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The committee considered a paper setting out the proposed size of
committees, the allocations by party and the nominations received. The Committee considered the rules on
political balance set out in the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 in
developing the recommendations set out below.
Councillor Pitt updated
the committee on Liberal Democrat Group’s nominations.
Councillor Hipkin updated the committee on the Independent/Conservative
Group’s nominations.
In response to a question from Councillor Pitt the Head of Legal Services confirmed that arrangements for filming and photography at the Area Joint Committee (AJC) would be governed by the County Council’s protocol.
Councillor Herbert spoke in support of a smaller AJC committee and agreed to raise this at future meetings of the AJC.
Resolved (unanimously) to:
i.
Recommend to Council to
agree to the number and size of committees and to note the nominations as
listed below:
|
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
NOMINATION(S) |
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
Community
Services (Currently
meets: Thursdays at 1.30pm) |
Liberal
Democrats Labour |
3 (1) 5 (1) 8 Total |
Reiner, Reid,
Austin (Alt: tbc) Moghadas,
Sarris, Bird, Sinnott, Ratcliffe
(Alt:
Robertson) |
|
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
NOMINATION(S) |
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
Environment (Currently meets:
Tuesdays at 5pm) |
Liberal
Democrats Labour |
3 (1) 5 (1) 8 Total |
Pitt, Smart,
Moore (Alt: tbc) Gawthrope,
Robertson, Ratcliffe, Perry, Smart (Alt: Sinnott) |
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
NOMINATION(S)
|
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
Strategy
& Resources (Currently
meets: Mondays at 5pm) |
Liberal
Democrats Labour |
3 (1) 5 (1) 8 Total |
Bick, Smith, Cantrill
(Alt: tbc) Robertson, Benstead, Sinnott, Smart, Baigent (Alt: Sarris) |
|
SCRUTINY COMMITTEE |
NOMINATION(S) |
NUMBERS (1) =Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
Housing (Currently
meets: Tuesdays at 5.30pm) |
Liberal
Democrats Labour Indep/Cons |
2
(1) 5
(1) 1
(1) 8
Total |
Blackhurst,
Avery (Alt: tbc) Todd-Jones, Birtles, Bird, Baigent,
Robertson (Alt: Gawthrope) Holland (Alt: Hipkin) |
REGULATORY COMMITTEES
|
COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND
NOMINATIONS |
|
PLANNING (Currently
meets: Wednesdays at 9.30am) |
Liberal
Democrat Labour Indep/Cons |
3 (1) 4 (1) 1 (1) 8 Total |
Avery, Smart, Tunnicliffe (Alt: tbc) Blencowe, Gawthrope, Dryden, Hart (Alt: Bird) Hipkin (Alt: Holland) |
|
COMMITTEE/SUB
COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED
CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
JOINT
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE (Currently meets: Tuesdays/Wednesdays or
Thursdays at 10am) |
Liberal Democrat Labour |
2 (2) 4 (2) 6 Total |
Avery, Smart (Alt: tbc) Blencowe, Robertson, Dryden, Price, (Alts: Gawthrope
and Herbert) |
|
COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBER (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
LICENSING (Currently
meets: Mondays at 10am) |
Liberal
Democrat Labour Indep/Cons |
4 (1) 7 (1) 1 (1) 12 Total |
Austin, Bick, Pippas, Smith (Alt: tbc) Benstead, Owers, Sinnott, Gawthrope, McPherson, O’Reilly, Bird (Alt: Baigent) Meftah (Alt:Holland) |
OTHER COMMITTEES
|
COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBER (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
CIVIC
AFFAIRS |
Liberal
Democrat Labour |
2(1) 4 (1) 6 Total |
Cantrill, Pitt (Alt: Bick) Benstead, Hart,
McPherson, Robertson (Alt: Moghadas) |
|
COMMITTEE/SUB
COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED
CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
EMPLOYMENT APPEALS SUB |
Liberal Democrat Labour Indep/Cons |
2 5 1 8 Total |
Pippas, Smart Birtles, Gawthrope, Price, Bird, Blencowe Hipkin |
|
COMMITTEE/SUB COMMITTEE |
NOMINATIONS |
NUMBERS (1)= Alternate |
PROPOSED CHANGES AND NOMINATIONS |
|
AREA JOINT
COMMITTEE (AJC) |
Liberal Democrat Labour |
2 4 6 Total |
Smart + 1 tbc Blencowe,
Robertson, O’Reilly, Ratcliffe |
