Agenda item

Council assembly is asked to appoint the leader of the council and note the appointment by the leader of cabinet portfolio members and the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions.

(See pages 1 – 4 of the main agenda and pages 1 – 4 of the leader’s report on white papers circulated at the meeting)

The Mayor stated that in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11(2), this being an officer report, the recommendations set out in the report were deemed to have been moved, and were subject to amendment only.  He announced that he intended to consider each recommendation where a decision was needed separately.

The Mayor stated that he had received one nomination for recommendation 3 on the election of leader, Councillor Peter John.  No further nominations were forthcoming, therefore the nomination was put to the vote and it was agreed that Councillor Peter John be appointed leader of the council.

The leader of the council, Councillor Peter John, reported on the following appointment of members of the cabinet and the determination and allocation of their functions:

Councillor Peter John – Leader of the Council

Councillor Ian Wingfield – Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities, Employment and Business

Councillor Darren Merrill and Cllr Michael Situ – Cabinet Member for Environment, Recycling, Community Safety and Volunteering (job share role)

Councillor Mark Williams – Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport

Councillor Richard Livingstone – Cabinet Member for Housing

Councillor Barrie Hargrove – Cabinet Member for Public Health, Parks and Leisure

Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle – Cabinet Member for Adult Care, Arts and Culture

Councillor Fiona Colley – Cabinet Member for Finance, Strategy and Performance

Councillor Victoria Mills – Cabinet Member for Children and Schools

Deputy Cabinet Members

Councillor Stephanie Cryan – Deputy Cabinet Member for Financial Inclusion

Councillor Jamille Mohammed – Deputy Cabinet Member for Inter-Faith Community Relations

Councillor Radha Burgess – Deputy Cabinet Member for Women’s Safety

Councillor Leo Pollak – Deputy Cabinet Member for Excellence in Design

A copy of the cabinet portfolios was circulated at the meeting.

RESOLVED:

1.  That Councillor Peter John be appointed as leader of the council.

2.  That council assembly noted that the leader’s term of office shall commence from 11 June 2014, and end at the start of the first annual meeting of the council following the next ordinary election^[1].

3.  That council assembly noted the leader’s report on changes to the delegation of executive functions.

4.  That council assembly noted that as a consequence of recommendation 6 the proper constitutional officer will update Part 3 of the constitution in accordance with the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions.