** Appendix 1 and 2 to this report will follow as Political Groups are considering appointments to Committees **
Report of Interim Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service
Purpose of report
To note the constitution of Political Groups, note the appointment of the Deputy Leader and Executive for the Municipal Year 2017/18, consider and agree the suggested constitution of Committees for the Municipal year 2017/2018 and consider an amendment to the Constitution whereby training will be mandatory for members of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee.
Recommendations
** The recommendations are also included in the relevant section of the report**
The meeting is recommended:
1.1 To note the constitution of Political Groups and notification of Group Leaders.
1.2 To note the appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council, the membership of the Executive and the Executive Portfolios for 2017/18 (Appendix 1 – to follow).
1.3 To agree the allocation of seats on committees that are subject to the political balance requirements as set out in Table 1.
1.4 To agree the allocation of seats on committees not subject to political balance requirements as set out in Table 2.
1.5 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).
1.6 To appoint a representative to the Oxfordshire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
1.7 To appoint a representative to the Police and Crime Commissioner Scrutiny Panel.
1.8 To agree that the Constitution be amended so that it is mandatory for members of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee to have received training before they can sit on the Committee.
1.9 To agree that authority be delegated to the Head of Law and Governance to update the Constitution to reflect recommendation 1.8.
Minutes:
The Interim Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service submitted a report for Council to note the constitution of Political Groups, note the appointment of the Deputy Leader and Executive for the Municipal Year 2017/18, consider and agree the suggested constitution of Committees for the Municipal year 2017/2018 and consider an amendment to the Constitution whereby training would be mandatory for members of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee.
In advising Council of Executive appointments for 2017/18, the Leader of the Council, Councillor Barry Wood, explained that Councillor Atack was standing down as an Executive member and thanked him for his hard work as the finance Lead Member.
Resolved
(1) 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.
(2) That the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council, the membership of the Executive and the Executive Portfolios for 2017/18 be noted:
Lead Member Portfolio |
Councillor |
Leader of the Council
|
Councillor Barry Wood |
Deputy Leader of the Council
|
Councillor George Reynolds |
Lead Member for Financial Management
|
Councillor Tony Ilott |
Lead Member for Public Protection and Community Services
|
Councillor Kieron Mallon |
Lead Member for Change Management, Joint Working and IT
|
Councillor Mike Kerford-Byrnes |
Lead Member for Clean and Green
|
Councillor Debbie Pickford |
Lead Member for Estates and the Economy
|
Councillor Lynn Pratt |
Lead Member for Performance Management |
Councillor Richard Mould
|
Lead Member for Housing
|
Councillor John Donaldson |
Lead Member for Planning |
Councillor Colin Clarke
|
(3) 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 |
(4) 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 |
(5) 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 2017/18
Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee
Membership (8 members with unnamed substitutes)
Conservative (6) |
Labour (2) |
Ind (0) |
Cllr Hugo Brown – V-CH |
Cllr Barry Richards |
|
Cllr Ian Corkin - CH |
Cllr Sean Woodcock |
|
Cllr Sean Gaul |
|
|
Cllr Mike Kerford-Byrnes |
|
|
Cllr Nick Mawer |
|
|
Cllr Tom Wallis |
|
|
|
|
Appeals Panel
Membership (10 members with no substitutes)
Conservative (8) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr Colin Clarke |
Cllr Andy Beere |
Cllr Nick Cotter |
Cllr Carmen Griffiths |
|
|
Cllr Simon Holland |
|
|
Cllr Tony Ilott |
|
|
Cllr James Macnamara |
|
|
Cllr Richard Mould |
|
|
Cllr Douglas Webb |
|
|
Cllr Brynn Williams |
|
|
|
|
|
Budget Planning Committee
Membership (12 members with unnamed substitutes)
Conservative (10) |
Labour (2) |
Ind (0) |
Cllr David Anderson |
Cllr Barry Richards |
