Agenda item

The Mayor advised that nominations had been circulated within a supplementary agenda and further nominations/ alterations to nominations had been received:

Standards Advisory Committee

Independent Person – Mr Fred Ashmore

Member Panel on the Constitution

Conservative Group Nomination – Councillor Wright

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“(a)  That Committees be appointed and seats thereon allocated to political groups in accordance with the rules of proportionality, as set out in the supplementary report.

(b)  That appointments be made to Committees as set out in Appendix 1.”

The recommendations were put to the vote and carried by 32 votes to 1 with 7 abstentions.

Resolved - 

(a) That Committees be appointed and seats thereon allocated to political groups in accordance with the rules of proportionality, as set out in the supplementary report.

(b) That appointments be made to Committees as set out in Appendix 1.

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Pantelic,

“(c)  That Councillor Anderson be appointed leader of the Council for a period of up to 4 years.”

The recommendation was put to the vote and carried by 32 votes to 1 with 8 abstentions.

Resolved -   

(c)  That Councillor Anderson be appointed leader of the Council for a period of up to 4 years.

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Hussain,

“(d)  That the Deputy Leader and Commissioners (the Cabinet) be appointed as set out in Appendix 1.”

The recommendation was put to the vote and carried by 32 votes with 9 abstentions.

Resolved  -  

(d)  That the Deputy Leader and Commissioners (the Cabinet) be appointed as set out in Appendix 1.

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“(e)  That the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees be appointed as set out in Appendix 1.

(f)  That 1 FTE Political Group Officer be allocated to the controlling group and that 0.5 FTE be allocated to the Conservative Group. 

(g)  That appointments be made to quasi-judicial and other bodies as set out in Appendix 2.”

The recommendations were put and carried unanimously.

Resolved -

(e)  That the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees be appointed as set out in Appendix 1.

(f)  That 1 FTE Political Group Officer be allocated to the controlling group and that 0.5 FTE be allocated to the Conservative Group. 

(g)  That appointments be made to quasi-judicial and other bodies as set out in Appendix 2.