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Nominations For Committees For The Municipal Year 2015/16
The rules on political balance set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 will be applied to both scrutiny and regulatory committee composition so that, once the size of committees has been determined, the division of seats among the political groups on the Council will be automatic and the Council must appoint those members which each political group puts forward for its seats.
In considering the allocation of committee places to political groups, the Council is legally required to take into account the following principles:
1) That the controlling group should have a majority of seats on each committee.
2) That the total number of committee places allocated to each political group must be in proportion to the number of members of that group on the Council.
3) That on each committee the number of places allocated to each political group must be in proportion to the number of members of that group on the Council.
The order of precedence of these principles is the order in which they are given - i.e. (1) takes highest priority, then (2) then (3).
Minutes:
The Committee considered a paper setting out the proposed Committee allocations by party and the nominations received. The Committee considered the rules on political balance set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 in developing the recommendations set out below.
Councillor Pitt updated the Committee on the Liberal Democrat Group’s nominations.
The Committee noted the Minorities Group nominations.
The Committee noted the Leaders approval of the following Councillors to the Executive. Opposition Spokes were also noted.
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The Executive |
Opposition Spokes |
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Leader & Exec Cllr
for Strategy & Transformation – Lewis Herbert Deputy Leader & Exec
Cllr for City Centre & Public Places – Carina O’Reilly Exec Cllr for Finance and
Resources – George Owers Exec Cllr for Housing –
Kevin Price Exec Cllr for Environment
& Waste – Peter Roberts Exec Cllr for Planning
Policy & Transport – Kevin Blencowe Exec Cllr for
Communities– Richard Johnson |
Councillor Bick Councillor Austin Councillor Bick Councillor Avery Councillor Pitt Councillor C Smart Councillor Reid |
Councillor Cantrill was noted as the Opposition Spokes for Civic Affairs.
The Committee discussed the numbers and proportionately of Strategy and Resources Committee. The numbers would need to increase to 10 should Councillor Hipkin take up the seat the Minorities Group were entitled to with the Liberal Democrats numbers staying at 3. The Head of Legal Services reminded the Committee that Council could agree to Committee size that did not meet proportionality requirements if all Groups agreed to this.
Post meeting notes: Councillor Hipkin confirmed that he would like to take a place on the Strategy and Resources Committee.
Resolved (unanimously) to:
i. Recommend Council to agree to the number and size of committees and to note the nominations listed below
SCRUTINY
COMMITTEES
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COMMUNITY SERVICES |
NOMINATION(S) |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED NAMES OF NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD |
5 (1) 3 (1) 8 Total |
Sinnott,
Ratcliffe, Baigent, Sarris, Bird, Benstead
(Alt) Austin,
Reid, O’
Connell Holt (Alt) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
NOMINATION(S) |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED NAMES OF NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD Minorities |
6 (1) 3 (1) 1 10 Total |
Gawthrope, Perry, Ratcliffe, Robertson, M Smart, Baigent, Sarris (Alt) C
Smart, Pitt, Gehring Moore (Alt) Gillespie |
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HOUSING |
NOMINATION(S) |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED NAMES OF NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD Minorities |
5 (1) 2 (1) 1 (1) 8 Total |
Todd-Jones. Baigent,
Ashton, Bird, Sarris Gawthrope (Alt) Avery, Moore Cantrill (Alt) Holland |
STRATEGY & RESOURCES |
NOMINATION(S) |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED NAMES OF
NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD Minorities |
6 (1) 3 (1) 1 10
Total |
Robertson,
Sinnott, Baigent, Benstead, M Smart,
Sarris Abbott (Alt) Bick, Holt, Cantrill C Smart (Alt) Hipkin |
REGULATORY
COMMITTEES
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PLANNING |
NOMINATIONS(S) |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED
NAMES OF NOMINATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD Minorities |
4 (1) 3 (1) 1 (1) 8 Total |
Dryden, Blencowe, Gawtrope,
Hart, Bird (Alt) C Smart, Pippas, Tunnacliffe, Holt (Alt) Hipkin |
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JOINT DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT NUMBERS (2)=
Alternate |
PROPOSED NAMES OF NOMINEES TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD |
4
(2) 2
(2) 6
Total |
Blencowe, Baigent, Bird, Price, Gawthrope (Alt) Herbert (Alt) C
Smart, Holt Moore
(Alt) |
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LICENSING |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED
NAMES OF NOMINEES TO THE COMMITTEE |
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Labour LD Minorities |
7 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) 12 Total |
Benstead, Bird,
Ratcliffe, Gawthrope, McPherson, O’Reilly, Owers Sinnott (Alt) Pippas O’ Connell, Bick, Austin Moore (Alt) Meftah |
OTHER COMMITTEES
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CIVIC AFFAIRS |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED
CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
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Labour LD |
4 (1) 2 (1) 6 Total |
McPherson,
Benstead, Sinnott, Robertson Ratcliffe (Alt) Holt, Cantrill Pitt (Alt) |
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EMPLOYMENT APPEALS SUB |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED
CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
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EMPLOYMENT APPEALS SUB |
Labour LD |
5 3 8 Total |
Price, Gawthrope,
Blencowe, Sarris, Bird Smart, Holt,
Moore |
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COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES
AND NOMINATIONS |
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JOINT AREA
COMMITTEE (with County
Council) |
Labour LD |
4 2 6 Total |
Blencowe, Smith,
Ratcliffe, Robertson C Smart, Tunnacliffe, (Alt Moore) |
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COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
CURRENT
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES
AND NOMINATIONS |
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CITY DEAL
ASSEMBLY |
Labour LD |
2 1 |
Price Baigent Bick |
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