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Meeting: 15/05/2024 - Council (Item 7)

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Purpose

This report sets out those matters reserved to Council at its Annual Meeting:

·         To make appointments to Committees for the Civic Year 2024/25.

·         To make appointments to the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of Committees for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendations

That Full Council resolves to:

1.    DETERMINE that, in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (“the Act”), the Council shall continue to apply the political balance provisions under the Act to committees as shown in Annex A;

2.    APPOINT Councillors to serve on the Council’s Committees and working groups as set out in Annex B for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council;

3.    APPOINT Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Council’s Committees and working groups as shown in Annex B;

4.    NOTE the arrangements for substitutions set out in part 4 of the report;

5.    AGREE to confirm the changes to the terms of reference to include substitute members for the Constitution Working Group;

6.    AGREE the draft terms of reference for the Publica Review Working Group set out in Annex B.

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Minutes:

This report set out those matters reserved to Council at its Annual Meeting:

  • To make appointments to Committees for the Civic Year 2024/25.
  • To make appointments to the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of Committees for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

The Chair noted that a revised terms of reference for the proposed Publica Review Working Group following input from the Chief Executive had been provided and that a revised Annex B table of appointments could be found on desks.

 

Councillor Joe Harris, as Leader of the Council, introduced the report and made the following points:

 

  • The Leader wished to record his thanks to the Democratic Services team for all of their work in putting the report together and accommodating changes just before the meeting.
  • The Leader also noted the recommendations regarding the Constitution Working Group and the Publica Review Working Group terms of reference which needed to be agreed.

 

Councillor Patrick Coleman apologised for being late and raised that the Vice-Chair of Audit and Governance Committee should be Councillor Helene Mansilla. The Leader apologised as this was an error during some last-minute changes to group positions.

 

Councillor Evemy seconded the recommendations noting the revision from Councillor Coleman.

 

Voting Record

 

31 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions, 3 Absent/Did not vote

 

 

 

 

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