Minutes:
Prior to consideration of
the business before Council today, the Leader of Council gave his inaugural
speech, highlighting his priorities for the next 5 years of the
administration.
The Leader of the two
opposition parties then responded.
Council considered the
various administrative issues deferred from the Annual Meeting of 26 May, 2017,
as set out in the above report, and the Addendum Report circulated at the
meeting.
RESOLVED: (a) that the amended Policy
and Budget
Framework, as set out in Annex A, attached
hereto, be approved;
Executive
(b) that
the arrangements for the Civic Year
2017/18 i.e. the period to the next Annual
Meeting, in respect of the size of the
Cabinet; the appointment of Members
thereto; the appointment of the Cabinet
Boards; and the allocation of the Cabinet
Portfolios be approved as contained in
Annex B attached hereto;
Scrutiny and Council Committees
(c)
that the apportionment of seats amongst the
constitution of Political Groups be
confirmed as set out in Annex C attached
hereto (but it be unanimously RESOLVED
that pursuant to Section 17 of the Local
Government and Housing Act 1989, the
political balance requirements of Sections 15
and 16 should not apply to the Appeals
Panel, Standards Committee and the
Licensing and Gambling Acts Sub
Committee), and should not be applied
generally
in so far only as an allocation of
seats
shall be made to the one Member who
is
not a Member of any political group.
(d)
that the apportionment of the Scrutiny
Committees
for the Civic Year 2017/18 and
the
number of places thereon, together with
the
appointment of Members thereto, be
approved
as set out in Annex D attached
hereto;
(e)
that the proposals in respect of the other
Committee arrangements for the
Civic Year
2017/18
be approved, together with the
appointment
of Members thereto, as set out
in
Appendix E attached hereto and that the
Head of Legal Services be
authorised to receive nominations from the Town and Community Councils for a Community
Council member of the Standards Committee together with a deputy and for those
persons nominated to be appointed in that capacity provided that the Head of
Legal Services certifies that they are eligible for appointment.
-The Council Meeting was
suspended at this point for a Special Audit Committee to be convened.
Thereafter Council was reconvened.-
Other Matters
(f)
that a Staff Council of 12 Members of the
Personnel Committee (plus advisors) be
appointed for the Civic Year 2017/18,
together with appropriate Trade Union
representative, as set out in Annex F
attached hereto;
(g)
that the proposals in respect of the other
Member/Officer
Groups for the Civic Year
2017/18
be approved, together with the
appointment
of Members thereto, as set out
in
Appendix F attached hereto.
(h)
that, subject to the note below, the
appointments
to Joint Committees, Outside
and
Other Public Bodies for the Civic Year
2017/18
be approved, together with the
appointment
of Members thereto, as set out
in
Annex G attached hereto.
Note: The appointment of
Representatives to Joint Committees,
together with the Executive
representation on Outside and Other
Public Bodies, is the
responsibility of the Cabinet (Minute Nos.
1 and 2 of the Special
Cabinet refers);
(i) that the timetable and cycle of meetings
including
the schedule of Members
Seminars
as set out in Annex H attached
hereto,
be approved.
(j) that the amended AM/MP’s Protocol as
contained in Annex I as attached
hereto, be approved.
(k) that the revised Councillor/Officer
Relationships Protocol as set
out in Annex J attached hereto, be
approved
(l) that the Policy for submitting apologies for Council meetings as set
out in Annex K attached hereto, be
approved.
(m) that the distribution of the available
Senior Salaries as contained in Annex L attached
hereto, be approved.
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