Agenda item

** Appendix 1, Executive Portfolios 2010/11 to follow **

 

Report of Chief Executive

 

a)         District Election Results

 

The Chief Executive will report on the results of the District Elections held on 6 May 2010.

 

Recommendation

 

(1)               To note the results of the District Elections held on 6 May 2010.

 

b)        Constitution of Political Groups

 

The Chief Executive will report on the notifications of the constitution of Political Groups received prior to the meeting and on the notifications from the Political Groups of the names of their Leaders for 2010/11.

 

Recommendation

 

(2)               That the constitution of political groups and notification of group leaders be noted.

 

 

c)         Leader of the Council and Executive 2010/11

 

The Chief Executive will report on:

 

·                    Any change in the political control of the Council

·                    Any change to the leadership of the controlling Political Group

 

(In accordance with the Constitution, the Leader of the Council continues to hold office except in the circumstances as set out in the constitution.  Otherwise, it will be necessary for the Council to elect a new Leader).

 

The Leader of the Council will report on:

 

·                    The appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council.

·                    The membership of the Executive and the allocation of portfolios, (including any recommendation to the Council to reallocate the responsibility of functions to Portfolio Holders).

 

Recommendation

 

(3)               That the appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council, the membership of the Executive and the Executive Portfolios for 2010/11 be noted.

 

 

d)        Committee Appointments 2010/11

 

See Annual Council Business Report pages 8 – 10 of the agenda pack and tabled political group nominations.

 

Recommendations

 

(1)               That the allocation of the seats on the Committees that are subject to the political balance requirements be agreed as set out in table 1 of the Annual Council Business Report.

 

(2)               That the allocation of the seats on the Committees that are not subject to the political balance requirements be agreed as set out in table 2 of the Annual Council Business Report.

 

(3)               To appoint Members (and, where appropriate, substitute members) to serve on each of the Committees and other bodies set out in table 3 of the report  in accordance with the nominations to be made by the Political Groups.

 

(Political Group nominations will be tabled, and may be updated by Group Leaders at the Council Meeting.)

 

 

e)         Appointment of Representative

 

Council is asked to appoint a representative to the County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

The 2009/10 representative was Councillor Mrs Rose Stratford.

 

Recommendation

 

(4)               To appoint a representative to the County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

f)          Committee Meeting Attendance 2009/109

 

See Annual Council Business Report, Appendix 2, page 13 of the agenda pack.

 

Recommendation

 

(5)               That the committee meeting attendance for 2008/09 as set out in Appendix 2 of the Annual Council Business Report be noted

 

Results of District Election

 

The Chief Executive reported that 17 council seats were up for election this year. The seats in Kirtlington and Otmoor wards were unopposed. Councillors returned following the election were as follows:

 

Astons and Heyfords – Councillor James Macnamara

Banbury Calthorpe – Councillor Colin Clarke

Banbury Easington – Councillor Kieron Mallon

Banbury Grimsbury and Castle – Councillor Margaret Cullip

Banbury Hardwick – Councillor Tony Ilott

Banbury Neithrop – Councillor Alyas Ahmed

Banbury Ruscote – Councillor George Parish

Bicester West – Councillor Norman Bolster

Bloxham and Bodicote – Councillor Chris Heath

Deddington – Councillor Paul O’Sullivan

Fringford – Councillor Barry Wood

Kidlington North – Councillor Douglas Williamson

Kidlington South – Councillor Tim Emptage

Kirtlington – Councillor Simon Holland

Otmoor – Councillor Timothy Hallchurch

Sibford – Councillor George Reynolds

Wroxton – Councillor Douglas Webb 

 

Constitution of Political Groups

 

The Chief Executive reported that there was one vacancy and that at present there were 44 members of the Conservative Group, 3 members of the Liberal Democrat Group and 2 members of the Labour Group.

 

Leader of the Council

 

The Chief Executive reported that, as there had been no change in the political control of the Council or to the leadership of the controlling political group therefore Councillor Wood continued to hold the office of Leader of the Council.

 

Deputy Leader of the Council

 

The Leader of the Council reported that he had reappointed Councillor Reynolds as Deputy Leader of the Council.

 

Executive 2010/11

 

Policy, Community Planning and Community DevelopmentCllr Barry Wood

Resources and Communications                                          Cllr James Macnamara

Breaking the Cycle of Deprivation                                          Cllr Colin Clarke

Performance Management, Improvement and

Organisational Development                                                  Cllr Ken Atack

Customer Service and ICT                                                     Cllr Nicholas Turner

Economic Development and Estates                                     Cllr Norman Bolster

Planning and Housing                                                             Cllr Michael Gibbard

Environment, Recreation and Health                                      Cllr George Reynolds

Community Safety, Street Scene and Rural                          Cllr Nigel Morris

Democratic Services and Member Development                  Cllr Miss Pickford

 

Allocation of Seats to Proportional Committees

 

 

The Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group has informed the Chief Executive that the seats to be offered to the Labour Group are on the Personnel Committee and Appeals Panel. The above figures marked by an asterisk take account of this adjustment.

 

Allocation of Seats to Non-Proportional Committees

 

	Con	Lab	LD	TOTAL
Standards Committee	6	1	1	8
Council and Employee Joint Committee	11	0	1	12

 

Committee Membership

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Conservative (11)

 

Councillors Bonner, Donaldson, A Fulljames, Milne-Home, Sames, Smithson, Stevens, Strangwood, L Stratford and Thirzie Smart

 

1 Vacancy

 

Substitutes: Councillors Holland, Hallchurch and R Stratford

 

Labour (0)

 

None

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Cotter

 

Substitutes: Councillors Emptage and Williamson

 

Resources and Performance Scrutiny Board

 

Conservative (11)

 

Councillors Ahmed, Atkinson, Billington, Cullip, Hughes, Mawer, Prestidge, Steward, Tompson, Webb and Weir

 

Substitutes: Councillors Edwards and L Stratford

 

Labour (0)

 

None

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Emptage

 

Substitutes: Councillor Cotter and Williamson

 

Planning Committee

 

Conservative (16)

 

Councillors Atack, Billington, Blackwell, Clarke, Edwards, C Fulljames, Gibbard, Heath, Macnamara, Milne-Home, Pickford, Reynolds, Smithson, Stevens, L Stratford and R Stratford

 

Substitutes: Councillors Annally, Bolster, A Fulljames, Hallchurch, Hughes, Hurle, Mallon, O’Sullivan, Turner and Wood

 

Labour (1)

 

Councillor Sibley

 

Substitute: Councillor Parish

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Cotter

 

Substitute: Councillor Williamson

 

Licensing Committee

 

Conservative (11)

 

Councillors Blackwell, Gibbard, Hallchurch, Ilott, Mallon, O’Sullivan, Reynolds, L Stratford, R Stratford and Webb

 

1 Vacancy

 

Substitutes: Councillors Cullip, Edwards and Pickford

 

Labour (0)

 

None

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Cotter

 

Substitutes: Councillor Williamson

 

Personnel Committee

 

Conservative (11)

 

Councillors Atack, Atkinson, Bolster, Hurle, Irvine, Reynolds, Smithson, L Stratford, R Stratford Thirzie Smart and Wood

 

Substitutes: Any member of the Conservative Group except members of the Appeals Panel

 

Labour (1)

 

Councillor Parish

 

Liberal Democrats (0)

 

None

 

Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee

 

Conservative (7)

 

Councillors Atack, Donaldson, Mawer, L Stratford, R Stratford, Stevens, and Wood

 

Substitutes: Any member of the Conservative Group

 

Labour (0)

 

None

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Emptage

 

Substitutes: Any member of the Liberal Democrat Group

 

Appeals Panel

 

Conservative (9)

 

Councillors Annaly, Blackwell, Clarke, Edwards, Holland, Ilott, Macnamara O’Sullivan and Webb

 

Labour (1)

 

Councillor Sibley

 

Liberal Democrats (0)

 

None

 

Standards Committee

 

Conservative (6)

 

Councillors Blackwell, Hallchurch, Heath, Hurle, Macnamara and R Stratford

 

Substitutes: Councillors Atack, Clarke, Cullip, Edwards, O’Sullivan and L Stratford

 

Labour (1)

 

Councillor Parish

 

Substitute: Councillor: Sibley

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Williamson

 

Substitute: Councillor Cotter

 

Council and Employee Joint Committee

 

Conservative (11)

 

Councillors Annaly, Cullip, Hurle, Ilott, Mallon, Mawer, Steward, Strangwood, Ilott, Tompson, Weir and Wood

 

Substitutes: Any member of the Conservative Group

 

Labour (0)

 

None

 

Liberal Democrats (1)

 

Councillor Williamson

 

Substitutes: Any member of the Liberal Democrat Group

 

Appointment of Representative to Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

It was proposed by Councillor Sames and seconded by Councillor Thirzie Smart that Councillor Rose Stratford represents the Council on the County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 2010/11.

 

Meeting Attendance

 

The Council received and noted a report showing the attendances of Members at meetings during 2009/10.

 

Resolved

 

1)         That the Executive portfolios as set out in the above minute be agreed.

 

2)         That the appointments to committees as set out in the above minute be approved.

 

3)         That Councillor Rose Stratford be appointed as the representative to the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

4)         That the meeting attendance for 2009/10 be noted.