To consider the reports of the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management on the following matters:

(i).  Appointments to Council Committees and the appointment of Chairs and Vice–chairs to such Committees.

(ii).  Appointments to Statutory and Advisory Committees, Working Parties and Panels.

(iii).  Appointment of Members (and/or other individuals) to Outside Bodies and organisations.

(iv).  Political Assistants. (Item Withdrawn)

(v).  Recommendations of the Standards Committee of 16 April, 2012 in relation to:

·  Constitution: Article 9 - Terms of Reference of the Standards Committee (and its Panels) to take effect from 1 July, 2012.

·  Members’ Code of Conduct, to take effect from 1 July, 2012.

(vi).  Acting Chief Executive/Acting Head of Paid Service and Chief Finance Officer

At the date of publication of this Summons, the Chief Executive remains absent due to illness. During his absence, the roles of Acting Chief Executive and Acting Head of Paid Service have been undertaken by the Director of Finance (who is also the Council’s Chief Finance Officer or Section 151 Officer), in his capacity of Interim Deputy Chief Executive. The term of appointment of the Director of Finance as Interim Deputy Chief Executive expires on 30 June 2012, but the next meeting of Council is not until 16 July 2012. In these circumstances, Council is invited to consider whether to make further arrangements for the performance of the roles of Acting Chief Executive and Acting Head of Paid Service. In addition, Council’s attention is drawn to the advice of CIPFA that the role of the Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer) should not normally be combined with the role of the Chief Executive. Accordingly, Council is invited to consider whether to make any arrangements for the performance of the roles of Acting Chief Finance Officer and Acting Deputy Chief Finance Officer during such time as the Director of Finance is performing the roles of Acting Chief Executive and Acting Head of Paid Service.

The Council was requested to consider the reports of the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management on the following matters –

(i).  Appointments to Council Committees and the Appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs to such Committees.

(ii).  Appointments to Statutory and Advisory Committees, Working Parties and Panels.

(iii).  Appointment of Members (and/or other individuals) to Outside Bodies and Organisations.

(iv).  Recommendations of the Standards Committee held on 16 April 2012 in relation to –

·  Constitution: Article 9 – Terms of Reference of the Standards Committee (and its Panels) to take effect from 1 July 2012.

·  Members’ Code of Conduct – to take effect from 1 July 2012

(v).  Acting Chief Executive/Acting Head of Paid Service and Chief Finance Officer (Section 151 Officer).

On a motion by Councillor Phil Davies and seconded by Councillor Jeff Green, it was:

Resolved (66:0) –

(1)  That for the period up to 1 July 2012 the total number of Committee places (excluding those on the Cabinet and Standards Committee) shall be 123 and the places shall be allocated in the following proportions:

(2)  That, with effect from 1 July 2012, as a result of the new Standards regime, the total number of Committee places for the 2012/2013 Municipal Year (excluding those on the Cabinet but including the Standards Committee) shall be 132 and the places shall be allocated in the following proportions:

(3)  That the Chairs of the above Committees be allocated as follows: