Agenda item

Council assembly is asked to appoint a leader of the council and note the appointment by the leader of cabinet members, any deputy cabinet members, the establishment of any cabinet committees and the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions.

1.  Councillor Peter John was nominated as leader of the council. The nomination was put to the vote and it was:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Peter John be elected leader of the council for the period of 2018-2022.

2.  That a report be received from the leader on the following executive issues for the coming municipal year 2018-19 and that the following be noted:

·  the appointment by the leader of cabinet members

·  the appointment of any deputy cabinet members

·  the establishment and appointment of any cabinet committees

·  the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions to the full cabinet, cabinet committees, individual cabinet members, chief officers and community councils

·  that as a consequence the proper constitutional officer will update Part 3 of the constitution in accordance with the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions.

Appointment of the cabinet

3.  That the leader reported to council assembly on the appointment of members of the cabinet and determination of their executive functions. 

Cabinet

Councillor Peter John – Leader of the Council

Councillor Rebecca Lury – Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure, Equalities and Communities

Councillor Evelyn Akoto – Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Public Health

Councillor Jasmine Ali – Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Adult Care

Councillor Stephanie Cryan – Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Modernisation

Councillor Richard Livingstone – Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport Management and Air Quality

Councillor Victoria Mills – Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Brexit

Councillor Leo Pollak – Cabinet Member for Social Regeneration, Great Estates and New Council Homes

Councillor Johnson Situ – Cabinet Member for Growth, Development and Planning

Councillor Kieron Williams – Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Innovation

Appointment of deputy cabinet members

4.  That the leader reported to council assembly on the appointment of deputy cabinet members and determination of their duties and responsibilities.

Deputy Cabinet Members

Establishment andappointment of cabinet committees

5.  That the leader reported on the establishment of the following cabinet committees:

·  Cabinet (Livesey Trust) Committee

·  Better Placed Joint Committee (Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark)

·  Joint IT Committee (Brent, Lewisham and Southwark).

Delegation of executive functions

6.  That the leader reported on the delegation of executive functions between full cabinet, individual decision makers, chief officers and community councils (see paragraphs 18 – 21 of the report)

7.  That council assembly noted the leader’s report on any changes to the delegation of executive functions to the full cabinet, cabinet committees, individual cabinet members, chief officers and community councils.

8.  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.