Decision details
MATTERS REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL
Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The Council was requested to consider the reports of the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management on the following matters –
(i) Appointment and Constitution of Council Committees and the appointment of Chairs and Vice–chairs to such committees.
(ii) Appointments to Panels, Statutory and Advisory Committees, Working Parties and Miscellaneous Appointments.
(iii) Appointment of Members (and/or other individuals) to outside bodies and organisations, together with an addendum in relation to appointments to the Merseyside Police Authority
It was moved by Councillor S Foulkes and seconded by Councillor P Davies –
1. That for the 2011/12 Municipal Year the total number of committee places (excluding those on the Standards Committee) shall be 123 and the places shall be allocated in the following proportions:
Committee |
Places |
Conservative |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat |
Audit and Risk Management |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Employment and Appointments |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Licensing Act 2003 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Pensions |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Planning |
12 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
Children and Young People |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Economy and Regeneration |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Health and Well Being |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Sustainable Communities |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Council Excellence |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Scrutiny Programme Board |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Total |
123 |
50 |
56 |
17 |
2. That nominations for the Chairs of the above committees shall be allocated to the political groups on a proportionate basis (5:5:2) as follows:
Audit and Risk Management |
Labour Group |
Employment and Appointments |
Labour Group |
Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes |
Labour Group |
Licensing Act 2003 |
Labour Group |
Pensions |
Conservative Group |
Planning |
Conservative Group |
Children and Young People |
Conservative Group |
Economy and Regeneration |
Liberal Democrat Group |
Health and Well Being |
Labour Group |
Sustainable Communities |
Conservative Group |
Council Excellence |
Liberal Democrat Group |
Scrutiny Programme Board |
Conservative Group |
3. That the political groups shall provide their written nominations for their places on these committees to the Director of Law and Asset Management as soon as practicable in order that they may be included in Appendix A to the minutes of this meeting.
4. That individual Committees are strongly recommended to appoint Vice-Chairs to stand in whenever Chairs are not available for meetings.
5. That Council notes the ongoing nominations of Diocesan and Parent Governor Representatives on the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
6. That for the 2011/2012 Municipal Year the Standards Committee shall be constituted as follows:
(a) The Committee shall consist of 13 members comprising four Independent Members and nine Councillors (three Conservative, three Labour and three Liberal Democrat);
(b) The Chair and Vice Chairs shall be Independent Members elected by the Standards Committee;
(c) The Independent Members shall be –
Mr Brian Cummings (appointed to 31 October 2011)
Mr Ken Harrison (appointed to 31 October 2014)
Mr Alex Nuttall (appointed to 31 October 2012)
Mrs Stella Elliott (appointed to 31 October 2013)
(d) The political groups shall provide their written nominations for their places on this Committee to the Chief Executive as soon as practicable in order that they may be included in an appendix to the minutes of this meeting.
7. That the Director of Law and Asset Management be asked to convene a meeting of the three Party Leaders and deputies as quickly as possible and be given delegated authority, following that meeting, to appoint the nominations of each party for appointment to panels, statutory and advisory committees and working parties for the municipal year 2011/12, in accordance with Appendix B, where there is a set proportionality, and, where there is no proportionality, to appoint those nominations where there is all party agreement and refer any areas of dissent to the next meeting of Council for resolution.
8. That:
(a) The two positions on the Waste Authority be allocated one each to the Labour Group and the Liberal Democrat Group.
(b) The Director of Law and Asset Management be asked to convene a meeting of the three Party Leaders and deputies as quickly as possible and be given delegated authority, following that meeting, to appoint the nominations of each party for appointment to outside bodies for the municipal year 2011/12, in accordance with Appendix C, where there is a set proportionality, and, where there is no proportionality, to appoint those nominations where there is all party agreement and refer any areas of dissent to the next meeting of Council for resolution.
AMENDMENT
Proposed by Councillor J Green
Seconded by Councillor Mrs L Rennie
That, having regard to the appointment of Committee Chairs proposed, which would give de facto control of the Audit and Risk Management and Employment and Appointments Committee to the Labour Group, the allocation of Committee places be amended as follows –
(a) The membership of the Audit and Risk Management Committee be increased to 9 places, to be allocated in the proportion 4:4:1.
(b) The Employment and Appointments Committee be reduced to 7 places, to be allocated in the proportion 3:3:1.
