To make appointments to the committees of the council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality and to consider the membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

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.

Council considered appointments to the Committees of the Council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality, an amendment to the terms of reference of the Audit and Governance Committee and arrangements for making appointments to the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

The Solicitor to the Council commented that following discussion with Group Leaders it was suggested that recommendations a-d and f-j as printed in the agenda papers, about which there was consensus, should be considered and voted upon as a whole.  Discussion of appointments to the positions of Chairmen and Vic-Chairmen for which several nominations were expected could then be considered.

 

The Solicitor to the Council clarified that recommendation h, permitting vacancies arising during the year to be filled by the Chief Executive following consultation with the Group Leaders, was a procedural device to enable the Chief Executive to give effect to the wishes of Group Leaders.

 

Councillor TM James proposed and Councillor WLS Bowen seconded a motion that recommendations a-d and f-j as printed in the agenda papers be approved.

 

This motion was carried with no one voting against it and ten abstentions.

 

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 J Hardwick proposed and Councillor AW Johnson seconded the nomination of Councillor WLS Bowen.

 

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

 

A named vote was held.

 

For Councillor Bowen (41)

 

Councillors PA Andrews, AM Atkinson, CNH Attwood,  CM Bartrum, LO Barnett,  PL Bettington,  AJM Blackshaw,  WLS Bowen,  H Bramer,  AN Bridges, MJK Cooper,  PGH Cutter,  BA Durkin,  PJ Edwards, DW Greenow, KS Guthrie,  J Hardwick,  JW Hope, MBE, JA Hyde, TM James,  JG Jarvis,  AW Johnson, Brig P Jones CBE, JF Knipe, JG Lester, RI Matthews, PJ McCaull, JW Millar, PM Morgan, NP Nenadich, RJ Phillips, GJ Powell, R Preece, PD Price, SJ Robertson, P Rone,  P Sinclair-Knipe,  J Stone, DC Taylor, GA Vaughan-Powell and DB Wilcox.

 

For Councillor Seldon (8)

 

Councillors EMK Chave, EPJ Harvey, JLV Kenyon, MD Lloyd-Hayes, SM Michael, C Nicholls, FM Norman, and  AJW Powers.

 

Abstentions (2) Councillors A Seldon and GR Swinford.

 

Councillor Bowen was therefore appointed.

 

Vice-Chairman of the General Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor WLS Bowen seconded the nomination of Councillor BA Durkin.

 

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

 

A named vote was held.

 

For Councillor Durkin (35)

 

Councillors PA Andrews, AM Atkinson, CM Bartrum, PL Bettington, AJM Blackshaw,  WLS Bowen,  H Bramer,  MJK Cooper,  PGH Cutter,  BA Durkin,  PJ Edwards,  DW Greenow, KS Guthrie, J Hardwick,  JW Hope, MBE, JA Hyde, JG Jarvis,  AW Johnson, Brig P Jones CBE, JG Lester, RI Matthews, PJ McCaull, JW Millar, PM Morgan, NP Nenadich, RJ Phillips, GJ Powell, PD Price, SJ Robertson, P Rone,  P Sinclair-Knipe,  J Stone, DC Taylor, GA Vaughan-Powell and DB Wilcox.

 

For Councillor Harvey (12)

 

Councillors AN Bridges, EMK Chave, JLV Kenyon, JF Knipe MD Lloyd-Hayes, SM Michael, C Nicholls, FM Norman,  AJW Powers R Preece,, A Seldon GR Swinford

 

Abstentions (4)

 

Councillors LO Barnett, CNH Attwood, EPJ Harvey, and TM James.

 

Councillor Durkin was therefore appointed.

 

Chairman of Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Councillor WLS Bowen proposed and Councillor AW Johnson seconded the nomination of Councillor CNH Attwood.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Vice-Chairman of Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Councillor AJW Powers proposed and Councillor JG Jarvis seconded the nomination of Councillor MD Lloyd-Hayes.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Chairman of Audit and Governance Committee

 

Councillor AW Johnson proposed and Councillor PM Morgan seconded the appointment of Councillor JG Jarvis.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Vice-Chairman of Audit and Governance Committee

 

Councillor A Seldon proposed and Councillor AJW Powers seconded the appointment of Councillor EMK Chave.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Chairman of the Planning Committee

 

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

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Vice-Chairman of the Planning Committee

 

Councillor TM James proposed and Councillor AW Johnson seconded the appointment of Councillor PA Andrews.

