Decision details

Establishment of Committees, Panels and Related Matters 2019-20

Decision status: Information Only

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The nominations for chairs and vice chairs of committees and the nominations to the Local Government Association General Assembly were circulated. 

 

There were three contested positions.

 

The position of chair of overview and scrutiny committee was put to the vote, and it was agreed that Councillor Ian Wingfield be appointed chair of overview and scrutiny committee.

 

The position of vice-chair of planning committee was put to the vote, and it was agreed that Councillor Kath Whittam be appointed vice-chair of planning committee.

 

The position of community champion for the north-east area was put to the vote, and it was agreed that Councillor Sunny Lambe be appointed community champion for the north-east area.

 

The substantive motion was carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That council assembly noted the appointment of political group leaders, deputies and whips.

 

LABOUR GROUP

 

Leader  Councillor Peter John

 

Deputy Leader  Councillor Rebecca Lury

 

Chief Whip  Councillor Sarah King

 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP

 

Leader  Councillor Anood Al-Samerai

 

Deputy Leader  Councillor William Houngbo

 

Chief Whip  Councillor Hamish McCallum

 

2.  That council assembly noted the political balance of the council as set out in the report

 

3.  That council assembly noted that with one independent member on the council, there is no change to proportionality; the allocation of seats on committees and panels, as agreed by council assembly on 11 July 2018, remains the same as set out below.

 

4.  That council assembly established the following committees for the coming municipal year 2019-20:

 

Table 2: Ordinary Committees - Total number of seats 29

 

Committee

Total

Lab

Lib Dem

Committee 1

Appointments Committee

7

6 

1

Committee 2

Planning Committee

8

6

2 

Committee 3

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

7

 

5

 

2

 

Committee 4

Corporate Parenting Committee

7

6

1 

Total

29

23

 6

 

Table 3: Other committees - Total number of seats 26

 

Committee

Total

Lab

Lib Dem

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

11

8

3

Licensing Committee

15

12

3

Total

26

20

 6

 

Note: The political balance rules require that the political groups represented on council have proportionate representation on council committees. A political group must comprise at least two members, so the one Independent member does not constitute a political group. Councils can allocate seats on committees to members not aligned to a group, but are under no statutory obligation to do so.

 

Table 4: Multi-ward areas

 

1.

North-west

2.

North-east

3.

West-central

4.

East-central

5.

South

 

Note:  The composition of multi-ward areas will be set out in Article 8 of the constitution(see paragraphs 42 to 43 of the report).

 

Health and wellbeing board

 

5.  That the health and wellbeing board be established as a committee of the council under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 with the membership set out in paragraph 39 of the report. 

 

6.  That it be noted that the local authority membership is nominated by the leader of the council. In accordance with committee procedure rules, the board is chaired by the leader.

 

Appointment of chairs and vice chairs

 

7.  That council assembly appoint chairs and vice chairs for the following committees:

 

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

 

Chair - Councillor Peter John

Vice chair – Vacant

 

AUDIT, GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

Chair - Councillor James McAsh

Vice chair – Vacant

 

CORPORATE PARENTING COMMITTEE

 

Chair -  Councillor Jasmine Ali (Appointment of cabinet member with the responsibility for children and schools formally noted)

Vice chair – Vacant

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE

 

Chair - Councillor Renata Hamvas

Vice chair - Councillor Adele Morris

 

OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

 

Chair - Councillor Ian Wingfield

Vice chair - Councillor Jane Salmon

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

Chari - Councillor Martin Seaton

Vice Chair - Councillor Kath Whittam

 

All outstanding appointments will be referred to the first meeting of the respective committee in the 2019-20 municipal year.

 

Appointment of community champions

 

8.  That council assembly appointed community champions for the following multi-ward areas:

 

 

Councillor

Multi-ward area

1.

David Noakes

North-west

Deputy

Karl Eastham

North-west

2.

Sunny Lambe

North-east

Deputy

Leanne Werner

North-east

3.

Dora Dixon-Fyle

West Central

Deputy

Jason Ochere

West Central

4.

Sunil Chopra

East Central

Deputy

Vikki Mills

East Central

5.

Andy Simmons

South

Deputy

Margy Newens

South

 

Establishment of the council’s panels

 

9.  That council assembly established the following council panels (see paragraph 56 of the report):

 

Table 5: Panels - Total number of seats 16

 

Panel

Total

Lab

Lib Dem

Council assembly business panel

4

3

1

Constitutional steering panel

4

3

1

Pensions advisory panel

3

2

1

Voluntary bodies appointments panel

5

4

1

Total

16

12

4

 

Note: This table is based on the panels established in 2018-19.

 

Appointments of chair to constitutional steering panel and voluntary bodies appointments panel

 

10.  That Councillor Sarah King be appointed chair of the Constitutional Steering Panel.

 

Notes:

 

1.  That it be noted that the council assembly business panel is chaired by the Mayor.

 

Urgency committee

 

11.  That the role of the urgency committee between a municipal election and the annual meeting of council assembly, as agreed by council assembly on 26 March 2014, be noted as set out in paragraphs 58 and 59 of the report.

 

Appointments to Local Government Association (LGA) General Assembly

 

12.  That council assembly appointed up to three representatives and allocates the seven votes to representatives to attend the LGA General Assembly (see paragraphs 58 and 59 of the report).

 

Representative

No. of votes

Group

To be nominated by whip

3

Labour

To be nominated by whip

3

Labour

To be nominated by whip

1

Liberal Democrat

 

Other appointments to joint committees/outside bodies

 

13.  That council assembly noted the cabinet and other committees will make appointments to all other outside committees and bodies for the municipal year 2019-20 as required by part 3Q of the constitution.

Publication date: 30/05/2019

Date of decision: 18/05/2019

Decided at meeting: 18/05/2019 - Council Assembly

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