(c) The Licensing Act 2003 Committee (15 places) be allocated in the proportion 6:7:2.
The amendment was put and lost (26:30) (9 abstentions)
The motion was put and carried (30:26) (9 abstentions)
Resolved (30:26:9) –
(1) That for the 2011/12 Municipal Year the total number of committee places (excluding those on the Standards Committee) shall be 123 and the places shall be allocated in the following proportions:
Committee |
Places |
Conservative |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat |
Audit and Risk Management |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Employment and Appointments |
8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Licensing Act 2003 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Pensions |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Planning |
12 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
Children and Young People |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Economy and Regeneration |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Health and Well Being |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Sustainable Communities |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Council Excellence |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Scrutiny Programme Board |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Total |
123 |
50 |
56 |
17 |
(2) That nominations for the Chairs of the above committees shall be allocated to the political groups on a proportionate basis (5:5:2) as follows:
Audit and Risk Management |
Labour Group |
Employment and Appointments |
Labour Group |
Licensing, Health and Safety and General Purposes |
Labour Group |
Licensing Act 2003 |
Labour Group |
Pensions |
Conservative Group |
Planning |
Conservative Group |
Children and Young People |
Conservative Group |
Economy and Regeneration |
Liberal Democrat Group |
Health and Well Being |
Labour Group |
Sustainable Communities |
Conservative Group |
Council Excellence |
Liberal Democrat Group |
Scrutiny Programme Board |
Conservative Group |
(3) That the political groups shall provide their written nominations for their places on these committees to the Director of Law and Asset Management as soon as practicable in order that they may be included in Appendix A to the minutes of this meeting.
(4) That individual Committees are strongly recommended to appoint Vice-Chairs to stand in whenever Chairs are not available for meetings.
(5) That Council notes the ongoing nominations of Diocesan and Parent Governor Representatives on the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
(6) That for the 2011/2012 Municipal Year the Standards Committee shall be constituted as follows:
(a) The Committee shall consist of 13 members comprising four Independent Members and nine Councillors (three Conservative, three Labour and three Liberal Democrat);
(b) The Chair and Vice Chairs shall be Independent Members elected by the Standards Committee;
(c) The Independent Members shall be –
Mr Brian Cummings (appointed to 31 October 2011)
Mr Ken Harrison (appointed to 31 October 2014)
Mr Alex Nuttall (appointed to 31 October 2012)
Mrs Stella Elliott (appointed to 31 October 2013)
(d) The political groups shall provide their written nominations for their places on this Committee to the Chief Executive as soon as practicable in order that they may be included in an appendix to the minutes of this meeting.
(7) That the Director of Law and Asset Management be asked to convene a meeting of the three Party Leaders and deputies as quickly as possible and be given delegated authority, following that meeting, to appoint the nominations of each party for appointment to panels, statutory and advisory committees and working parties for the municipal year 2011/12, in accordance with Appendix B, where there is a set proportionality, and, where there is no proportionality, to appoint those nominations where there is all party agreement and refer any areas of dissent to the next meeting of Council for resolution.
(8) That:
(a) The two positions on the Waste Authority be allocated one each to the Labour Group and the Liberal Democrat Group.
(b) The Director of Law and Asset Management be asked to convene a meeting of the three Party Leaders and deputies as quickly as possible and be given delegated authority, following that meeting, to appoint the nominations of each party for appointment to outside bodies for the municipal year 2011/12, in accordance with Appendix C, where there is a set proportionality, and, where there is no proportionality, to appoint those nominations where there is all party agreement and refer any areas of dissent to the next meeting of Council for resolution.
Publication date: 08/06/2011
Date of decision: 16/05/2011
Decided at meeting: 16/05/2011 - Council
Accompanying Documents:
- Appointment of Committees 2011-12 Report to Council PDF 83 KB
- Appointment and Constitution of Cttees 2011-12 App1 PDF 45 KB
- Cttee Membership 2010-11 Appendix 2 PDF 88 KB
- Appointment of Panels, Statutory and Advisory Committees 2011-12 Report to Council PDF 94 KB
- Stat Cttees and Panels 2010-11 Membership Appendix PDF 62 KB
- Appointments to Outside Organisations 2011-12 Report to Council PDF 70 KB
- Outside Bodies Appointments 2010-11 Membership Appendix PDF 117 KB