Agenda item

Annual Council Business Report

** Appendix 1 and 2 to this report will follow as Political Groups are considering appointments to Committees **

 

Report of Chief Executive

 

Purpose of report

 

To note the results of the 5 May 2016 district elections, the constitution of Political Groups, appoint the Leader of the Council, note the appointment of the Deputy Leader and Executive for the Municipal Year 2016/17 and consider and agree the suggested constitution of Committees for the Municipal year 2016/2017.

 

Recommendations

            

The meeting is recommended:

 

 1.1        To note the results of the District elections held on 5 May 2016.

 

1.2         To note the constitution of Political Groups and notification of Group Leaders.

 

1.3         To appoint a Leader of the Council.

 

1.4         To note the appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council, the membership of the Executive and the Executive Portfolios for 2016/17.

 

1.5         To agree the allocation of seats on committees that are subject to the political balance requirements as set out in Table 1.

 

1.6         To agree the allocation of seats on committees not subject to political balance requirements as set out in Table 2.

 

1.7         To appoint members (and where appropriate, substitute members) to serve on each of the committees and other bodies set out in Tables 1 and 2 in accordance with the nominations to be made by political groups (Appendix 2 - to follow).

 

1.8         To appoint a representative to the Oxfordshire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

1.9         To appoint a representative to the Police and Crime Commissioner Scrutiny Panel.

 

Minutes:

The Chief Executive submitted a report which presented the results of the 5 May 2016 district elections and  the constitution of Political Groups, sought the appointment of the Leader of the Council, and requested Members to note the appointment of the Deputy Leader and Executive for the Municipal Year 2016/17 and agree the suggested constitution of Committees for the Municipal year 2016/2017.

 

Resolved

 

(1)          That the results of the District elections held on 5 May 2016 be noted:

 

Ward

Elected

Term of Office

Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote

Councillor Chris Heath

Councillor Mike Bishop

Councillor Nigel Randall

4 years

3 years

2 years

Banbury Calthorpe and Easington

Councillor Kieron Mallon

Councillor Colin Clarke

Councillor Nigel Morris

4 years

3 years

2 years

Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Councillor Surinder Dhesi

Councillor Hannah Banfield

Councillor Alastair Milne Home

4 years

3 years

2 years

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown

Councillor Andrew Beere

Councillor Claire Bell

Councillor Shaida Hussain

4 years

3 years

2 years

Banbury Hardwick

Councillor John Donaldson

Councillor Nicholas Turner

Councillor Tony Ilott

4 years

3 years

2 years

Banbury Ruscote

Councillor Mark Cherry

Councillor Sean Woodcock

Councillor Barry Richards

4 years

3 years

2 years

Bicester East

Councillor Sean Gaul

Councillor Richard Mould

Councillor Tom Wallis

4 years

3 years

2 years

Bicester North and Caversfield

Councillor Lynn Pratt

Councillor Jason Slaymaker

Councillor Nick Mawer

4 years

3 years

2 years

Bicester South and Ambrosden

Councillor Dan Sames

Councillor David Anderson

Councillor Nick Cotter

4 years

3 years

2 years

Bicester West

Councillor Les Sibley

Councillor Debbie Pickford

Councillor Jolanta Maria Lis

4 years

3 years

2 years

Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton

Councillor George Reynolds

Councillor Ken Atack

Councillor Douglas Webb

4 years

3 years

2 years

Deddington

Councillor Bryn Williams

Councillor Hugo Brown

Councillor Mike Kerford-Byrnes

4 years

3 years

2 years

Fringford and Heyfords

Councillor James Macnamara

Councillor Ian Corkin

Councillor Barry Wood

4 years

3 years

2 years

Kidlington East

Councillor Maurice Billington

Councillor Neil Prestidge

Councillor Carmen Griffiths

4 years

3 years

2 years

Kidlington West

Councillor Sandra Rhodes

Councillor Alan Mackenzie-Wintle

Councillor Nigel Simpson

4 years

3 years

2 years

Launton and Otmoor

Councillor Simon Holland

Councillor Tim Hallchurch

Councillor David Hughes

4 years

3 years

2 years

 

(2)          That the constitution of Political Groups (38 Conservatives, 8 Labour and 2 Independents) and notification of Group Leaders: Councillor Barry Wood, Leader of the Conservative Group and Leader of the Council, Councillor Sean Woodcock, Leader of the Labour Group and Leader of the Opposition and Councillor Les Sibley, Leader of the Independent Group, be noted.

 

(3)          That Councillor Barry Wood be appointed Leader of the Council.

