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CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

22/05/2019 - CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

Council considered a report relating to the Member level decision making structure of the Council and the Council’s Constitution for the 2019/20 Municipal Year which had been circulated on the Supplementary Agenda.

 

It was moved, seconded and RESOLVED:

 

1.         That the Terms of Reference, as detailed in the appendices to the report; and the size and political composition for the following bodies that form the non-Executive Member level decision making structure of the Council be approved subject to the rules of proportionality where appropriate for the 98 Committee places where applicable (relevant Committees are identified thus*) –

 

·      Overview and Scrutiny Committee* (Appendix A) – 14 Members (10 Labour Group, 2 Conservative Group,  2 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Community Select Committee* (Appendix B) – 10 Members (7 Labour Group, 2 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Environment and Economy Select Committee* (Appendix C) – 11 Members (7 Labour Group, 3 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Planning & Development Committee* (Appendix D) –  13 Members (8 Labour Group, 3 Conservative Group, 2 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Licensing Committee (Appendix E) – 14 Members (9 Labour Group,  3 Conservative Group, 2 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      General Purposes Committee* (Appendix F) – 14 Members (9 Labour Group,  3 Conservative Group, 2 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Appointments Committee* (Appendix G) -  8 Members (6 Labour Group, 1 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Standards Committee* (Appendix H) – 8 Members (6 Labour Group, 1 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Audit Committee* (Appendix I) – 8 Members (6 Labour Group, 1 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group) + 1 Co-opted non-elected member

 

·      Statement of Accounts Committee* (Appendix J) – 8 Members (6 Labour Group, 1 Conservative Group, 1 Liberal Democrat Group)

 

·      Joint Consultative Committee* (Appendix K) – 4 Members ( 3 Labour Group, 1 Conservative Group,)

 

* Indicates where those bodies covered by the rules of proportionality for the purposes of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups), Regulations 1990 – total Committee places being 98

 

2.         That the dates for Council meetings for the Municipal Year, as shown at Paragraph 4.4 of the report, are approved, and that the draft dates for other meetings, as shown at Appendix L to the report, are noted.

 

3.         That 5 Members be appointed to the Housing Management Advisory Board (4 Majority Group, 1 Opposition Member).

 

4.      That the amendments to the Constitution detailed in Paragraphs 4.10 - 4.11 of the report be approved.