Agenda item

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

Councillor Forrest (Vice-chair)

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

Councillor Ward

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.

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