Agenda item

To Receive Notification Of Cabinet And Cabinet Adviser Appointments, The Leader's Scheme Of Delegation For The Discharge Of Executive Functions, And Shadow Cabinet Appointments For The Ensuing Year

Meeting of Annual Meeting, Council, Wednesday 20 May 2015 11.30 am (Item 6.)

Background report of the Chief Executive outlining the constitutional requirements regarding the discharge of Executive functions.

Minutes:

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

(a) notes the Leader’s notification of the appointment of a Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members, including their portfolio areas of responsibility, and the appointment of Cabinet Members to serve on the Cabinet Highways Committee (including substitutes), and approves the appointment of Cabinet Advisers, all as detailed in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

(b) notes that the Leader’s scheme of delegation currently in operation for the discharge of Executive functions will continue, other than in relation to the names and remits of some of the Portfolios of the Cabinet Members, which will be required to be changed to reflect the appointments now made by the Leader, and these will be published and circulated to all Members in the near future;

(c) notes the main opposition group’s notification of the Leader of the Opposition and approves the appointment of Shadow Cabinet Members, as detailed in the schedule circulated at the meeting; and

(d) notes that the effect of these appointments upon the Special Responsibility Allowance element of the budget for Members’ Allowances is cost neutral.

APPOINTMENT OF CABINET MEMBERS, CABINET ADVISERS AND MEMBERS OF THE CABINET HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE 2015/16

Title/Post	Name		Ward

Cabinet:-

Portfolio:-

Leader	Councillor Julie Dore		Arbourthorne

Finance and Resources	Councillor Ben Curran		Walkley

Housing	Councillor Jayne Dunn		Broomhill

Children, Young People and Families	Councillor Jackie Drayton		Burngreave

Business, Skills and Development	Councillor Leigh Bramall (Deputy Leader)		Southey

Health, Care and Independent Living	Councillor Mary Lea		Darnall

Neighbourhoods	Councillor Isobel Bowler		Mosborough

Public Health and Equality	Councillor Mazher Iqbal		Darnall

Environment and Transport	Councillor Terry Fox		Manor Castle

Cabinet Highways Committee	Cllrs Isobel Bowler, Leigh Bramall, Ben Curran and Terry Fox

Cabinet Highways Committee Substitute Members:-	Cllrs Julie Dore, Jackie Drayton, Jayne Dunn, Mary Lea and Mazher Iqbal

Cabinet Advisers:-

Portfolio:-

Finance and Resources	Councillor Nikki Bond		Nether Edge

Housing	Councillor Karen McGowan		Birley

Children, Young People and Families	Councillors Anne Murphy and Mike Drabble		Crookes Arbourthorne

Business, Skills and Development	Councillors George Lindars-Hammond and Ian Saunders		Hillsborough Beighton

Health, Care and Independent Living	Councillor Olivia Blake		Walkley

Neighbourhoods	Councillor Neale Gibson		Walkley

Public Health and Equality	Councillor Adam Hurst		West Ecclesfield

Environment and Transport	Councillor Tony Downing		Mosborough
APPOINTMENT OF SHADOW CABINET MEMBERS 2015/16

Title/Post	Name	Ward

Spokespersons (Shadow Cabinet):-

Portfolio:-

Leader (with Children, Young People and Families Portfolio)	Councillor Colin Ross	Dore and Totley

Deputy Leader (with Neighbourhoods Portfolio)	Councillor Penny Baker	Ecclesall

Business, Skills and Development	Councillor Ian Auckland	Graves Park

Public Health and Equality	Councillor Vickie Priestley	Stannington

Environment and Transport	Councillor Joe Otten	Dore and Totley

Finance and Resources	Councillor Andrew Sangar	Fulwood

Health, Care and Independent Living	Councillor Roger Davison	Ecclesall

Housing	Councillor Steve Ayris	Graves Park

Supporting documents:

Notification of Cabinet & Shadow Cabinet Appointments 2015-16, item 6. PDF 90 KB