Agenda item
Political Balance and Appointments to Committees for 2019/20
A report of the Chief Executive, enabling the Council to determine the political balance of the Council’s committees and to appoint members, Chairs and Vice-chairs (where applicable), is attached.
Minutes:
A report of the Chief Executive, in respect of the arrangements for considering political balance and making appointments to committees for 2019/20, was submitted (item 7 on the agenda filed with these minutes).
A supplementary report of the Chief Executive was also submitted, presenting the nominations received from political groups and ungrouped councillors in order to make appointments to committees, including appointment of Chairs and Vice-chairs (where Council makes these appointments), for the 2019/20 Council year (also filed with these minutes).
It was proposed by Councillor Morgan, seconded by Councillor Miah and
RESOLVED
1. that the political balance arrangements for the 2019/20 Council year, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report of the Chief Executive, be approved in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990;
2. that appointments be made to the Council’s committees, including to the positions of Chair and Vice-chair where applicable, for the 2019/20 Council year, as follows:
(i) Appeals and Reviews Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Capleton (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Howe (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Charles |
Conservative |
Councillor K. Harris |
Labour |
Councillor Needham |
Other |
(ii) Audit Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor S. Bradshaw |
Conservative |
Councillor Charles |
Conservative |
Councillor Hadji-Nikolaou |
Conservative |
Councillor Parsons |
Conservative |
Councillor Bolton |
Labour |
Councillor C. Harris |
Labour |
(iii) Member Conduct Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Tassell (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Murphy (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Bentley |
Conservative |
Councillor Hadji-Nikolaou |
Conservative |
Councillor Rollings |
Conservative |
Councillor J. Bradshaw |
Labour |
Councillor Hamilton |
Labour |
(iv) Personnel Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Morgan (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Boldrin (Vice-chair) |
Labour |
Councillor Barkley |
Conservative |
Councillor Poland |
Conservative |
Councillor Shepherd |
Conservative |
Councillor Snartt |
Conservative |
Councillor Ward |
Labour |
(v) Plans Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Fryer (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Bentley (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Bailey |
Conservative |
Councillor Grimley |
Conservative |
Councillor Lowe |
Conservative |
Councillor Ranson |
Conservative |
Councillor Savage |
Conservative |
Councillor Snartt |
Conservative |
Councillor Tassell |
Conservative |
Councillor Forrest |
Labour |
Councillor Hamilton |
Labour |
Councillor Tillotson |
Labour |
Councillor Campsall |
Other |
(vi) Scrutiny Commission
Name |
Group |
Councillor Hunt (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Draycott (Vice-chair) |
Labour |
Councillor Bailey |
Conservative |
Councillor Baines |
Conservative |
Councillor Parsons |
Conservative |
Councillor Rattray |
Conservative |
Councillor Bolton |
Labour |
(vii) Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Parsons (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Baines (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Paling |
Conservative |
Councillor Radford |
Conservative |
Councillor Shepherd |
Conservative |
Councillor Boldrin |
Labour |
Councillor Goddard |
Labour |
(viii) Housing, Planning & Regeneration and Regulatory Services Scrutiny Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Grimley (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Ranson (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor S. Bradshaw |
Conservative |
Councillor Capleton |
Conservative |
Councillor Hunt |
Conservative |
Councillor Brennan |
Labour |
Councillor Needham |
Other |
(ix) Neighbourhoods and Community Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Miah (Chair) |
Labour |
Councillor Brookes (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Fryer |
Conservative |
Councillor Howe |
Conservative |
Councillor Parton |
Conservative |
Councillor Rattray |
Conservative |
Councillor Popley |
Other |
(x) Licensing Committee
Name |
Group |
Councillor Pacey (Chair) |
Conservative |
Councillor Lowe (Vice-chair) |
Conservative |
Labour |
|
Councillor Brookes |
Conservative |
Councillor Capleton |
Conservative |
Councillor Howe |
Conservative |
Councillor Murphy |
Conservative |
Councillor Paling |
Conservative |
Councillor Parton |
Conservative |
Councillor Ranson |
Conservative |
Councillor Savage |
Conservative |
Councillor C. Harris |
Labour |
Councillor Tillotson |
Labour |
Labour |
|
Councillor Popley |
Other |
3. that the composition of the Loughborough Area Committee and the Scrutiny Call-in Committee, as set out below, be noted:
(i) Loughborough Area Committee
Name |
Ward |
Group |
Councillor J. Bradshaw Councillor Goddard |
Loughborough Ashby |
Labour Labour |
Councillor K. Harris Councillor Ward |
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern |
Labour Labour |
Councillor Boldrin Councillor Campsall |
Loughborough Garendon |
Labour Independent |
Councillor Draycott Councillor Hamilton |
Loughborough Hastings |
Labour Labour |
Councillor C. Harris Councillor Miah |
Loughborough Lemyngton |
Labour Labour |
Councillor Parsons Councillor Smidowicz |
Loughborough Nanpantan |
Conservative Conservative |
Councillor Bailey Councillor Morgan |
Loughborough Outwoods |
Conservative Conservative |
Councillor Bolton Councillor Brennan |
Loughborough Shelthorpe |
Labour Labour |
Councillor Mercer Councillor Parton |
Loughborough Southfields |
Conservative Conservative |
Councillor Forrest Councillor Tillotson |
Loughborough Storer |
Labour Labour |
(ii) Scrutiny Call-in Committee
Name |
Group |
Role |
Councillor Hunt (Chair) |
Conservative |
Chair, Scrutiny Commission |
Councillor Draycott (Vice-chair) |
Labour |
Vice-chair, Scrutiny Commission |
Councillor Parsons |
Conservative |
Chair, CS Scrutiny Committee |
Councillor Baines |
Conservative |
Vice-chair, CS Scrutiny Committee |
Councillor Grimley |
Conservative |
Chair, HPRRS Scrutiny Committee |
Councillor Ranson |
Conservative |
Vice-chair, HPRRS Scrutiny Committee |
Councillor Miah |
Labour |
Chair, NCW Scrutiny Committee |
Councillor Brookes |
Conservative |
Vice-chair, NCW Scrutiny Committee |
4. that Councillor Taylor be nominated as Charnwood Borough Council’s representative on the Police and Crime Panel for the 2019/20 Council year and that Councillor Morgan be nominated as a substitute on the Police and Crime Panel for the 2019/20 Council year;
5. that Councillors Radford, Tassell and Draycott be appointed to the Housing Management Advisory Board on the basis of political balance (2 Conservative and 1 Labour).
Reasons
1. To ensure that the composition of the Council’s committees reflects the political balance of the Council.
2. To reflect the wishes of political groups and make allocations to non-grouped councillors in making appointments to applicable committees in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 and to confirm appointments to other committees.
3. To provide information regarding the composition of the Loughborough Area Committee and the Scrutiny Call-in Committee.
4. To ensure that the Borough Council is represented on the Panel.
5. To make appointments to the Board for 2019/20.
Supporting documents:
- Cnl 20 May 2019 Item 08 Political Balance and Appointment to Committees, item 9. PDF 81 KB
- Cnl 20 May 2019 Item 08 Political Balance and Appointment to Committees - Supplementary report, item 9. PDF 85 KB