 

(4)          That the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council, the membership of the Executive and the Executive Portfolios for 2016/17 be noted:

 

Lead Member Portfolio

Councillor

Leader of the Council

(Responsibility for Eco Town/Garden Town including Graven Hill, policy, partnerships, Law and Governance, Human Resources, Communications, Performance and Programme Management)

 

Councillor Barry Wood

Deputy Leader of the Council

(Responsibility for Leisure, Car parks, customer service and Museum)

 

Councillor George Reynolds

Lead Member for Public Protection

 

Councillor Tony Ilott

Lead Member for Housing

 

Councillor John Donaldson

Lead Member for Clean and Green

 

Councillor Debbie Pickford

Lead Member for Banbury Futures

(Responsible for Brighter Futures and Banbury Projects Board)

 

Councillor Kieron Mallon

Lead Member for Change Management, Joint Working and IT

 

Councillor Nicholas Turner

Lead Member for Financial Management

 

Councillor Ken Atack

Lead Member for Estates and the Economy

 

Councillor Lynn Pratt

Lead Member for Planning

Councillor Colin Clarke

 

 

(5)          That the allocation of seats on committees that were subject to the political balance requirements be agreed:

 

 

TOTAL

CON

LAB

IND

Accounts, Audit & Risk Committee

8

6

2

0

Appeals Panel

10

8

1 (-1)

1 (+1)

Budget Planning Committee

12

10

2

0

Joint Appeals Panel

3

2

1

0

Joint Commissioning Committee

6

5

1

0

Joint Scrutiny Committee

5

4

1

0

Licensing Committee

12

9 (-1)

2

1 (+1)

Overview & Scrutiny

12

10

2

0

Personnel Committee

12

10

2

0

Planning Committee

18

14

3

1

Standards Committee

8

7

1 (-1)

1 (+1)

Proportional Total by Committee

106

85

20

1

Aggregate Entitlement

106

84

18

4

Adjustment Required

N/A

-1

- 2

+3

 

(6)          That the allocation of seats on committees not subject to political balance requirements be agreed:

 

 

TOTAL

CON

LAB

IND

Joint Councils Employee Engagement Committee

3

2

1

0

 

(7)          That members (and where appropriate, substitute members) be appointed to serve on each of the committees and other bodies as set out below in accordance with the nominations made by political groups:

 

Proportional Committees 2016/17

 

Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee

 

Membership (8 members with unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (6)

Labour (2)

Ind (0)

Cllr Hugo Brown

Cllr Barry Richards

 

Cllr Ian Corkin

Cllr Sean Woodcock

 

Cllr Sean Gaul

 

 

Cllr Mike Kerford-Byrnes

 

 

Cllr Nigel Randall

 

 

Cllr Tom Wallis

 

 

 

 

 

Appeals Panel

 

Membership (10 members with no substitutes)

 

Conservative (8)

Labour (1)

Ind (1)

Cllr Mike Bishop

Cllr Hannah Banfield

Cllr Nick Cotter

Cllr Carmen Griffiths

 

 

Cllr Tim Hallchurch

 

 

Cllr Tony Ilott

 

 

Cllr James Macnamara

 

 

Cllr Alastair Milne Home

 

 

Cllr Richard Mould

 

 

Cllr Douglas Webb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budget Planning Committee

 

Membership (12 members with unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (10)

Labour (2)

Ind (0)

Cllr David Anderson

Cllr Barry Richards

 

Cllr Ken Atack

Cllr Sean Woodcock

 

Cllr Hugo Brown 

 

 

Cllr Ian Corkin

 

 

Cllr Carmen Griffths

 

 

Cllr Alan MacKenzie-Wintle

 

 

Cllr Nicholas Mawer

 

 

Cllr Nigel Randall

 

 

Cllr Tom Wallis

 

 

Cllr Douglas Webb

 

 

 

 

Joint Appeals Panel

 

Membership (3 seats, 2 named substitutes)

 

Conservative (2)

Labour (1)

Ind (0)

Cllr Mike Bishop

Cllr Hannah Banfield

 

Cllr James Macnamara

 

 

 

Substitutes

 

 

Conservative (1)

Labour (1)

Ind (0)

Cllr Colin Clarke

Cllr Surinder Dhesi

 

 

 

 

Joint Commissioning Committee

 

Membership (6 members, unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (5)

Labour (1)

Ind (0)

Cllr Ken Atack

Cllr Barry Richards

 

Cllr George Reynolds

 

 

Cllr Dan Sames

 

 

Cllr Nicholas Turner

 

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Scrutiny Committee

 

Membership (5 members, unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (4)

Labour (1)

Ind (0)

Cllr Nicholas Mawer

Cllr Sean Woodcock

 

Cllr Nigel Morris

 

 

Cllr Neil Prestidge

 

 

Cllr Sandra Rhodes

 

 

 

Licensing Committee

 

Membership (12 seats and 5 substitutes based on proportional representation with each represented party having at least 1 substitute)

 

Conservative (9)

Labour (2)

Ind (1)

Cllr Tony Ilott

Cllr Surinder Dhesi

Cllr Nick Cotter

Cllr Richard Mould

Cllr Hannah Banfield

 

Cllr Debbie Pickford

 

 

Cllr George Reynolds

 

 

Cllr Sandra Rhodes

 

 

Cllr Nigel Simpson

 

 

Cllr Jason Slaymaker

 

 

Cllr Douglas Webb

 

 

Cllr Bryn Williams

 

 

 

Substitutes

Conservative (3)

Labour (1)

Ind (1)

Cllr David Hughes

Cllr Andy Beere

Cllr Les Sibley

Cllr Alastair Milne Home

 

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

 

 

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Membership (12 members with unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (10)

Labour (2)

Ind (0)

Cllr David Anderson

Cllr Claire Bell

 

Cllr Mike Bishop

Cllr Mark Cherry

 

Cllr Hugo Brown

 

 

Cllr Chris Heath

 

 

Cllr Jolanta Maria Lis

 

 

Cllr Nick Mawer

 

 

Cllr Neil Prestidge

 

 

Cllr Sandra Rhodes

 

 

Cllr Jason Slaymaker

 

 

Cllr Bryn Williams

 

 

 

 

Personnel Committee

 

Membership (12 members, unnamed substitutes who shall not be members of the Appeals Panel)

 

Conservative (10)

Labour (2)

Ind (0)

Cllr Ken Atack

Cllr Andy Beere

 

Cllr Maurice Billington

Cllr Shaida Hussain

 

Cllr Simon Holland

 

 

Cllr Jolanta Maria Lis

 

 

Cllr George Reynolds

 

 

Cllr Dan Sames

 

 

Cllr Nigel Simpson

 

 

Cllr Jason Slaymaker

 

 

Cllr Bryn Williams

 

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

 

 

Planning Committee

 

Membership (18 members, 12 named substitutes)

 

Conservative (14)

Labour (3)

Ind (1)

Cllr Colin Clarke

Cllr Hannah Banfield

Cllr Les Sibley

Cllr Chris Heath

Cllr Andy Beere

 

Cllr David Hughes

Cllr Barry Richards

 

Cllr Mike Kerford-Byrnes

 

 

Cllr Alan MacKenzie-Wintle

 

 

Cllr James Macnamara

 

 

Cllr Alastair Milne-Home

 

 

Cllr Richard Mould

 

 

Cllr Debbie Pickford

 

 

Cllr Lynn Pratt

 

 

Cllr Nigel Randall

 

 

Cllr George Reynolds

 

 

Cllr Nigel Simpson

 

 

Cllr Nicholas Turner

 

 

Substitutes

Conservative (9)

Labour (2)

Ind (1)

Cllr Ken Atack

Cllr Surinder Dhesi

Cllr Nick Cotter

Cllr Maurice Billington

Cllr Sean Woodcock

 

Cllr Hugo Brown

 

 

Cllr Ian Corkin

 

 

Cllr Carmen Griffiths

 

 

Cllr Tim Hallchurch

 

 

Cllr Sandra Rhodes

 

 

Cllr Bryn Williams

 

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

 

 

Standards Committee

 

Membership (8 members, 8 substitute members)

 

Conservative (6)

Labour (1)

Ind (1)

Cllr Sean Gaul

Cllr Andy Beere

Cllr Les Sibley

Cllr Tim Hallchurch

 

 

Cllr Simon Holland

 

 

Cllr Jolanta Maria Lis

 

 

Cllr James Macnamara

 

 

Cllr Nigel Morris

 

 

 

Substitutes

Conservative (7)

Labour (1)

Ind (1)

Cllr Ken Atack

Cllr Shaida Hussain

Cllr Nick Cotter

Cllr Ian Corkin

 

 

Cllr  Carmen Griffiths

 

 

Cllr George Reynolds

 

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

Vacant

 

 

Vacant

 

 

 

 

Non-Proportional Committees

 

Joint Councils Employee Engagement Committee

 

Membership (3 seats, unnamed substitutes)

 

Conservative (2)

Labour (1)

Ind (0)

Cllr Nicholas Turner

Cllr Andy Beere

 

Cllr Barry Wood

 

 

 

 

(8)          That Councillor Nigel Randall be appointed as Cherwell District Council’s representative to the Oxfordshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

 

(9)          That Councillor Tony Ilott be appointed as Cherwell District Council’s representative to the Police and Crime Commissioner Scrutiny Panel.

 

 

 

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