Decision details
Changes to Governance arrangements - A report from the Monitoring Officer
Decision Maker: Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Confirm the political balance / seat numbers (below) and committee seat allocations (Appendix 1 to the report to Council);
Democratic Alliance Group: 25 Members; 41.67%; 47 seats
Conservative Group: 22 Members; 36.67%; 41 seats
The Independents: 5 Members; 8.33%; 9 seats
Independent Progressive Group: 4 Members; 6.67%; 8 seats
Independent (Independent): 1 Member; 1.66%; 0 seats
Total 60 Members; 100%; 111 seats.
Confirm the changes to the membership of committees as below;
a. Cllrs Bailey and C Wright removed from Scrutiny and Cllr Pook removed from Strategic Planning. Cllr Bruce to sit on the Scrutiny Committee. Cllrs Millar and Bonetta to take seats on Scrutiny and Strategic Planning respectively.
b. Cllr Brown is removed from the Scrutiny Committee to be replaced by Cllr Tom Wright. Cllr Brown replaces Cllr Tom Wright on the Planning Committee.
c. Cllr Pook takes the Independents seats on Overview and HRB committees and Cllr C Wright takes the seat on the Planning Committee.
d. Cllr Thomas to sit on the Personnel Committee with Cllr Jarvis being the substitute member.
Confirm that the Chair of the Personnel Committee shall be the Chair of Council.
Confirm that the Chair of the Scrutiny Committee shall be the Cllr Tom Wright
Reasons for decision:
For the reasons detailed in the report to the Council consultative meeting and following the recommendation from that meeting.
Publication date: 28/07/2021
Date of decision: 27/07/2021
Decided at meeting: 27/07/2021 - Council
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