Agenda item - Appointments for 2018/19

The Mayor will move the following appointments:

(a)       To approve the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council:

Councillor Mitchell

(b)       To appoint the Leader of the Official Opposition:

Councillor Janio

(c)       To note the appointments to the following positions as agreed by the respective Groups represented on the Council:

(i)        Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group:

Councillor Yates

(ii)       Deputy Leaders of the Labour & Co-operative Group:

Councillor Mitchell and

Councillor Hamilton (Finance)

(iii)      Leader of the Conservative Group:

Councillor Janio

(iv)      Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group:

Councillor Bell and

Councillor Wares

(v)       Convenor of the Green Group:

Councillor Mac Cafferty

(vi)      Deputy Convenors of the Green Group:

Councillors Greenbaum and

Councillors Littman and Knight (job share)

8.1            The Mayor moved that for the municipal year 2018/2019 the following appointments be agreed:

(i)     Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Gill Mitchell; and

(ii)    Leader of the Official Opposition, Councillor Tony Janio.

8.2            The Mayor also moved that for the municipal year 2018/2019 the following appointments to the positions as agreed by the various Groups represented on the Council be noted:

(i)        Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group-

         Councillor Daniel Yates;

(ii)      Deputy Leaders of the Labour & Co-operative Group -

         Councillors Les Hamilton (Finance) and Gill Mitchell;

(iii)     Leader of the Conservative Group -

         Councillor Tony Janio;

(iv)     Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group –

         Councillors Steve Bell and Lee Wares;

(v)      Convenor of the Green Group –

         Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty;

(vi)     Deputy Convenors of the Green Group –

         Councillors Louisa Greenbaum, Leo Littman and Amanda Knight.

8.3            The motion was carried.