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Review of Political Balance 2017/18
- Meeting of Annual Council, Council, Thursday, 18th May, 2017 4.30pm (Item 10.)
- View the background to item 10.
Report of the Chief Executive (copy attached).
Note: the various appendices referred to in the report will be circulated as part of an addendum to the agenda as confirmation of various appointments was unavailable at the time of publication.
Minutes:
10.1 The Mayor moved that:
(i) The allocation of seats as detailed in the report and in appendix 1 to the report be approved;
(ii) For the municipal year 2017/2018 the following Committees and Sub?Committees be constituted and appointed to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Council and the number of Members and allocation of seats to the Party Groups (apart from co-opted Members) as detailed in appendix 1 to the report and as specified below be agreed:
10.2 That the membership of the committees and sub-committees as detailed in appendix 2 to the report and set out below be agreed;
Policy, Resources & Growth Committee – Councillors Morgan (Chair), Hamilton (Deputy Chair), Bell, Janio (OS), Mac Cafferty, Mitchell, Peltzer Dunn, Sykes, Wealls and Yates.
Children, Young People & Skills Committee – Councillors Chapman (Chair), Penn (Deputy Chair), Brown (OS), Hamilton, Knight, O’Quinn, Phillips, Russell-Moyle, Taylor and Wealls.
Environment, Transport & Sustainability Committee – Councillors Mitchell (Chair), Horan (Deputy Chair), Atkinson, Brown, Littman, Nemeth, Peltzer Dunn, Robins, Wares (OS) and West.
Housing & New Homes Committee – Councillors Meadows (Chair), Hill (Deputy Chair), Atkinson, Barnett, Bell, Druitt, Gibson, Lewry, Mears (OS) and Moonan.
Neighbourhoods, Inclusion, Communities & Equalities Committee – Councillors Daniel (Chair), Moonan (Deputy Chair), Bewick, Cattell, Knight, A. Norman (OS), K. Norman, Peltzer Dunn, Simson and West.
Tourism, Development & Culture Committee – Councillors Robins (Chair), Cattell (Deputy Chair), Allen, Druitt, Mac Cafferty, Mears, Morris, Nemeth (OS), O’Quinn and C. Theobald.
Audit & Standards Committee – Councillors Miller (Chair), Allen, Cobb, Greenbaum, Lewry, Morris, Robins and Sykes.
Licensing & Licensing (2003) Committee – Councillors O’Quinn (Chair), Morris (Deputy Chair), Bell, Cattell, Cobb, Deane, Gilbey, Hill, Hyde, Horan, Lewry, Page, Phillips, Simson and Wares.
Planning Committee – Councillors Cattell (Chair), Gilbey (Deputy Chair), Bennett, Hyde, Inkpin-Leissner, Littman, Mac Cafferty, Miller, Moonan, Morris, Russell-Moyle and C. Theobald (OS).
Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee – Councillors K. Norman (Chair), Allen, Bennett, Bewick, Deane, Gilbey, Greenbaum, Morris, A. Norman and Wealls.
Licensing 2003 Sub-Committee (3 from the parent committee with designated reps) – Councillors O’Quinn (Chair), Deane and Hyde.
Personnel Appeals Sub-Committee – (3 from a pool of Members with designated reps) Councillors O’Quinn, Wares and Littman.
Health & Wellbeing Board – Councillors Yates (Chair), Barford, Barnett, Page and Taylor (OS).
Corporate Parenting Board - Councillors Chapman (Chair), Bell, Bennett, Knight and Russell-Moyle.
Procurement Board – Councillors Meadows (Chair), Miller, Robins, Sykes and Wealls (OS).
Strategic Delivery Board – Councillors Morgan (Chair), Gibson, Janio, Mitchell and G. Theobald.
Greater Brighton Economic Board – Councillors Morgan and Janio.
Great Brighton Economic Board Call-in Panel – Councillor Mac Cafferty.
Orbis Joint Committee – Councillor Hamilton.
Orbis Law Joint Committee – Councillor Hamilton
Royal Pavilion Shadow Trust Board – Councillors Robins, Mac Cafferty and A. Norman.
