Agenda and minutes

 

 

Apologies were received from Councillors Dryden and Flaubert.

No new declarations were declared.

Councillor Bennett proposed, and Councillor Tong seconded the nomination of Councillor Sefira Davison as Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

 

Councillor Davey proposed, and Councillor Gardiner-Smith seconded the nomination of Councillor Katie Thornburrow as Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

 

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

 

Councillor Davison:               12 Votes

Councillor Thornburrow:        16 Votes

Resolved (16 votes to 12 votes with 12 abstentions) that:

 

Councillor Thornburrow be elected Leader for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

 

                                            

 

Councillor Katie Thornurrow

Leader of the Council | Cabinet Member for Strategy, Planning and External Partnerships.

 

Councillor Rosy Moore

Deputy Leader of the Council | Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment.

 

Councillor Martin Smart

Cabinet Member for Nature, Open Spaces and City Services.

 

Councillor Mike Todd-Jones

Cabinet Member for Communities.

 

Councillor Gerri Bird

Cabinet Member for Housing.

 

Councillor Jenny Gawthrope Wood 

Cabinet Member for Finance.

 

Councillor Antoinette Nestor   

Cabinet Member for Economy and Resources.

 

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 and appendices to follow.

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

 

      i.         Agree the appointments to Outside Bodies, and Working Group for the municipal year 2026/27 as set out below, to be updated:

 

Housing Advisory Board (Advisory Board to Cabinet) – Final numbers TBC()

Membership: 6 + 6 elected tenant/leaseholder reps should Leader wish to follow proportionality

Group	Councillor
Labour	Wade
Labour	Haithcock
Labour Alternate
Labour Alternate
Green	Davison
Green	Tong
Green Alternate	Fisher
Green Alternate	Whitmore
Lib Dem	Martinelli
Lib Dem	Blackburn-Horgan
Lib Dem Alternate	Dalzell
Lib Dem Alternate	Porrer

 

Inclusion and Equity Panel (TBC following AGM)

Membership 4 (1 Cabinet Member 1 Labour + 1 Green + 1 Lib Dem)

Group	Councillor
Cabinet Member	Moore
Labour	Haithcock
Labour Alternate
Green	Flaubert
Green Alternate	Davison
Lib Dem	Grimwood
Lib Dem Alternate	Porrer

 

PARTNERSHIP BODIES/COMMITTEES

Appointed by Council

 

Combined Authority Board – (these members cannot sit on the CPCA O&S and A&G Ctte but can sit on a CPCA ‘Thematic Committee’)

 

 

 

Membership: One member (Leader) and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (1 Labour)

Group	Councillor
Labour	Thornburrow
	Moore

 

Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee (nb. Proportionality set by the Combined Authority Monitoring Officer, these members cannot sit on the CPCA Board or ‘Thematic Committees’)

 

Membership Two members (1 Labour and 1 Green ) and Alternate members

Group	Councillor
Labour	Gawthrope-Wood
Labour Alternate	TBC
Green	Clough
Green Alternate	Sage

 

Combined Authority Audit and Governance Committee (nb. Proportionality set by the Combined Authority Monitoring Officer, these members cannot sit on the CPCA Board or ‘Thematic Committees’)

 

Membership One member and one alternate (1 Labour)

Group	Councillor
Labour	Todd-Jones
Labour Alternate	TBC

 

The following CPCA committees are appointments made by the Leader.

 

Combined Authority Skills Committee

Membership One member and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (TBC)

Group	Councillor
Labour	Davey

 

Combined Authority Growth Committee

Membership One member and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Combined Authority Transport Committee

Membership One member and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Combined Authority Funding Committee

Membership One member and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Combined Authority Staffing Committee

Membership One member and one alternative member: 1 + 1 (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Greater Cambridge Partnership Joint Assembly-this is a Council Appointment

Membership 3 (1 Labour + 1 Green +1 Lib Dem)

Group	Councillor
Labour	TBC
Green	Davison
Lib Dem	Illingworth

 

Joint Development Management Committee – this is a Council Appointment (these members will also sit on JDMC Development Control Forums and Pre-application Developer Briefings as required)

 

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

Group	Councillor
Cambridge City Council Chair 2026/27 (TBC)
Labour	Smart
Labour	Griffin
Labour Alternate	Nestor
Labour Alternate
Green	Flaubert
Green	Fisher
Green Alternate	Bennett
Green Alternate	Clough
Lib Dem	Illingworth
Lib Dem	Porrer (Chair nominee)
Lib Dem Alternate	Blackburn-Horgan
Lib Dem Alternate	Grimwood

