To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic on a review of the political balance – attached.
Minutes:
Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic to review the Council’s political balance and reconsider the allocation of seats on those committees required to be politically balanced together with the Climate Emergency Advisory Committee and the Licensing Acts Committee following the Sutton Courtenay by-election and the establishment of a new political group.
A revised recommendation was circulated to all members which reflected the outcome of discussions with group leaders.
RESOLVED: to
1. allocate seats to each political group as set out in the schedule below;
2. appoint councillors and substitutes to sit on the committees and panels as set out in the schedule below:
3. 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.
Planning Committee, 9 Members |
|
Green (1) |
|
Ron Batstone |
Cheryl Briggs |
Jenny Hannaby |
|
Scott Houghton |
|
Rob Maddison |
|
Mike Pighills |
|
Jill Rayner |
|
Val Shaw (Vice-Chair) |
|
Max Thompson (Chair) |
|
Preferred substitutes |
|
Liberal Democrat (8) |
Green (3) |
Paul Barrow |
Katherine Foxhall |
Robert Clegg |
Sarah James |
Andy Cooke |
Viral Patel |
Amos Duveen |
|
Oliver Forder |
|
Hayleigh Gascoigne |
|
Judy Roberts |
|
Emily Smith |
|
Green (1) |
|
Ron Batstone |
Katherine Foxhall (Chair) |
James Cox |
|
Eric de la Harpe |
|
Oliver Forder |
|
Hayleigh Gascoigne |
|
Debby Hallett |
|
Rob Maddison |
|
Judy Roberts (Vice-Chair) |
|
Preferred substitutes |
|
Liberal Democrat (8) |
Green (3) |
Paul Barrow |
Viral Patel |
Kiera Bentley |
Sarah James |
Robert Clegg |
Cheryl Briggs |
Andy Cooke |
|
Amos Duveen |
|
Jenny Hannaby |
|
Emily Smith |
|
Max Thompson |
|
Joint Scrutiny Committee, 5 Members |
|
Liberal Democrat (4) |
Green (1) |
Andy Cooke |
Katherine Foxhall (Co-Chair) |
Ron Batstone |
|
Judy Roberts |
|
Peter Stevens |
|
Preferred substitutes |
|
Liberal Democrat (4) |
Green (3) |
Kiera Bentley |
Sarah James |
Mike Pighills |
Viral Patel |
Patrick O’Leary |
Cheryl Briggs |
Max Thompson |
|
Joint Audit and Governance Committee, 4 Members |
|
Liberal Democrat (4) |
|
Oliver Forder |
|
Judy Roberts |
|
Andrew Skinner |
|
Emily Smith (Co-Chair) |
|
Preferred substitutes |
|
Liberal Democrat (4) |
|
Andy Cooke |
|
Eric de la Harpe |
|
Jenny Hannaby |
|
Mike Pighills |
|
Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee, 6 Members |
|||||
Liberal Democrat (4) |
Green (1) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
|||
Ron Batstone |
Sarah James |
Sally Povolotsky |
|||
Diana Lugova |
|
|
|||
Rob Maddison (Chair) |
|
|
|||
Max Thompson (Vice-Chair) |
|
|
|||
Preferred substitutes |
|
||||
Liberal Democrat (4) |
Green (3) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
|||
Eric de la Harpe |
Cheryl Briggs |
Debra Dewhurst |
|||
Scott Houghton |
Katherine Foxhall |
|
|||
Patrick O’Leary |
Viral Patel |
|
|||
Mike Pighills |
|
|
|||
Joint Staff Committee, 5 Members |
|
Liberal Democrat (4) |
Green (1) |
Mark Coleman |
Viral Patel |
Neil Fawcett |
|
Andy Foulsham |
|
Bethia Thomas |
|
Substitutes |
|
The Leader may be substituted by another Cabinet member. Other members of the committee may be substituted by any other member of the council. |
General Licensing Committee, 12 Members |
||
Liberal Democrat (10) |
Green (1) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
Paul Barrow |
Cheryl Briggs |
Sally Povolotsky |
Ron Batstone (Chair) |
|
|
Kiera Bentley |
|
|
Neil Fawcett |
|
|
Oliver Forder |
|
|
Diana Lugova |
|
|
Patrick O’Leary (Vice-Chair) |
|
|
Val Shaw |
|
|
Andrew Skinner |
|
|
Bethia Thomas |
|
|
NO SUBSTITUTES |
Licensing Acts Committee, 12 Members |
||
Liberal Democrat (10) |
Green (1) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
Paul Barrow |
Cheryl Briggs |
Sally Pocolotsky |
Ron Batstone (Chair) |
|
|
Kiera Bentley |
|
|
Neil Fawcett |
|
|
Oliver Forder |
|
|
Diana Lugova |
|
|
Patrick O’Leary (Vice-Chair) |
|
|
Val Shaw |
|
|
Andrew Skinner |
|
|
Bethia Thomas |
|
|
NO SUBSTITUTES |
|
Appeals Panel, 3 Members |
|
Liberal Democrat (2) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
Paul Barrow |
Sally Povolotsky |
Rob Clegg (Chair) |
|
PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES |
|
Liberal Democrat (3) |
Independent Voice for Vale (1) |
Mark Coleman |
Debra Dewhurst |
Debby Hallett |
|
Val Shaw |
|
Climate Emergency Advisory Committee, 7 Members |
|
Liberal Democrat (6) |
Green (1) |
Kiera Bentley |
Sarah James |
Robert Clegg |
|
Eric de la Harpe (Vice Chair) |
|
Hayleigh Gascoigne (Chair) |
|
Scott Houghton |
|
Max Thompson |
|
Preferred substitutes |
|
Liberal Democrat (6) |
Green (3) |
Ron Batstone |
Viral Patel |
Amos Duveen |
Katherine Foxhall |
Rob Maddison |
Cheryl Briggs |
Mike Pighills |
|
Jill Rayner |
|
Val Shaw |
|
Supporting documents:
01235 422520
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)
Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon
OX14 3JE