Agenda item
REVIEW OF PROPORTIONALITY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEES AND PANELS OF THE COUNCIL
- Meeting of Annual Council Meeting, Council, Wednesday, 20th May, 2015 7.30 p.m. (Item 7.)
- View the background to item 7.
To establish committees and panels of the Council for the municipal year 2015/16, to undertake a review of proportionality in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and to allocate places on the committees and panels of the Council accordingly.
The revised report of the Service Head, Democratic Services is attached.
Minutes:
The Council considered the revised report of the Service Head, Democratic Services, setting out the review of proportionality and proposing the establishment of the Council’s committees for 2015/16. The revised report was tabled at the meeting and superseded that included in the agenda.
Councillor Rachael Saunders moved, and Councillor Shiria Khatun seconded, an amendment to the report in the form of an additional recommendation that the review of proportionality and establishment of committees be agreed pending the outcome of the elections on 11th June 2015. The amendment was put to the vote and was agreed unanimously.
The recommendations as amended were then put to the vote and were agreed unanimously.
RESOLVED:
1. That the Council note the review of proportionality as at section 3 of the report;
2. That committees and panels be established for the Municipal Year 2015/16, and places be allocated on those committees and panels, as set out in the table below:-
Committee/panel
|
Total |
Labour |
Indepen-dent |
Conser-vative |
Overview & Scrutiny Committee (plus 6 co-optees) |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Health Scrutiny Panel |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Appeals Committee (1 vacancy) |
9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Audit Committee |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Development Committee |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Strategic Development Committee |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
General Purposes Committee (1 vacancy) |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Human Resources Committee |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Licensing Committee |
15 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
Pensions Committee |
7 |
4 |
3 |
- |
Standards Advisory Committee (plus 7 co-optees) |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3. That the single ungrouped councillor be appointed to the two vacant positions remaining after the allocation of group places on the committees.
4. That the Council agree the review of proportionality and establishment of committees as in the revised report, pending the outcome of the elections on 11th June 2015.
Procedural Motion
Councillor Rachael Saunders moved and Councillor Danny Hassell seconded, a tabled motion under Procedure Rule 14.1.12 .The motion was put to the vote and was agreed unanimously. Accordingly it was:-
RESOLVED:
This Council notes:
1. The Mayoral and Stepney Green Elections on Thursday, June 11, 2015.
This Council believes:
1. That maintaining the present council committee membership and chairs until the election of a new mayor would be reasonable and practical.
This Council resolves:
1. To reappoint the existing chair of each council committee until the annual meeting is reconvened.
2. To continue the existing committee appointments (insofar as they are compatible with the review of proportionality agreed at agenda item 7) until the meeting is reconvened.
3. That where the review of proportionality requires changes to the committee memberships, the relevant political group(s) be requested to inform the Service Head, Democratic Services of their nominations to the places allocated to that group.
4. To adjourn the remaining business of the annual meeting of council, under Rule 14.1.12, until Wednesday the 24th of June 2015 at a time to be agreed by the Speaker.
5. That pending the annual meeting being reconvened, the Head of Paid Service be authorised to amend the calendar of committee and other meetings in accordance with the revised draft at agenda item 11.
Reconvened meeting
Following the meeting being adjourned at 7.35 p.m. on 20th May and reconvened at 8.00 p.m. on 24th June 2015, the Council considered a further revised report of the Service Head, Democratic Services, setting out the position regarding proportionality and the proposed allocation of committee places following the Mayoral and Stepney Green by-elections held on 11th June 2015. The revised report had been circulated in the supplemental agenda pack.
The recommendations in the report were put to the vote and were agreed. Accordingly it was
RESOLVED
1. That the review of proportionality at paragraph 3 of the report be noted and the Council agree the allocation of seats on committees and panels established for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2015/16 as set out at paragraph 4.2 of the report, as reproduced in the table below:-
Committee/panel
|
Total |
Labour |
Independent Group |
Conser-vative |
Overview & Scrutiny Committee (plus 6 co-optees) |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Health Scrutiny Panel |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Appeals Committee |
9 |
5 |
4 |
- |
Audit Committee |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Development Committee |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Strategic Development Committee |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
General Purposes Committee |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Human Resources Committee |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Licensing Committee |
15 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
Pensions Committee |
7 |
4 |
3 |
- |
Standards Advisory Committee (plus 7 co-optees) |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
TOTALS |
91 |
51 |
31 |
9 |
2 To note that Member and deputy appointments to serve on those committees and panels in accordance with nominations from the political groups will be considered at Agenda Item 9 ‘Appointments to Committees and Panels’.
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