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

Council considered the report attached to the agenda relating to appointments to committees of the council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality. Councillor WLS Bowen’s notified amendment to recommendation b relating to the number of seats on committees had been published prior to the meeting. The published amendment was not moved during the debate.   

The solicitor to the council explained that any members who had been nominated for positions which attracted a special responsibility allowance under the councillors’ allowances scheme had a pecuniary interest in that item. Following a written request she had granted a dispensation and therefore those members who were affected could participate in the discussion, remain in the room and vote on all of the recommendations in item 8. She advised, however, that members should refrain from voting in respect of recommendation (g) where they were nominated for an individual appointment.

The Chairman introduced the item and put recommendations a-f in turn to the vote. Recommendations a-e were carried by a simple majority of votes. Recommendation f was carried with no votes against.                                                                  Council was advised that appointments to the positions of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen would be determined by a vote where there was more than one nomination for the position. Nominations for the role of vice chairman of the planning and regulatory committee and the chairman of the licensing sub-committee would be invited separately. It was the decision of council to determine if the vice chairman of the planning and regulatory committee would act as the standing chairman of the licensing sub-committee. 

The consideration of each appointment was as follows:

Chairman of the Adults and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Councillor AW Johnson proposed and Councillor PD Price seconded the nomination of Councillor PA Andrews.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Andrews was appointed.

Vice Chairman of the Adults and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Councillor H Bramer proposed and Councillor PA Andrews seconded the nomination of Councillor J Stone.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Stone was appointed.

Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee

Councillor DG Harlow proposed and Councillor NE Shaw seconded the nomination of Councillor PD Newman OBE.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Newman OBE was appointed.

Vice-Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee

Councillor BA Durkin proposed and Councillor P Rone seconded the nomination of Councillor ACR Chappell.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Chappell was appointed.

Chairman of the Children and Young People and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor EJ Swinglehurst proposed and Councillor NE Shaw seconded the nomination of Councillor CA Gandy.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Gandy was appointed.

Vice-Chairman of the Children and Young People and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor DG Harlow proposed and Councillor TM James seconded the nomination of Councillor FM Norman. 

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Norman was appointed.

Chairman of the Employment Panel

Councillor NE Shaw proposed and Councillor DG Harlow seconded the nomination of Councillor AW Johnson.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Johnson was appointed.

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