Agenda item

Council assembly is asked to establish committees, community councils and panels for 2014/15.

(See pages 5 – 19 of the main agenda)

 

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. 

 

Revised recommendation 3 on the establishment of committees and allocation of seats was put to the vote and declared to be carried.

 

The Mayor stated that two nominations had been received for the position of chair of the overview and scrutiny committee, Councillors Gavin Edwards and Rosie Shimell.  No further nominations were forthcoming, therefore the nominations were put to the vote and council assembly appointed Councillor Gavin Edwards as chair of the overview and scrutiny committee for the municipal year 2014/15.

 

The Mayor announced he had received one amendment to Recommendation 10 and Appendix 2 – Appointment to Local Government Association (LGA) General Assembly.  Councillor Dan Garfield, seconded by Councillor Nick Dolezal, moved Amendment A.  Amendment A was put to the vote and declared to be carried.

 

The substantive motion was put to the vote and declared to be carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the appointment of political group leaders, deputies and whips be noted as follows:

 

LABOUR GROUP

 

Leader  Councillor Peter John

 

Deputy Leader  Councillor Ian Wingfield

 

Chief Whip  Councillor Dan Garfield

 

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP

 

Leader  Councillor Anood Al-Samerai

 

Deputy Leader  Councillor Adele Morris

 

Chief Whip  Councillor David Hubber

 

CONSERVATIVE GROUP

 

Leader  Councillor Michael Mitchell

 

Deputy Leader  Councillor Jane Lyons

 

Chief Whip  Councillor Michael Mitchell

 

2.  That council assembly noted the new division of seats and percentage allocation of each political group on the council as follows:

 

Table 1: Division of seats

 

 

3.  That council assembly established the following committees and community councils for the coming municipal year 2014/15:

 

Table 2: Ordinary Committees - Total number of seats 35

Committee  

 

Table 3:  Other committees - Total number of seats 29

 

 

Community councils:

 

·  Bermondsey and Rotherhithe

·  Borough, Bankside and Walworth

·  Camberwell

·  Dulwich

·  Peckham and Nunhead.

 

Note: Membership as set out in Article 8 of the constitution.

 

Health and wellbeing board

 

4.  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 51 of the report. 

 

5.  That council assembly noted that the membership of the board be reviewed annually at the annual meeting of the council assembly.

 

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 the following be appointed as chairs and vice chairs for the committees and community councils outlined below:

 

Appointments committee

 

Chair – Councillor Peter John

Vice-chair – Councillor Ian Wingfield

 

Audit and governance committee

 

Chair – Councillor Jon Hartley

Vice-chair – Vacant

 

Corporate parenting committee

 

Chair – Councillor Victoria Mills

Vice-chair – Vacant

 

Licensing committee

 

Chair – Councillor Renata Hamvas

Vice-chair – Councillor David Hubber

 

Overview and scrutiny committee

 

Chair – Councillor Gavin Edwards

Vice-chair – Councillor Rosie Shimell

 

Planning committee

 

Chair – Councillor Nick Dolezal

Vice-chair – Councillor Darren Merrill

 

Standards committee

 

Chair – Councillor Chris Gonde

Vice-chair – Vacant

 

Bermondsey and Rotherhithe community council

 

Chair – Councillor Bill Williams

Vice-chair – Councillor Evelyn Akoto

 

Borough, Bankside and Walworth community council

 

Chair – Councillor Martin Seaton

Vice-chair – Councillor Claire Maugham

 

Camberwell community council

 

Chair – Councillor Kieron Williams

Vice-chair – Councillor Chris Gonde

 

Dulwich community council

 

Chair – Councillor Andy Simmons

Vice-chair – Councillor Rosie Shimell

 

Peckham and Nunhead community council

 

Chair – Councillor Johnson Situ

Vice-chair – Councillor Cleo Soanes

 

That vacant positions be referred to the first meeting of the relevant committee to appoint.

 

Establishment of the council’s panels

 

8.  That council assembly established the following council panels (see paragraph 59 of the report):

 

Table 4: Panels - Total number of seats 18

 

 

* = Membership of the pensions advisory panel agreed in line with resolution 4 of the Constitutional Changes 2014/15 report (see item 4 below).

 

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

 

9.  That Councillor Ian Wingfield be appointed as chair of the voluntary bodies appointments panel and it be noted that at the council assembly (mayor making) meeting on 7 June 2014, Councillor Dan Garfield was appointed as chair of the constitutional steering panel.

 

Appointments to Local Government Association General Assembly

 

10.  That three representatives with an allocation of five votes be appointed to the representatives to the LGA General Assembly as follows:

 

·  Councillor Peter John – 3 votes

·  Councillor Ian Wingfield – 1 vote

·  Councillor Adele Morris – 1 vote.

 

Other appointments to joint committees/outside bodies

 

11.  That it be noted the cabinet and other committees will make appointments to all other outside committees and bodies for the municipal year 2014/15 as required by part 3S of the constitution. 

 

Urgency committee

 

12.  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 71 and 72 of the report.