Agenda item

Appointment of Leader and Executive Functions - 2022-2023

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.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That council assembly appointed Councillor Kieron Williams as leader of the council.

 

2.  That council assembly noted that the leader’s term of office shall commence from 21 May 2022, and end at the start of the first annual meeting of the council following the next ordinary election[1], unless otherwise specified by a resolution of council assembly (see paragraphs 14 – 17 of the report).

 

3.  That council assembly received a report from the leader on the following executive issues for the coming municipal year 2022-23:

 

·  Noted the appointment by the leader of cabinet members

·  Noted the appointment of any deputy cabinet members

·  Noted the establishment and appointment of any cabinet committees

·  Noted the leader’s report on the delegation of executive functions to the full cabinet, cabinet committees, individual cabinet members, chief officers and any other delegations.

 

Appointment of the cabinet

 

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

 

Leader

Cllr Kieron Williams

Deputy Leader, Children Young People and Education

Cllr Jasmine Ali

Health and Wellbeing

Cllr Evelyn Akoto

Finance, Democracy and Digital

Cllr Stephanie Cryan

Climate Emergency and Sustainable Development

Cllr Helen Dennis

Community Safety

Cllr Dora Dixon-Fyle

Equalities, Neighbourhoods and Leisure

Cllr Alice Macdonald

Council Homes and Homelessness

Cllr Darren Merrill

Parks, Streets and Clean Air 

Cllr Catherine Rose

Jobs, Business and Town Centres

Cllr Martin Seaton

 

Deputy Cabinet:

Employment

Cllr John Batteson

Diversity

Cllr Natasha Ennin

Financial Support

Cllr Kimberly McIntosh

Young People

Cllr Portia Mwangangye 

 

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

 

·  Cabinet (Livesey Trust) Committee,

·  Better Placed Joint Committee

·  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 any other delegations.

 

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 andany other delegations.

 

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.


[1] Article 6.3 of the Constitution

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