 

Councillor JLV Kenyon proposed and Councillor AM Atkinson seconded the nomination of Councillor DW Greenow.

 

A named vote was held.

 

For Councillor Andrews (33)

 

Councillors CNH Attwood, CM Bartrum, LO Barnett,  AJM Blackshaw,  WLS Bowen,  H Bramer,  EMK Chave, PGH Cutter,  BA Durkin,  PJ Edwards,  KS Guthrie,  J Hardwick,  JW Hope, MBE, JA Hyde, TM James,  JG Jarvis,  AW Johnson, Brig P Jones CBE,  RI Matthews, PJ McCaull, SM Michael, JW Millar, C Nicholls, RJ Phillips, GJ Powell, R Preece, PD Price, SJ Robertson, P Rone,  J Stone, GR Swinford, GA Vaughan-Powell and DB Wilcox.

 

For Councillor Greenow (14)

 

Councillors AM Atkinson, PL Bettington,  AN Bridges, MJK Cooper,  EPJ Harvey, JLV Kenyon, JG Lester, MD Lloyd-Hayes, PM Morgan, NP Nenadich, AJW Powers, A Seldon, P Sinclair-Knipe and DC Taylor.

 

Abstentions(4)

 

Councillors PA Andrews, DW Greenow, JF Knipe, and FM Norman.

 

Councillor Andrews was therefore appointed,

 

Chairman of the Regulatory Committee

 

Councillor AJW Powers proposed and Councillor MD Lloyd-Hayes seconded the appointment of Councillor A Seldon.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Councillor RJ Phillips praised the qualities of Councillor JW Hope MBE the outgoing Chairman of the Committee and Council endorsed these remarks.

 

Vice-Chairman of the Regulatory Committee

 

Councillor WLS Bowen proposed and Councillor AW Johnson seconded the appointment of Councillor PJ Edwards.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Chairman of Employment Panel

 

Councillor PM Morgan proposed and Councillor JG Jarvis seconded the appointment of Councillor AW Johnson.

 

There were no other nominations.

 

Terms of Reference – Audit and Governance Committee

 

It was acknowledged that the amendment to the terms of reference for the Audit and Governance Committee had not formally been considered by that Committee. However, all Members had had the opportunity to comment if they wished.

 

RESOLVED:

That:       (a)   the list of ordinary committees be confirmed and the allocation of seats on those committees to political groups be made as indicated in paragraph 7 of the report;

                 (b)   the seats on other bodies to which the allocation of seats to groups falls to be made by Council be as indicated in paragraph 9 of the report,  and all other representation on outside bodies be decided by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Group Leaders in accordance with the provisions of the constitution;

                 (c)   the reappointment of the co-opted members of General Overview & Scrutiny Committee be approved in accordance with the Appendix to these Minutes;

                 (d)   the wishes of the political groups as to nominees to fill their respective allocations of seats be noted;

                 (e)   the appointments of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen be confirmed in accordance with the Appendix to these Minutes

(f)    the suspension of the rules of proportionality, in respect of the Regulatory Sub-Committee, the River Lugg Internal Drainage Board and the Wye Valley AONB Joint Advisory Committee, be approved;

                 (g)   the respective terms of reference for each committee or board remain unchanged, with the exception of additions to the Audit & Governance Committee terms of reference as detailed at Appendix 2 to the report;

                 (h)   any vacancies on committees or outside bodies arising during the year be filled by the decision of the Chief Executive following consultation with the Group Leaders and in accordance with the rules of proportionality;

                 (i)    the Solicitor to the Council be authorised, after consultation with Group Leaders and having regard to the regulations and guidance as outlined at paragraph 14 of the report, to appoint up to 5 members of the Independent Remuneration Panel; and

                 (j)    that the Solicitor to the Council make any consequent amendments to the Constitution as are necessary.