Agenda item

a)    To note the Leader of the Council’s appointments to Cabinet, the individual areas of responsibility allocated to the Cabinet and the allocation of those areas of responsibility to the members of the Cabinet. (To be reported verbally by the Leader of the meeting).

b)    To consider proposals for the appointment of members and chairs of committees and other council bodies.

c)    To consider proposals for the appointment of members to serve on outside and joint bodies.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Linington, thanked members for electing her as Leader of the Council and advised that she would continue to hold the ‘Environment Portfolio’ and that the following Councillors would be appointed as Cabinet Members:

The Chair of the Council drew the Councillors’ attention to the list of nominations tabled at the meeting for members and chairs of committees and other council bodies (Appendix 1) and outside bodies (Appendix 2) in accordance with proportionality of the Council.  Where there was more than one valid nomination for a position, the Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services read out the nominations in turn to be voted upon.

It was confirmed that in the event of no valid nomination for chair or deputy chair of a Committee being received this position would fall to be appointed at the first meeting.  In addition, where any vacancies on any bodies after the meeting, the Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services would seek nominations from the Group Leaders under political balance rules.

As the nomination for Councillor Ross to be the chair of the Audit and Standards Committee was withdrawn there were no disputed places in relation to Appendix 1 (Committees and Other Bodies).

In respect of Appendix 2 (Nominations for Outside Bodies and Joint Bodies) the following position where there was competing nominations was put to a vote:

Councillor Nicholson moved and Councillor Meyerseconded that the meeting be adjourned for 20 minutes until 7 pm to enable Councillors to have more time to consider Appendix 2, which had been tabled at the meeting.  This was put to the vote and declared carried.

Following resumption of the meeting the following positions where there were competing nominations were put to a vote:

Subject to all the matters voted upon, Councillor Burman moved and Councillor Saunders seconded that the appointments be approved.

RESOLVED:

a)    To note the Leader of the Council’s appointments to Cabinet, the individual areas of responsibility allocated to the Cabinet and the allocation of those areas of responsibility to the members of the Cabinet as advised at the meeting;

b)    To approve the appointments of members to Committees and Other Bodies and as Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees and as set out in Minute Appendix 1; and

c)   To approve the appointment of members to serve on outside and joint bodies as amended and as set out at Minute Appendix 1.