Agenda item

Appointments to committees, panels and joint committees for 2016/17

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 and joint committees and to agree any consequential changes to the constitution(attached). 

 

Minutes:

Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic services on the appointment of those committees and joint committees which are required to be politically balanced together with the Licensing Acts Committee, area committees and appointments to joint bodies.

RESOLVED: to

1.    appoint the following committees and panels for the 2016/17 year and to appoint the membership, substitutes and chairmen and vice-chairmen as indicated to sit on them:

Names

Planning Committee, 11 Members

Conservative (8)

Liberal Democrat (3)

Eric Batts

Jenny Hannaby

Roger Cox

Bob Johnston

Stuart Davenport

Catherine Webber

Anthony Hayward

 

Sandy Lovatt (Vice-Chairman)

 

Chris McCarthy

 

Robert Sharp (Chairman)

 

Janet Shelley

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group provided they have received the appropriate training.

 

Names

Scrutiny Committee, 9 Members        

Conservative (7)

Liberal Democrat (2)

Alice Badcock (Vice-Chairman)

Debby Hallett (Chairman)

Ed Blagrove

Judy Roberts

Katie Finch

 

Vicky Jenkins

 

Monica Lovatt

 

Ben Mabbett

 

Chris Palmer

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group (not Cabinet members). 

 

Names

Joint Scrutiny Committee, 5 Members

Conservative (4)

Liberal Democrat (1)

Alice Badcock

Debby Hallett (Co-Chairman)

Katie Finch

 

Monica Lovatt

 

Ben Mabbett

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group (not Cabinet members). 

 

Names

Corporate Services Joint Scrutiny Committee, 2 Members

Conservative (1)

Liberal Democrat Group (1)

Ed Blagrove

Debby Hallett

 

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group (not Cabinet members).

 

 

Names

Joint Audit and Governance Committee, 4 Members

Conservative (3)

Liberal Democrat (1)

Simon Howell (Co-Chairman)

Dudley Hoddinott

Chris Palmer

 

Henry Spencer

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group.

 

Names

Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee, 6 Members

Conservative (5)

Liberal Democrat Group (1)

Ed Blagrove

Debby Hallett

Yvonne Constance (Chairman)

 

Charlotte Dickson

 

Gervase Duffield

 

Ben Mabbett

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group.

 

Names

General Licensing Committee, 12 Members

Conservative (9)

Liberal Democrat Group (3)

Mike Badcock (Vice-Chairman)

Margaret Crick

Eric Batts

Jenny Hannaby

Charlotte Dickson (Chairman)

Dudley Hoddinott

St John Dickson

 

Robert Hall

 

Ben Mabbett

 

Chris McCarthy

 

Julia Reynolds

 

Reg Waite

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group provided they have received the appropriate training.

 

 

 

Names

Licensing Acts Committee, 12 Members

Conservative (9)

Liberal Democrat Group (3)

Mike Badcock (Vice-Chairman)

Margaret Crick

Eric Batts

Jenny Hannaby

Charlotte Dickson (Chairman)

Dudley Hoddinott

St John Dickson

 

Robert Hall

 

Ben Mabbett

 

Chris McCarthy

 

Julia Reynolds

 

Reg Waite

 

NO SUBSTITUTES

 

Names

Appeals Panel, 3 Members

Conservative (2)

Liberal Democrat Group (1)

Matthew Barber

Debby Hallett

Roger Cox

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group.

 

2.    (with no councillor voting against) allocate one of the Conservative Group’s seats on the Corporate Services Joint Committee to the Liberal Democrat Group;

 

3.    appoint all local members representing the wards covered by the relevant area committees to those committees for the 2016/17 municipal year with the following chairmen:

  • Abingdon and North East – Ed Blagrove
  • Faringdon – Simon Howell  
  • Wantage – St John Dickson

 

4.    appointMonica Lovatt as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Gervase Duffield as substitute;

 

5.    appoint Sandy Lovatt as the council’s representative and Chris McCarthy as an observer substitute on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel;

 

6.    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;

 

7.    authorise the head of legal and democratic services to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out in the report of the head of legal and democratic services to the Council meeting on 11 May 2016.

 

8.     

 

 

1.            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;

 

2.            authorise the head of legal and democratic services to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out in the report of the head of legal and democratic services to the Council meeting on 11 May 2016.

 

 

 

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