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.

Vice-Chairman of the Employment Panel

Councillor NE Shaw proposed and Councillor DG Harlow seconded the nomination of Councillor PM Morgan.

There were no other nominations

 

Councillor Morgan was appointed.

Chairman of the General Scrutiny Committee

Councillor AW Johnson proposed and Councillor BA Durkin seconded the nomination of Councillor WLS Bowen.

There were no other nominations

 

Councillor Bowen was appointed.

Vice-Chairman of the General Scrutiny Committee

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor JA Hyde seconded the nomination of Councillor EJ Swinglehurst.

There were no other nominations.

 

Councillor Swinglehurst was appointed.

Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board

Councillor JG Lester proposed and Councillor BA Durkin seconded the nomination of Councillor PM Morgan.

There were no other nominations.

 

Councillor Morgan was appointed.

Chairman of the Planning and Regulatory Committee

Councillor AW Johnson proposed and Councillor PM Morgan seconded the nomination of Councillor PGH Cutter.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Cutter was appointed.

Vice-Chairman of the Planning and Regulatory Committee

Councillor RI Matthews proposed and Councillor PD Price seconded the nomination of Councillor J Hardwick.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Hardwick was appointed.

Chairman of the Licensing Sub-Committee

Councillor BA Durkin proposed and Councillor PM Morgan seconded the nomination of Councillor DW Greenow.

There were no other nominations.

Councillor Greenow was appointed.

Resolved - that:

 

(a)       the list of ordinary committees listed at paragraph 8 is confirmed with their current terms of reference as set out in the council’s constitution;

(b)          the number of seats on each committee as set out at paragraph 8, and the allocation of those seats to political groups as set out at paragraph 9 is approved;

(c)          the allocation of seats on outside bodies to political groups as set out at  paragraph 10 is approved;

(d)          it is noted that all other representation on outside bodies be decided by the chief executive, following consultation with the group leaders, in accordance with the provisions of the constitution;

(e)          the appointment of five co-opted members of the children and young people scrutiny committee is approved as follows:

·       one representative as nominated by the diocese of Hereford

·       one representative as nominated by the archdiocese of Cardiff

·       one parent governor as elected from the primary school sector

·       one parent governor as elected by the secondary school sector

·       one parent governor as elected by the special school sector;

(f)           the suspension of the rules of proportionality in respect of the regulatory sub-committee, the River Lugg Internal Drainage Board, the Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee is approved; and

(g)          the appointment of committee chairmen and vice chairmen of the committees as set out below is approved

 

Committee	Position
Adults and wellbeing scrutiny committee	Chairman	Councillor PA Andrews
	Vice-chairman	Councillor J Stone
Audit & governance committee	Chairman	Councillor PD Newman OBE
	Vice-chairman	Councillor ACR Chappell
Children and young people scrutiny committee	Chairman	Councillor CA Gandy
	Vice-chairman	Councillor FM Norman
Employment panel	Chairman	Councillor AW Johnson
	Vice-chairman	Councillor PM Morgan
General scrutiny committee	Chairman	Councillor WLS Bowen
	Vice-chairman	Councillor EJ Swinglehurst
Health & wellbeing board	Chairman	Councillor PM Morgan
Planning and regulatory committee	Chairman	Councillor PGH Cutter
	Vice-chairman	Councillor J Hardwick
Licensing sub-committee	Chairman	Councillor DW Greenow