Issue - meetings

Final report to follow Civic Affairs & Audit Committee meeting.

 

Councillor Thornburrow proposed and Councillor Moore seconded the following amendments to the Committee membership:

1. The addition of one seat on the Services, Climate and Communities Overview Scrutiny Committee for the Conservative Group, to be allocated to Councillor Hossain,
2. The allocation of one extra seat on the Planning Committee for the Member representing Your Party, Councillor Baigent.

 

Resolved (unanimously) to:

      i.         Approve the additional seat on the Services, Climate and Communities Overview Scrutiny Committee and the Planning Committee.

 

Councillor Bennett proposed herself as Chair to the Performance, Assets and Scrutiny Committee for municipal year 2026/27, seconded by Councillor Davison.

 

Councillor Bick proposed Councillor Young as Chair to the Performance, Assets and Scrutiny Committee, seconded by Councillor Martinelli.

 

As more than one nomination was received, Members proceeded to vote on each candidate. The results were as follows:

 

Councillor Bennett: 12 Votes

Councillor Young:    27 Votes 

 

Resolved (27 votes to 12, with 1 abstention) that:

 

Councillor Young be elected Chair of the Performance, Assets and Scrutiny Committee for 2026/27.

 

Councillor Bennett proposed and Councillor Tong seconded Councillor Toye Scot as Vice Chair to the Civic Affairs and Audit Committee.

 

Councillor Bick advised of the withdrawal of Councillor Dalzell’s nomination for Vice-Chair of the Civic Affairs and Audit Committee.

 

Resolved that:

 

Councillor Toye Scott be elected as Vice Chair of the Civic Affairs and Audit Committee for 2026/27.

 

 

 

Councillor Bennett then proposed and Councillor Davinson seconded Councillor Sage as Vice Chair to the Licensing Committee for municipal year 2026/27.

 

Councillor Bick proposed Councillor Blackburn-Horgan as Vice Chair to the Licensing Committee, seconded by Councillor Dalzell.

 

As more than one nomination was received, Members proceeded to vote on each candidate. The results were as follows:

 

Councillor Sage:                            12 Votes

Councillor Blackburn Horgan:         27 Votes 

 

Resolved (27 votes to 12, with 1 abstention) that:

 

Councillor Blackburn-Horgan be elected Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for 2026/27.

 

Councillor Thornburrow proposed and Councillor Moore seconded Councillor Smart as Vice Chair to the Planning Committee for municipal year 2026/27.

 

Councillor Bennett proposed and Councillor Tong seconded Councillor Fisher as Vice Chair to the Planning Committee for municipal year 2026/27.

 

As more than one nomination was received, Members proceeded to vote on each candidate. The results were as follows:

 

Councillor Smart: 12 Votes

Councillor Fisher: 27 Votes 

 

Resolved (27 votes to 12, with 1 abstention) that:

 

Resolved (39 votes to 0, with 1 abstention) to:

 

      i.         Agree the appointments to city council committees and joint partner bodies and appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs below (vacant seats to be updated) as set out below:

 

Performance, Assets & Strategy Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Membership: 8 + 6 alternates (3 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem (1tbc (green or Labour))

Group	Councillor
Labour	Gardiner-Smith (Vice)
Labour	Griffin
Labour	Davey
Labour Alternate	TBC
Labour Alternate	TBC
Green	Bennett
Green	Clough
Green	Whitmore
Green Alternate	Toye-Scott
Green Alternate	Nicmanis
Lib Dem	Young (Chair)
Lib Dem	Dalzell
Lib Dem Alternate	Bick
Lib Dem Alternate	Martinelli

 

Services, Climate and Communities Scrutiny Committee

Membership: 10 + 6 alternates (4 Labour + 3 Green +2 Lib Dem + 1 Conservative)

Group	Councillor
Labour	Haithcock
Labour	Davey
Labour	Griffin
Labour	Gardiner-Smith
Labour Alternate	TBC
Labour Alternate	TBC
Green	Glasberg (Chair)
Green	Davison
Green	Sage
Green Alternate	Whitmore
Green Alternate	Toye-Scott
Lib Dem	Martinelli (Vice)
Lib Dem	Hauk
Lib Dem Alternate	Bick
Lib Dem Alternate	Blackburn-Horgan
Conservative	Hossain

 

Civic Affairs and Audit Committee

Standards Sub Committees will be set up on an ad hoc basis as and when required comprising three members each on a politically proportionate basis.

