Decision details

Councillor Tod introduced the report and drew Cabinet’s attention to the group nominations that had been circulated prior to the meeting.

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out in the report and outlined above.

RESOLVED:

1.                  That the following appointments to Cabinet Committees, informal group and fora be made for the 2026/27 Municipal Year:

(a)  Cabinet Committee: Housing*

Cabinet Member for Good Homes (Councillor Reach) (Chairperson), Councillors Becker and Cutler

Non-voting invited councillors: Councillors Power, Clear, Horrill and White

(b)  Cabinet Committee: Local Plan*

Cabinet Member for Place and Local Plan (Councillor Porter) (Chairperson), Councillors Learney and Tod

Non-voting invited councillors: Councillors Brophy, Williams, Rutter, Warwick and Lee

(c)  Cabinet Committee: Regeneration*

Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration (Councillor Tod) (Chairperson), Councillors Cutler, Learney and Thompson

Non-voting invited councillors: Councillors Aron, Laming, Godfrey and Lee

*Note – it was agreed that deputies for the non-voting invited councillors at Cabinet Committees be appointed from any group at the Chairperson’s discretion.

(d)  TACT Board

Councillors Reach and Horrill

(e)  Carbon Neutrality Open Forum

Councillors Learney (Chairperson)

(f)    Equality, Diversion and Inclusion Forum

Councillors Becker (Chairperson), Bennett, Clear, Langford-Smith and Cook

(g)  Winchester Sports and Leisure Park Advisory Board –

Councillors Becker (Chairperson), Aron, Murphy and Cook

(h)  Central Winchester Regeneration (CWR) Project Board –

Councillors Tod and Cutler

(i)    Strategic Asset Purchase Scheme Board

Councillors Tod, Cutler, Becker and Thompson

(j)    Treasury Investment Group

Cabinet Member with responsibility for Finance (Councillor Cutler) and Councillor Tod, Councillor Morris (Chair of Audit & Governance Committee), Councillors Chamberlain and Wallace

(k)  Local Government Reorganisation Board

Deputy Leader (Councillor Cutler) (Chairperson) and Councillors Tod, Morris, Lee and Horrill

(l)    Kings Barton Forum

Councillors: Cramoysan (Chairperson), Batho, Eve, Morris, Porter, Godfrey and Warwick (Deputies: Learney, Rutter and Horrill)

(m)West of Waterlooville Forum –

Councillors: Cutler  (Chairperson), Chamberlain, Bennett and Langford-Smith (Deputies: Clear)

2.                That Councillor Bennett be appointed as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Member Champion.

3.                That Councillor Tippett-Cooper be appointed as “Sanctuary Champion”

4.                That Councillor Laming be appointed as “Armed Forces Champion”