 

Cambridge Joint Area Committee

Membership 6 + up to 4 Alternates per group (2 Labour + 2 Green + 2 Lib Dem) –

Group	Councillor
Labour	Wade
Labour	Bird
Labour Alternate (x 4 if wish)
Green	Nicmanis
Green	Davison
Green Alternate (x 4 if wish)	Clough/Cleminson
Lib Dem	Taylor
Lib Dem	Illingworth
Lib Dem Alternate (x 4 if wish)	Blackburn-Horgan/Hauk

 

Appointed by a Cabinet Member

 

Cambridge Community Safety Partnership

Membership 1 + 1 Alternate (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel

Membership 1 + 1 Alternate (TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board

Membership 1 + 1 Alternate (TBC)

Group	Councillor
Lib Dem	Bick
Labour Alternate	Thornburrow

 

Advisory Council - Cambridge Growth Company (Homes England)

Membership 1 TBC

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

OTHER APPOINTMENTS BY CABINET MEMBERS -proportionality need not apply

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors

 

Membership 1

Group	Councillor
Lib Dem	Grimwood

 

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Board

 

Membership 1 TBC

Group	Councillor
Labour

 

Clay Farm Advisory Board

Membership 1 TBC+ 1 TBC

Group	Councillor
Lib Dem	Hauk
Lib Dem	Grimwood
Green	Flaubert

 

Cambridge Investment Partnership

Cab Mem for Housing and Cab Mem for F&R

Group	Councillor
Cabinet Member for Housing
Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources

 

East West Main Line Partnership Board

Membership 1  (1 TBC + 1 reserve)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

EWR Eastern Section Board’

Membership 1 (1 TBC + 1 reserve)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

 

 

 

Water Resources East Strategic Advisory Group

Membership 1 (1 TBC + 1 reserve)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Flood & Water Partnership (CPFloW) (County Council)

Membership 1  (1 TBC + 1 reserve)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

The Junction

Membership 2 (1 TBC + 1 TBC)

Group	Councillor
TBC
TBC

 

Cambridge BID

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

East of England Local Government Association

 

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

 Health Scrutiny Committee (County Council)

 

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

OxCam

 

Group	Councillor
Leader

 

LGA General Assembly

 

Group	Councillor
The Leader

 

 

 

Local Government Information Unit

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

District Councils Network (DCN)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Recycling in Cambridge and Peterborough (RECAP)

Group	Councillor
TBC

 

Joint Local Planning Advisory Group (joint with South Cambs DC)

5 (2 Labour + 2 Green + 1 Lib Dem)

Group	Councillor
Labour	Wade
Labour	Griffin
Labour reserve
Labour reserve
Green	Bennett
Green	Clough
Green reserve	Fisher
Green reserve	Flaubert
Lib Dem	Porrer
Lib Dem reserve	Bick

 

Cambridge Airport consultative Committee

1 (1 TBC)

Group	Councillor
Green	Bennett

 

Members’ support:

Health & Safety Representative (Internal liaison with Kathy Brown)

Group	Councillor
Labour
Lib Dem
Green Group

 

Member Training Champion (Internal liaison with Kathy Brown)

Group	Councillor
Labour
Lib Dem
Green Group

 

Group Secretary (for general liaison in the year if required)

Group	Councillor
Labour
Lib Dem
Green Group

 

 

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

 

      i.         Approve the meeting calendar for the municipal year 2026/27.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

 

      i.         Approve the following changes to the Constitution following the meeting of Civic Affairs and Audit Committee on 9 March 2026:

•      The updated member/officer protocol

•      The limited power for Cabinet to make supplementary estimates – additional revenue and capital expenditure up to a threshold, with provision to allow for reporting of decisions to Full Council.

    ii.         Approve minor revisions to the terms of reference for the Equalities Panel to be renamed the Inclusion and Equity Panel.

Resolved (unanimously) to:

 

      i.         Approve the draft Annual Civic Affairs & Audit Committee Report shown in Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report.

 

The public is likely to be excluded during any discussion on the confidential report by virtue of paragraph(s) 1,2,3 & 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

 

 

 

Resolved (unanimously) to:

      i.         Approve that an individual termination cost over £100k be approved as a result of the Senior Management Review due to contractual severance.

 

 

The decision was noted.