10.3 That in having regard to (iii) above, those Members listed as Chair, Deputy Chair and Opposition Spokesperson of the respective Committees, Sub-Committees and Forums as detailed in appendix 2 to the report be agreed;
10.4 That in having regard to (ii) above, an Urgency Sub-Committee for each Committee be approved in accordance with Procedure Rule 22;
10.5 That in having regard to (ii) above, it be agreed that for the purpose of enabling meetings of the Personnel Appeal Panel (sub-committee) to be convened without disproportionate difficulty, the make-up of such panels need not be politically balanced although every effort would be taken to achieve it and that it also be agreed that:
(a) Although the Panel has the Members referred to in Appendix 2 as its standing Members, where any of the 3 Members is not available, any Member of the Council who has received appropriate training shall be eligible to sit on the Panel;
(b) The Head of Democratic Services be authorised to set up the Panel, as and when needed with the permanent Members or, where any of them is not available, by including any other eligible Member of the Council, having regard to the need, where possible, to secure cross party representation;
(c) The above arrangements and those set out in paragraph 2.5 of the report (and (v) above), are intended to operate as “alternative arrangements” for the pursuant to section 17 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.
10.6 That the appointment of representatives to various bodies listed in Appendix 2 of the report be agreed;
10.7 That the appointment of the various Lead Members’ roles and the designated Members listed against those roles as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report and specified below be agreed; and
|
Lead Member |
|
|
1 |
Leader |
|
Councillor Morgan |
2 |
Finance & Resources |
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Councillor Hamilton |
3 |
Adult Social Care |
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Councillor Barford |
4 |
Children, Young People & Skills |
|
Councillor Chapman |
5 |
Culture, Tourism & Leisure |
|
Councillor Robins |
6 |
Economic Growth |
|
Councillor Morgan |
7 |
Environment, Transport & Sustainability |
|
Councillor Mitchell |
8 |
Health & Wellbeing |
|
Councillor Yates |
9 |
Housing & New Homes |
|
Councillor Meadows |
10 |
Mental Health |
|
Councillor Penn |
11 |
Neighbourhoods, Communities & Equality |
|
Councillor Daniel |
12 |
Planning Strategy |
|
Councillor Cattell |
13 |
Private Rented Sector |
|
Councillor Hill |
14 |
Rough Sleeping |
|
Councillor Moonan |
15 |
Schools |
|
Councillor Chapman |
10.8 That the appointments of representatives to the list of Outside Bodies as detailed in appendix 4 to the report and specified below be agreed:
|
Name of Organisation |
Term of Office |
Appointments 2017/18 |
1 |
Education Trusts Committee |
Annual |
Cllrs Brown, Chapman, Knight, Marsh and Taylor. |
2 |
Interreg |
Annual |
Morgan |
3 |
Members Advisory Group on Grants (MAG) |
Annual |
Hamilton, Littman and Simson. |
4 |
Sussex Community Foundation |
Annual |
Littman, Marsh and Taylor. |
4 |
The Brighton Fund |
Annual |
Deane, Meadows, Moonan, A. Norman and Marsh (Mayor). |
5 |
Arts & Creative Industries Commission |
Annual |
Mac Cafferty, Morris and Peltzer Dunn. |
6 |
Brighton & Hove Connected |
Annual |
Mac Cafferty, Morgan and G. Theobald. |
7 |
Brighton & Hove Music Trust |
Annual |
Allen, Mac Cafferty and A. Norman. |
8 |
East Sussex Pension Board |
Annual |
Allen |
9 |
Local Government Association |
Annual |
Mac Cafferty, Mitchell, Morgan and G. Theobald. |
10 |
Race ground Trustees / Race Ground Company |
Annual |
Hamilton and C. Theobald. |
10.9 The motion was carried.
Supporting documents:
- Review of Political Balance 2017/18, item 10. PDF 244 KB
- Review of Political Balance 2017 APX. n 1, item 10. PDF 29 KB
- Item 9 Appendix 02 Committee Membership 2017-18, item 10. PDF 317 KB
- Item 9 Appendix 03 Lead Members Roles 2017, item 10. PDF 91 KB
- Item 9 Appendix 04 Outside Appointments 2016718, item 10. PDF 137 KB