Round, NE Shaw, WC Skelton, J Stone, EJ Swinglehurst, DB Wilcox and SD Williams.

For Councillor Harvey (14): Councillors JM Bartlett, TL Bowes, ACR Chappell, PJ Edwards, MD Lloyd-Hayes, MN Mansell, SM Michael, FM Norman, CA North, AJW Powers, A Seldon, D Summers, LC Tawn, A Warmington.

Abstentions (2) Councillors MJK Cooper and EPJ Harvey.

Councillor Cooper was therefore appointed.

Chairman of the Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor JG Lester proposed and Councillor PM Morgan seconded  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8