Agenda item

Members noted the proposed changes to the representations on the Authority’s outside bodies.  In addition Council received, circulated at the meeting, an addendum report which contained the upto date details of the political proportionality allocations, which had been reviewed as a result of the recent by election.  Also circulated at the meeting were the resultant changes to the memberships of the Council’s Committees. It was noted that there was an error in relation to the Authority’s representation on the Neath Port Talbot Local Regeneration Partnership Board and that this would be addressed.

The Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services also gave Council an update in relation to the Corporate Assessment and advised that a copy would be sent to Members, once it had been received and reported to the next meeting of Council.

RESOLVED:    1.           that the changes to the Council representation on outside bodies, as contained in Appendix A attached hereto, be approved;

2.          that the apportionment of seats amongst the constitution of Political Groups be confirmed as set out in Appendix B 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 those two Members who are not Members of any political group;

3.          that the allocation of seats as contained in Appendix C attached hereto, be approved.