Agenda item

RESOLVED: On the motion of Councillor Peter Rippon, seconded by Councillor David Baker, that the City Council:-

(a)      notes the political proportionality framework and the illustrative example of how this may be applied in the Municipal Year 2019/20, as set out in the report circulated with the agenda for this meeting;

(b)      agrees that the terms of reference of Council Committees in the Municipal Year 2019/20 be as currently set out in the Constitution (with the incorporation of the revised terms of reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board which were approved at the Council meeting on 6^th February 2019);

(c)       (i) approves the sizes of individual committees to be subject to proportional balance in the Municipal Year 2019/20 and the initial allocation of seats to political groups on individual committees before final adjustment, as set out in the report; (ii) agrees that, in order to ensure that each political group has the required number of seats overall in comparison to the total number of seats available on all Committees to reflect their composition on the Council as a whole, (A) the Labour Group’s adjustment of two seats be from the Licensing Committee and the Senior Officer Employment Committee, with the seat on Licensing Committee being allocated to the Green Group and the seat on Senior Officer Employment Committee being allocated to Councillor Jack Clarkson and (B) the Liberal Democrat Group’s adjustment of three seats be from the Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee, thePlanning and Highways Committee and the Appeals and Collective Disputes Committee, with the seats on Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee and Appeals and Collective Disputes Committee being allocated to the Green Group and the seat on Planning and Highways Committee being allocated to Councillor Jack Clarkson; and (iii) approves the appointment of Members (and substitutes, where appropriate) to all Council Committees in the Municipal Year 2019/20 to reflect the arrangements now agreed and the wishes of the political groups, in accordance with the schedule circulated at the meeting (with the removal of the name of Councillor Tony Downing from the membership of the Appeals and Collective Disputes Committee, which had been included in the schedule in error), and, for the purposes of Council Procedure Rule 25.4, the consent of the Council be given in any case where a Member chooses not to be appointed to serve on any Scrutiny or Regulatory Committee;

(d)      agrees to continue to disapply proportionality to the Senior Officer Employment Sub-Committees and the Appeals and Collective Disputes Sub-Committees for the reasons set out in paragraph 3.2.3 of the report;

(e)      notes that the effect upon the Special Responsibility Allowance element of the budget for Members’ Allowances of the establishment of Council Committees for the Municipal Year 2019/20 and the appointments proposed to be made later this day to the positions of Chairs of those Committees, is cost neutral; and

(f)       requests that in the event of any changes to the political composition of the Council occurring during the course of the Municipal Year, political proportionality be reviewed by the Council as soon as practicable thereafter.

MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES 2019/20

Title/Post

Labour

Liberal Democrat

Green/Other

Scrutiny and Policy Development Committees:-

(1) Overview & Scrutiny Management Committee

(Chair = Lead Member for Scrutiny; membership includes the Chairs of the 4 Scrutiny and Policy Development Committees)

(x7) Cllrs Ben Curran, Denise Fox, Cate McDonald and Mick Rooney (3 vacancies)

(x4) Cllrs Ian Auckland, Tim Huggan, Mike Levery and Steve Ayris

Cllr Douglas Johnson

(2) Children, Young People and Family Support

(x9) Cllrs Andy Bainbridge, Julie Grocutt, Francyne Johnson, Alan Law, Bryan Lodge, Mick Rooney, Jim Steinke and Sophie Wilson (1 vacancy)

(x5) Cllrs Roger Davison, Mike Levery, Kevin Oxley, Colin Ross and Cliff Woodcraft

Cllr Alison Teal;

Peter Naldrett (Parent Governor Representative - to 13/09/19) (2 PGR vacancies);
Sam Evans and Gillian Foster (Diocese Representatives);
Alison Warner (School Governor Representative); Alice Riddell (Healthwatch – Observer)

(3) Economic and Environmental Wellbeing

(x9) Cllrs Mike Chaplin, Denise Fox, Neale Gibson, Dianne Hurst,  Abdul Khayum, Ben Miskell, Moya O’Rourke, Sioned-Mair Richards and Chris Rosling-Josephs

(x5) Cllrs Ian Auckland, Alan Hooper, Mohammed Mahroof, Barbara Masters and Martin Smith

Cllr Paul Turpin

(4) Healthier Communities & Adult Social Care

(x9) Cllrs Mike Drabble, Jayne Dunn, Mark Jones, Adam Hurst, Talib Hussain, Cate McDonald, Jackie Satur and Garry Weatherall (1 vacancy)

(x4) Cllrs Sue Alston, Steve Ayris, Vic Bowden and Gail Smith

Cllrs Angela Argenzio and Martin Phipps;

Margaret Kilner and Clive Skelton (HealthWatch Representatives - Observers)

(5) Safer and Stronger Communities

(x9) Cllrs Michelle Cook, Ben Curran, Dawn Dale, Tony Damms, Terry Fox, Karen McGowan, Pat Midgley and Anne Murphy (1 vacancy)

(x5) Cllrs Sue Auckland, David Baker, Penny Baker, Tim Huggan and Richard Shaw

Cllr Kaltum Rivers

Scrutiny Committee Substitute Members:-

Cllrs Dianne Hurst, Alan Law, Peter Price and Peter Rippon

Cllrs Sue Auckland, David Baker, Colin Ross and Richard Shaw

Cllrs Angela Argenzio, Douglas Johnson, Martin Phipps, Kaltum Rivers, Alison Teal and Paul Turpin

Statutory/Regulatory Committees:-

Planning and Highways Committee:-

(x8) Cllrs Tony Damms, Jayne Dunn, Dianne Hurst, Alan Law, Zahira Naz, Peter Price, Peter Rippon and Chris Rosling-Josephs

(x3) Cllrs Roger Davison, Bob McCann and Andrew Sangar

Cllr Peter Garbutt;

Cllr Jack Clarkson

Planning and Highways Committee Substitute Members:-

Cllrs Mike Chaplin (4 vacancies)

Cllrs Vickie Priestley and Cliff Woodcraft

Cllr Douglas Johnson

Licensing Committee

(x8) Cllrs Andy Bainbridge, Michelle Cook, Dawn Dale, Karen McGowan, Josie Paszek and Mick Rooney (2 vacancies)

(x5) Cllrs Joe Otten, Vickie Priestley, Bob Pullin and Cliff Woodcraft (1 vacancy)

Cllrs Douglas Johnson and Ruth Mersereau

Audit and Standards Committee

(only non-Executive Members)

(x4) Cllrs Adam Hurst, Francyne Johnson, Mark Jones and Alan Law

(x2) Cllrs Simon Clement-Jones and Mohammed Mahroof

Cllr Angela Argenzio;

Independent Co-optees – Lynda Hinxman and Elizabeth Stanley (1 vacancy)

When Standards matters are to be considered, a representative of the Parish and Town Councils would also be able to attend.

Standards Consideration Sub-Committee

3 Members of the Audit and Standards Committee and 1 Non-voting Co-Opted Member (Where a Parish or Town Council matter is being considered, a representative of the Parish or Town Councils should also be present)

Standards Hearing Sub-Committee

3 Members of the Audit and Standards Committee and 1 Non-voting Co-Opted Member (Where a Parish or Town Council matter is being considered, a representative of the Parish or Town Councils should also be present)

Admissions Committee

(Substitute Members to be appointed by the Chief Executive in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Portfolio Member or Opposition Spokesperson, as appropriate)

(x4) Cllrs Michelle Cook, Talib Hussain and Chris Rosling-Josephs (1 vacancy)

(x2) Cllrs Vic Bowden and Mike Levery

Cllr Peter Garbutt

Senior Officer Employment Committee

(x8) Cllrs Olivia Blake, Lewis Dagnall, Julie Dore, Jackie Drayton, Mazher Iqbal, Mary Lea, Abtisam Mohamed and Paul Wood

(x5) Cllrs Sue Auckland, David Baker, Penny Baker and Shaffaq Mohammed (1 vacancy)

Cllr Douglas Johnson;

Cllr Jack Clarkson

Appeals and Collective Disputes Committee

(x9) Cllrs Tony Damms, Neale Gibson, Talib Hussain, Pat Midgley, Anne Murphy, Peter Price, Peter Rippon and Jackie Satur (1 vacancy)

(x4) Cllrs Sue Auckland, David Baker and Vickie Priestley (1 vacancy)

Cllrs Ruth Mersereau and Alison Teal

Health and Wellbeing Board

Cllrs Jackie Drayton, George Lindars-Hammond and Paul Wood

Independent Remuneration Panel

David Baldwin (to 6/2/19), Edward Fleming (to 6/2/20) and Mark Power (to 6/2/21) (1 vacancy)