|
Cllr Hugo Brown |
Cllr Sean Woodcock |
|
Cllr Ian Corkin |
|
|
Cllr Carmen Griffths |
|
|
Cllr David Hughes |
|
|
Cllr Alan MacKenzie-Wintle |
|
|
Cllr Nicholas Mawer – CH |
|
|
|
|
|
Cllr Andrew McHugh |
|
|
Cllr Tom Wallis |
|
|
Cllr Douglas Webb – V-CH |
|
|
Joint Appeals Panel
Membership (3 seats, 2 named substitutes)
Conservative (2) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (0) |
Cllr Mike Bishop |
Cllr Andy Beere |
|
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 Mike Kerford-Byrnes |
Cllr Barry Richards |
|
Cllr Debbie Pickford |
|
|
Cllr Dan Sames |
|
|
Cllr Nicholas Turner |
|
|
Cllr Barry Wood |
|
|
|
|
Joint Scrutiny Committee
Membership (5 members, unnamed substitutes)
Conservative (4) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (0) |
Cllr Simon Holland |
Cllr Sean Woodcock |
|
Cllr Nicholas Mawer |
|
|
Cllr Neil Prestidge |
|
|
Cllr Jason Slaymaker |
|
|
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 Colin Clarke |
Cllr Hannah Banfield |
Cllr Nick Cotter |
Cllr Tony Ilott |
Cllr Surinder Dhesi |
|
Cllr Alistair Milne Home |
|
|
Cllr Debbie Pickford |
|
|
Cllr George Reynolds |
|
|
Cllr Nigel Simpson |
|
|
Cllr Jason Slaymaker |
|
|
Cllr Douglas Webb – CH |
|
|
Cllr Bryn Williams – V-CH |
|
|
Substitutes
Conservative (3) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr David Hughes |
Cllr Shaida Hussain |
Cllr Les Sibley |
Cllr Richard Mould |
|
|
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 Sean Gaul |
|
|
Cllr Tim Hallchurch |
|
|
Cllr Chris Heath |
|
|
Cllr David Hughes |
|
|
Cllr Jolanta Lis – V-CH |
|
|
Cllr Andrew McHugh |
|
|
Cllr Neil Prestidge - CH |
|
|
Cllr Jason Slaymaker |
|
|
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 Shaida Hussain |
|
Cllr Maurice Billington - CH |
Cllr Sean Woodcock |
|
Cllr Jolanta Lis |
|
|
Cllr George Reynolds |
|
|
Cllr Dan Sames |
|
|
Cllr Nigel Simpson |
|
|
Cllr Jason Slaymaker |
|
|
Cllr Nick Turner |
|
|
Cllr Bryn Williams |
|
|
Cllr Barry Wood – V-CH |
|
|
Planning Committee
Membership (18 members, 12 named substitutes)
Conservative (14) |
Labour (3) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr Colin Clarke |
Cllr Andy Beere |
Cllr Les Sibley |
Cllr Ian Corkin |
Cllr Surinder Dhesi |
|
Cllr Chris Heath |
Cllr Barry Richards |
|
Cllr David Hughes - CH |
|
|
Cllr Simon Holland |
|
|
Cllr Mike Kerford-Byrnes |
|
|
Cllr Alan MacKenzie-Wintle |
|
|
Cllr James Macnamara – V-CH |
|
|
Cllr Alastair Milne-Home |
|
|
Cllr Richard Mould |
|
|
Cllr Debbie Pickford |
|
|
Cllr Lynn Pratt |
|
|
Cllr George Reynolds |
|
|
Cllr Nigel Simpson |
|
|
Substitutes
Conservative (9) |
Labour (2) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr Ken Atack |
Cllr Hannah Banfield |
Cllr Nick Cotter |
Cllr Maurice Billington |
Cllr Sean Woodcock |
|
Cllr Hugo Brown |
|
|
Cllr John Donaldson |
|
|
Cllr Tim Hallchurch |
|
|
Cllr Jolanta Lis |
|
|
Cllr Nick Turner |
|
|
Cllr Bryn Williams |
|
|
Cllr Barry Wood |
|
|
Standards Committee
Membership (8 members, 8 substitute members)
Conservative (6) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr Colin Clarke |
Cllr Andy Beere |
Cllr Les Sibley |
Cllr Tim Hallchurch – CH |
|
|
Cllr Simon Holland |
|
|
Cllr James Macnamara – V-CH |
|
|
Cllr Nigel Morris |
|
|
Cllr Bryn Williams |
|
|
Substitutes
Conservative (6) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (1) |
Cllr Ian Corkin |
Cllr Mark Cherry |
Cllr Nick Cotter |
Cllr Carmen Griffiths |
|
|
Cllr Neil Prestidge |
|
|
Cllr Jason Slaymaker |
|
|
Cllr George Reynolds |
|
|
Cllr Barry Wood |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Proportional Committees
Joint Councils Employee Engagement Committee
Membership (3 seats, unnamed substitutes)
Conservative (2) |
Labour (1) |
Ind (0) |
Cllr Nicholas Turner |
Cllr Shaida Hussain |
|
Cllr Barry Wood |
|
|
(6) That Councillor Andrew McHugh be appointed as Cherwell District Council’s representative to the Oxfordshire County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
(7) That Councillor Tony Ilott be appointed Cherwell District Council’s representative to the Police and Crime Commissioner Scrutiny Panel.
(8) That it be agreed that the Constitution be amended so that it is mandatory for members of the Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee to have received training before they can sit on the Committee.
(9) That authority be delegated to the Head of Law and Governance to update the Constitution to reflect resolution (8).
Supporting documents: