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.

Recommendation (a)

Councillor Gemma Davies proposed and Councillor Carole Gandy seconded recommendation (a) which was carried.

RESOLVED: That the list of ordinary committees listed at paragraph 9 are confirmed with their terms of reference as set out in the council’s constitution

Recommendation (b)

Councillor Nigel Shaw proposed and Councillor Jonathan Lester seconded recommendation (b) which was carried.

RESOLVED: That the number of seats on each committee as set out at paragraph 9, and the allocation of those seats to political groups as set out at appendix 1 is approved.

Recommendation (c)

Councillor Jonathan Lester proposed and Councillor Alan Seldon seconded recommendation (c) which was carried.

RESOLVED: That the allocation of seats on outside bodies to political groups as set out at appendix 2 is approved.

Recommendation (d)

Councillor Carole Gandy proposed and Councillor Nigel Shaw seconded recommendation (d) which was carried unanimously by Council.

RESOLVED: That the appointment of five co-opted members of children and young people scrutiny committee are approved as follows:

                             i.        one representative as nominated by the diocese of Hereford

                            ii.        one representative as nominated by the archdiocese of Cardiff

                          iii.        one parent governor as elected from the primary school sector

                          iv.        one parent governor as elected by the secondary school sector

                            v.        one parent governor as elected by the special school sector;

Recommendation (e)

Councillor Jonathan Lester proposed and Councillor Ellie Chowns seconded recommendation (e).

Councillor Jim Kenyon initially voted against the recommendation and explained that his vote was an objection to the lack of committee seats allocated to not aligned members of the Council. Councillor Kenyon agreed to change his vote against to an abstention to allow a nem con vote to be achieved. The recommendation was carried with no votes against.

RESOLVED: That the suspension of the rules of proportionality in respect of the standards panel, the River Lugg Internal Drainage Board, and the Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee is approved;

Recommendation (f) 

Council moved to recommendation (f) and the appointment of chairpersons and vice chairpersons to council committees. 

The consideration of each appointment was as follows:

Chairperson of the Adults and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Councillor Paul Rone proposed and Councillor William Wilding seconded the nomination of Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst as Chairperson of the Adults and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.

There were no other nominations.

(Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst left the meeting for the vote)

Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst was appointed.

Vice Chairperson of the Adults and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Councillor Felicity Norman proposed and Councillor Jennie Hewitt seconded the nomination of Councillor Jenny Bartlett as Vice Chairperson of the Adults and wellbeing Scrutiny Committee.

There were no other nominations.

(Councillor Jenny Bartlett left the meeting for the vote)

Councillor Jenny Bartlett was appointed.

Chairperson of the Audit and Governance Committee

Councillor Jonathan Lester proposed and Councillor Barry Durkin seconded the nomination of Councillor Nigel Shaw as Chairperson of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8