Membership: 7 + 6 alternates (3 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem)

 

Group	Councillor
Labour	McPherson (Chair)
Labour	Wade
Labour	Ashton
Labour Alternate	Sheil
Labour Alternate	TBC
Green	Toye-Scott (Vice-Chair)
Green	Davison
Green Alternate	Bennett
Green Alternate	Clough
Lib Dem	Dalzell
Lib Dem	Taylor
Lib Dem Alternate	Bick
Lib Dem Alternate	Blackburn-Horgan

 

Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 Committee / General Purposes and Licensing Committee

Licensing Sub Committee will be set up on an ad hoc basis as and when required comprising three members each.

Membership 10 (nb. 10 is the statutory minimum number for a Licensing Committee) +6 alternates (6 Labour + 3 Green + 3 Lib Dem)

 

Group	Councillor
Labour	McPherson (chair)
Labour	Bird
Labour	Wade
Labour	Moore
Labour Alternate	Swift
Labour Alternate	TBC
Green	Sage
Green	Clough
Green	Bennett
Green Alternate	Davison
Green Alternate	Fisher
Lib Dem	Blackburn-Horgan (Vice-Chair)
Lib Dem	Grimwood
Lib Dem	Hauk
Lib Dem Alternate	Illingworth
Lib Dem Alternate	Taylor

 

*Planning Committee (these members will also sit on Development Control Forums and Pre-application Developer Briefings as required)

Membership 9 +6 alternates (if req per group) (4 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem (1 seat tbc between Labour & Green) + 1 Your Party

 

Group	Councillor
Labour	Smart (vice-chair)
Labour	Griffin
Labour	Todd-Jones
Labour	Dryden
Labour Alternate	Nestor
Green	Fisher
Green	Clough
Green Alternate	Bennett
Green Alternate	Flaubert
Lib Dem	Porrer (Chair)
Lib Dem	Illingworth
Lib Dem Alternate	Blackburn-Horgan
Lib Dem Alternate	Grimwood
Your Party	Baigent

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment Committee

Membership 7 + 6 alternates (3 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib dem) – Must include 1 Cabinet member

 

Group	Councillor
Labour	Moore (Chair)
Labour	Wade
Labour	Nestor
Labour Alternate
Labour Alternate
Green	Sage
Green	Bennett (Vice-Chair)
Green Alternate	Toye-Scott
Green Alternate
Lib Dem	Taylor
Lib Dem	Bick
Lib Dem Alternate	Martinelli
Lib Dem Alternate	Illingworth

             

Joint Staff Employer Forum

Membership 7 + 6 Alternates (1 Cabinet Member + 2 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem)

 

Group	Councillor
Cabinet Member (ex-officio)	Nestor
Labour	Wade
Labour	Bird
Labour Alternate	TBC
Labour Alternate	Moore
Green	Nicmanis
Green	Toye-Scott
Green Alternate	Fisher
Green Alternate	Whitmore
Lib Dem	Taylor
Lib Dem	Bick
Lib Dem Alternate	Hauk
Lib Dem Alternate	Martinelli

 

Employee Appeals Sub Committee (nb No requirement for a Cabinet Member to sit on this Sub Ctte)

Membership 6 (2 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem)

 

Group	Councillor
Labour	Wade
Labour	Gardiner-Smith
Green	Sage
Green	Toye-Scott
Lib Dem	Martinelli
Lib Dem	Illingworth

 

Chief Officer Appointments Sub Committee (nb must include one Cabinet member)

Membership to be drawn from Employment Committee on ad hoc basis

 

Investigating and Disciplinary Sub Committee (nb must include one Cabinet member

Membership 5 (4 Labour + 1 Lib Dem) to be drawn on ad-hoc basis from membership of whole council

 

Chief Officer Appeals Sub Committee (nb must include one Cabinet member

Membership 5 (4 Labour + 1 Lib Dem) to be drawn on ad-hoc basis from membership of whole council

 

Final report to follow Civic Affairs & Audit Committee meeting.

 

 

This item was postponed.