a)    Scrutiny Committee

b)    Audit and Governance Committee

c)    Licensing and Regulation Committee

d)    Planning Committee

e)    Business and Housing Policy Committee

f)     Health and Environment Policy Committee.

g)    Any Task & Finish or other Committee to be established, or appointments to be made.

With the exception of Cabinet, the Council reviewed the political representation on Committees in accordance with the provisions of Section 15(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

The Council determined the representation on all the bodies as set out below (under alternative arrangements for the Housing Appeals Committee, but having regard to the political balance formula).

RESOLVED:

1.                That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any minor consequential amendments to the Constitution to give effect to the decisions made.

2.               That the allocation of seats to political groups be as follows:

The Scrutiny Committee (10)

Liberal Democrats (6): Conservatives (4)

Audit and Governance Committee (8)

Liberal Democrats (5): Conservatives (3)

Licensing and Regulation Committee (9)

Liberal Democrats (5): Conservatives (4)

Planning Committee (9)

Liberal Democrats (6): Conservatives (3)

Business and Housing Policy Committee (8)

Liberal Democrats (5): Conservatives (3)

Health and Environment Policy Committee (8)

Liberal Democrats (5): Conservatives (3)

Housing Appeals Committee (3)

Liberal Democrats (2): Conservatives (1)

Licensing Sub-Committee Chairpersons (4)

Liberal Democrats (2): Conservatives (2)

Further to the above, and pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Chief Executive served notice on each of the Leaders of the two political groups on the Council as to the allocation of seats on Committees as indicated above.

RESOLVED:

That the following appointments to Committees be made (inclusive of the Chairpersons who were appointed earlier in the meeting):-

The Scrutiny Committee

Councillors Becker, Ferguson, Craske, Power, Weir, Williams,  Brook, Cook, Horrill, Lumby,

Deputies

Councillors Cramoysan, Laming, Gemmell, Godfrey

Audit and Governance Committee

Becker, Bentote, Craske, Laming, Power, Gemmell, Godfrey, Miller

Deputies

Councillors Bronk, Radcliffe, Cunningham, Lumby

Licensing and Regulation Committee

Bentote, Green, Laming, Westwood, Williams, Cunningham, Kurn, McLean, Read

Deputies

Councillors Fern, Cramoysan, Pearson, Ruffell

Planning Committee

Councillors Bentote, Edwards, Evans, Laming, Rutter, Westwood, Pearson, Read, Ruffell

Deputies

Councillors Bronk, Weir, Cunningham, McLean

Business and Housing Policy Committee

Councillors Bronk, Craske, Fern, Radcliffe, Weir, Isaacs, Lumby, Scott

Deputies

Councillors Edwards, Ferguson, Horrill, Miller

Health and Environment Policy Committee

Councillors Cramoyson, Ferguson, Tippett-Cooper, Westwood, Williams, Kurn, Pearson, Warwick

Deputies

Councillors Fern, Radcliffe, Brook, Cook

a)    Scrutiny Committee

b)    Audit and Governance Committee

c)    Licensing and Regulation Committee

d)    Planning Committee

e)    Business and Housing Policy Committee

f)     Health and Environment Policy Committee.

g)    Any Task & Finish or other Committee to be established, or appointments to be made.

With the exception of Cabinet, the Council reviewed the political representation on Committees in accordance with the provisions of Section 15(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

The Council determined the representation on all the bodies as set out below (under alternative arrangements for the Housing Appeals and Appeals and Disputes Committees, but having regard to the political balance formula).

RESOLVED:

1.            That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any minor consequential amendments to the Constitution to give effect to the decisions made.

2.            That the allocation of seats to political groups be as follows:

The Scrutiny Committee (10)

Liberal Democrats (6): Conservatives (4)

Audit and Governance Committee (11)

Liberal Democrats (7): Conservatives (4)

Licensing and Regulation Committee (11)

Liberal Democrats (7): Conservatives (4)

Planning Committee (9)

Liberal Democrats (5): Conservatives (4)

            Business and Housing Policy Committee (10)

Liberal Democrats (6): Conservatives (4)

Health and Environment Policy Committee (10)

Liberal Democrats (6): Conservatives (4)

Housing Appeals Committee (3)

Liberal Democrats (2): Conservatives (1)

Licensing Sub-Committee Chairpersons (4)

Liberal Democrats (2): Conservatives (2)

Further to the above, and pursuant to Section 16 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Chief Executive served notice on each of the Leaders of the two political groups on the Council as to the allocation of seats on Committees as indicated above.

RESOLVED:

            That the following appointments to Committees be made (inclusive of the Chairmen who were appointed earlier in the meeting):-

The Scrutiny Committee

Councillors Becker, Bronk, Brook, Craske, Horrill, Hiscock, Lumby, Power, Scott, Weir,

Deputies

Councillors Clear, Laming, Gemmell, Godfrey

Audit and Governance Committee

Becker, Bentote, Bronk, Craske, Gemmell, Godfrey, Laming, Mather, Miller, Power, Williams

Deputies

Councillors Gordon-Smith, Gottlieb, Read, Lumby

Licensing and Regulation Committee

Achwal, Bentote, Gordon-Smith, Green, Laming, Mather, McLean, Power, Read, Ruffell, Williams

Deputies

Councillors Clear, Fern, Pearson, Griffiths

Planning Committee

Councillors Clear, Evans, Gordon-Smith, Laming, McLean, Pearson, Read, Ruffell, Rutter

Deputies

Councillors Bell, Bentote, Brook, Horrill

Business and Housing Policy Committee

Councillors Bell, Brook, Craske, Hiscock, Horrill, Lumby, Power, Rutter, Scott, Weir

Deputies

Councillors Clear, Gottlieb, Godfrey, Miller

Health and Environment Policy Committee

Councillors Achwal, Bell, Clear, Hutchison, Laming, McLean, Pearson, Read, Scott, Williams

Deputies

Councillors Becker, Green, Brook, Gemmell