Agenda item

Council considered the various administrative issues deferred from the Annual Meeting of 15^th May, 2015, 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 2015/16 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 those two Members who are not Members of any political group. 

 

                                        (d)      that the apportionment of the Scrutiny Committees for the Civic Year 2015/16 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 2015/16 be approved, together with the appointment of Members thereto, as set out in Appendix E attached hereto.

 

                                        Other Matters

 

                                        (f)       that a Staff Council of 12 Members of the Personnel Committee (plus advisors) be appointed for the Civic Year 2015/16, together with appropriate Trade Union representative, as set out in Annex F attached hereto;

    

                                        (g)      that, subject to the note below, the appointments to Joint Committees, Outside and Other Public Bodies for the Civic Year 2015/16 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);

 

                                        (h)      that the timetable and cycle of meetings including the schedule of Members Seminars as set out in Annex H attached hereto, be approved.

         

-The Council Meeting was suspended at this point for a Special Audit Committee to be convened.  Thereafter Council was reconvened.-

 

 

(i)       that it be noted that the Chairman and Vice

                                                 Chairman of the Audit Committee for   2015/16, be Councillors Mrs L.H.James and J.D.Morgan respectively;

 

(j)      that the Chairman of the Democratic Services

                                                  Committee for 2015/16, be Councillor

                                                  Mrs.L.H.James.

 

CHAIRMAN