Council and councillors

To receive Report No. 185/2021 from the Monitoring Officer.

Report No. 185/2021 was received from the Monitoring Officer. Councillor O Hemsley introduced the report which requested that Council approved the political balance calculation for the Council following several events to change the political makeup of the Council, agreed the number of voting places, and allocated seats to political groups on relevant committees appointed by Council. The report also requested that Council appointed a Chair of the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee following Councillor S Harvey’s appointment to Cabinet.

Councillor M Oxley confirmed that the Independent and Green Group’s nomination for the new seat on the Audit and Risk Committee would be Councillor M Jones.

Councillor Hemsley confirmed that the new Members of the Conservative Group to be nominated to the Children’s and Young Peoples Scrutiny would be Councillors E Baines and J Fox. The new Member of the Conservative Group to be nominated the Adults and Health Scrutiny would be Councillor K Bool.

In response to a query on the remaining vacant seat on the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee for a non-aligned Member, the Monitoring Officer advised Members that the seat would be filled at the next meeting of Council.

It was moved by Councillor Hemsley that Council adopted the political balance calculation at Table A of the report, approved the allocation of seats and noted the Political Groups nominations at Appendix A., and appointed Councillor G Waller as the Chair of the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee the contents of the report. This was seconded and upon being put to the vote, the motion was unanimously carried.

RESOLVED

That Council:

1)    ADOPTED the political balance calculation for the Council at Table A.

2)    APPROVED the allocation of seats to Political Groups, as determined by the political balance, as set out in Appendix A of the report.

3)    NOTED the group’s nominations for the Scrutiny and Standing Committees in Appendix A based on the seats allocated, including the nominations confirmed by Group Leaders at the meeting.

APPOINTED Councillor G Waller as Chair of the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee from among the membership of the Committee.