Agenda item

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic on the appointment to those committees required to be politically balanced, together with the Area Committees, Licensing Acts Committee and joint committees and to authorise any consequential changes to the constitution - attached.

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

The chairman referred to the following recommendation tabled at the meeting covering these appointments and to reflect the allocation of the vacant committee positions.

That for the 2018/19 municipal year Council:

1.            appoints the committees and panels and allocate seats to each political group as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

2.            allocates one of the Conservative Group’s seats on the Planning Committee to the Liberal Democrat Group;

3.            appoints councillors and substitutes to sit on the committees and panels as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

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

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

6.            appoints all local members representing the wards covered by the relevant area committees to those committees for the 2018/19 municipal year with the following chairmen: 

·         Abingdon and North East – Councillor Mike Badcock (Chairman); Councillor Helen Pighills (Vice-Chairman) 

·         Faringdon – Councillor Simon Howell (Chairman); Councillor Anthony Hayward (Vice-Chairman)

·        Wantage – Councillor St John Dickson (Chairman); Councillor Ben Mabbett (Vice-Chairman)

7.            appointsCouncillor Monica Lovatt as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

8.            appoints Councillor Eric Batts as the council’s representative on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel;

9.            appoints the following to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Advisory Sub Groups:

·         Infrastructure – Councillor Mike Badcock

·         Housing – Councillor Janet Shelley

·         Joint Statutory Spatial Plan – Councillor Anthony Hayward

with all Conservative group members as substitutes;

10.         appoints councillors Chris Palmer, Ben Mabbett and Debby Hallett to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel;

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

12.         authorises the head of legal and democratic to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out in the report of the head of legal and democratic to the Council meeting on 16 May 2018.

RESOLVED: to

1.         appoint the following committees and panels for the 2018/19 municipal year and to appoint the membership, substitutes and chairmen and vice-chairmen as indicated to sit on them (see table below);

2.    (with no councillor voting against) allocate one of the Conservative Group’s seats on the Planning 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 2018/19 municipal year with the following chairmen: 

·         Abingdon and North East – Councillor Mike Badcock (Chairman); Councillor Helen Pighills (Vice-Chairman) 

·         Faringdon – Councillor Simon Howell (Chairman); Councillor Anthony Hayward (Vice-Chairman)

·         Wantage – Councillor St John Dickson (Chairman); Councillor Ben Mabbett (Vice-Chairman)

4.    appointCouncillor Monica Lovatt as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

5.    appoint Councillor Eric Batts as the council’s representative on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel;

6.    appoint the following to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Advisory Sub Groups:

·         Infrastructure – Councillor Mike Badcock

·         Housing – Councillor Janet Shelley

·         Joint Statutory Spatial Plan – Councillor Anthony Hayward

with all Conservative group members as substitutes

7.    appoint councillors Chris Palmer, Ben Mabbett and Debby Hallett to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel;

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

9.      authorise the head of legal and democratic to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out in the report of the head of legal and democratic to the Council meeting on 16 May 2018.