Agenda item

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic services on the appointment to those committees required to be politically balanced together with the Licensing Acts Committee, area committees and joint committees (attached). 

Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic services on the appointment to those committees required to be politically balanced together with the Licensing Acts Committee, area committees and joint committees. A revised recommendation was circulated prior to the meeting to reflect the withdrawal of the proposal for a joint scrutiny committee, the abolition of the Personnel Committee and the reduction of the Planning Committee membership from 15 to 14.

The Chairman referred to the following recommendation, tabled at the meeting, and invited Council to agree it.

That for the 2013/14 municipal year Council:

1.   appoints the committees and panels for the 2013/14 year, allocates seats to each political group and appoints councillors and substitutes to sit on them as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

2.   appoints chairmen and vice-chairmen as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

3.   appoints councillors to the Licensing Acts Committee as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

4.   appoints all local members representing the wards covered by the relevant area committees as set out in minute Co.16 of the Council held on 21 May 2003 to those committees for the 2013/14 municipal year with the following chairman ;

·                    Abingdon – Julie Mayhew-Archer

·                    North East – Jerry Patterson

·                    South East – Bill Jones

·                    West – Simon Howell

5.   appoints chairmen and vice-chairmen as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

      6.   appoints Alison Thomson as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Yvonne Constance as substitute;

7.  appoints Bill Jones as the council’s representative and Sandy Lovatt as an observer substitute on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel; and

8.   authorises the head of legal and democratic services to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel seat and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader. 

RESOLVED: to

1. appoint the following committees and panels for the 2013/14

          year and to appoint the membership and substitutes, chairmen and vice-chairmen as indicated to sit on them:

      6.   appoint Alison Thomson as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Yvonne Constance as substitute;

7.  appoint Bill Jones as the council’s representative and Sandy Lovatt as an observer substitute on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel; and

8.   authorise the head of legal and democratic services to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel seat and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader.