-Council
will now adjourn for a Special Meeting
of the Audit Committee to take place. At
the close of the Audit Committee, Council will reconvene to complete its agenda-
Minutes:
The Leader of Council
addressed Members at this reconvened meeting.
He outlined the priorities for the next twelve months as contained in
the updated Corporate Plan recently approved by Council. The Leader referred to a recent Keynote Event
held for managers which concentrated on income generation opportunities for the
Authority going forward.
He advised Council that
changes would be made to the terms of reference of the Personnel Committee to
enable it to concentrate on policy and strategy. In addition it was proposed that the
Democratic Services Committee would be tasked with taking forward the digital
agenda for Members which would include webcasting of meetings.
In relation to regional
working the Leader advised Council that Members would receive regular updates
on the 3 regional arrangements in place.
Council then considered the
various administrative issues deferred from the Annual Meeting held on 17 May,
2019, as set out in the above report, and the Addendum Report circulated at the
meeting.
RESOLVED: (1) That the amended Policy
and Budget Framework as set out in
Annex A to the circulated report,
be approved;
(2) That
the Executive arrangements for the Civic Year 2019/20 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 to the circulated report;
(3) That the apportionment of seats amongst the constitution of Political Groups be
confirmed as set out in Annex C to the circulated report (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);
(4)
that the apportionment of the Scrutiny
Committees for the Civic Year 2019/20 and the number of places thereon,
together with the appointment of Members thereto, be approved as set out in Annex
D to the circulated report;
(5) that the proposals in respect of the other Committee arrangements for the Civic
Year 2019/20 be approved, together with the appointment of Members thereto, as
set out
in Appendix E to the circulated report;
-The Council Meeting was suspended at this point for a
Special Audit Committee to be convened. Thereafter Council
was reconvened.-
(6) That it be noted that the Chair and Vice Chair of the Audit Committee
be Councillors J.D.Morgan and L.M.Purcell
and that it be RESOLVED that the Chair and Vice Chair of the Democratic
Services Committee be Councillor J.D.Morgan and A.Aubrey respectively;
(7) That a Staff Council of 12 Members of the Personnel Committee (plus
advisors) be appointed for the Civic Year 2019/20, together with appropriate
Trade Union representative, as set out in Annex F to the circulated
report;
(8) That the proposals in respect of the other Member/Officer Groups for
the Civic Year 2019/20 be approved, together with
the appointment of Members thereto, as set out
in Appendix F to the circulated report including
the Terms of Reference for the Income Generation Panel which was circulated
separately;
(9) That, subject to the note below, the appointments to Joint
Committees, Outside and Other Public Bodies for the Civic
Year
2019/20 be approved, together with the appointment of Members thereto, as set
out in Annex G to the circulated report.
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 3 of the Special Cabinet
refers);
(10) That the timetable and cycle of meetings
including the schedule of Members Seminars as set out in Annex H to the
circulated report, be approved;
(11) That the distribution of the
available Senior Salaries as contained in Annex I to the circulated
report, be approved;
(12) That the Democratic Services
Structure and Staffing
Resources, as set out in Annex J to
the circulated report, be endorsed;
(13) That the establishment of a
Youth Mayor be endorsed;
(14) That the Head of Legal
Services be authorised to amend the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Constitution in light of the changes highlighted in the circulated report.
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