Council and councillors

To receive Report No. 173/2017 from the Director for Resources.

Report No. 173/2017 was received from the Director for Resources, the purpose of which was to review the political balance of Committees and Panels in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Regulations made thereunder, following the notification to the Chief Executive of a change of political groups within Rutland County Council and request the Council to approve the allocation of seats in accordance with the statutory requirements concerning political balance.

Mr Mathias moved the recommendations in the report and Mr Oxley seconded the recommendations.

RESOLVED

1)      Council APPROVED the revised political balance calculation as per paragraph 2.6 of Report No.173/2017.

2)      Council APPROVED the allocation of seats to Political Groups shown at paragraph 2.7 and notes the membership of each committee as set out in Appendix A of Report No. 173/2017.

3)      Council APPROVED the appointment of non-aligned members to the remaining seats on Committees and Scrutiny Panels as set out in Appendix A of Report No.173/2017.