Minutes:
(See pages 5 - 17 of the main agenda)
The nominations for chairs and vice chairs of committees and the nominations to the Local Government Association General Assembly were circulated. As there were no contested positions the Mayor moved to the vote on the nominations.
Substantive – 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 Stephanie Cryan
Chief Whip Councillor Sarah King
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT GROUP
Leader Councillor Anood Al-Samerai
Deputy Leader Councillor Damian O’Brien
Chief Whip Councillor David Hubber
CONSERVATIVE GROUP
Leader/Chief Whip Councillor Michael Mitchell
Deputy Leader Councillor Jane Lyons
2. That the division of seats and percentage allocation of each political group on the council as set out in the report at Table 1, be noted.
3. That the following committees and community councils for the coming municipal year 2017-18 be established.
Ordinary Committees - Total number of seats 29
Committee |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Con |
Committee 1 Appointments Committee |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
Committee 2 Planning Committee |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Committee 3 Audit, Governance and Standards Committee |
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Committee 4 Corporate Parenting Committee |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
Total |
29 |
22 |
6 |
1 |
Other committees - Total number of seats 29
Committee |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Con |
Overview and Scrutiny Committee |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Licensing Committee |
15 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
Community councils
1. |
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe |
2. |
Borough, Bankside and Walworth |
3. |
Camberwell |
4. |
Dulwich |
5. |
Peckham and Nunhead |
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 38 of the report.
5. 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
6. That the following be appointed as chairs and vice chairs for the following committees and community councils:
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Chair - Councillor Peter John
Vice chair – Vacant
AUDIT, GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Chair - Councillor Paul Fleming
Vice chair – Councillor James Barber
CORPORATE PARENTING COMMITTEE
Chair - Councillor Victoria Mills (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 Gavin Edwards
Vice chair - Councillor Ben Johnson
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Chari - Councillor Nick Dolezal
Vice Chair - Councillor Lorraine Lauder
COMMUNITY COUNCILS
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe
Chair - Councillor Bill Williams
Vice chair - Councillor Lucas Green
Borough, Bankside and Walworth
Chair - Councillor Eleanor Kerslake
Vice chair - Councillor Samantha Jury-Dada
Camberwell
Chair - Councillor Kieron Williams
Vice chair - Councillor Octavia Lamb
Dulwich
Chair - Councillor Jon Hartley
Vice chair - Councillor Anne Kirby
Peckham and Nunhead
Chair - Councillor Sunil Chopra
Vice chair - Councillor Sandra Rhule.
Note: Any outstanding appointments will be referred to the first meeting of the respective committee in the 2016/17 municipal year.
Establishment of the council’s panels
7. That the following council panels be established:
Panels - Total number of seats 18
Panel |
Total |
Lab |
Lib Dem |
Con |
Council assembly business panel |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Constitutional steering panel |
5 |
3 |
1 |
|
Pensions advisory panel |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
Voluntary bodies appointment panel |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
Total |
18 |
12 |
2 |
Appointments of chair to constitutional steering panel and voluntary bodies appointment panel
8. That Councillor Sarah King be appointed chair of the Constitutional Steering Panel and Councillor Barrie Hargrove be appointed chair of the Voluntary Bodies Appointment Panel.
Urgency committee
9. 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 55 - 57 of the report.
Appointments to Local Government Association (LGA) General Assembly
10. That the three representatives and allocation of the seven votes to representatives to attend the LGA General Assembly be as follows:
Representative |
No. of votes |
Group |
Councillor Peter John |
3 |
Labour |
Councillor Stephanie Cryan |
3 |
Labour |
Councillor Adele Morris |
1 |
Liberal Democrat |
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