Issue - meetings

Report by Robin Townsend, Associate Director - Corporate Function and Procurement

The Chairman referred Council to the various items on the agenda on appointments – numbered 10 (a), (b) and (c), and 11, reports on which were presented.  He explained that unless anyone had any comments to make on the individual items, he intended to take them together.  The Chairman noted that Group Leaders had been consulted on the principles of what was being proposed.

In relation to item 10 (a) – Appointment of Committees, the Chairman reminded Councillors on the Pewsey and Tidworth Area Committee that they had been convened to meet on the rising of this meeting in order to elect its chairman and vice-chairman and establish the Pewsey Area Board and Tidworth Area Board. It was noted that all Area Boards would be asked to elect their respective chairmen and vice-chairmen at their first meeting in accordance with the arrangements set out in the constitution.

The Leader moved a composite motion in respect of the appointments to be made as n tabled at the meeting and this was duly seconded. The Leader drew attention to a proposed change to the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board whereby the opposition group member would now become a voting member taking one of the 4 voting places. This was welcomed by Councillor Jon Hubbard, opposition Group Leader.

For the avoidance of doubt, the list of membership of committees was displayed on screen and each Group Leader confirmed its accuracy for their respective group.

On being put to the vote, the Leader’s motion was CARRIED and it was;

Resolved:

(a)       To note this report and the legal requirements.

(b)       To re-appoint the following committees with the terms of reference as

set out in the Constitution:-

Strategic Planning

Area Planning – East, North, South and West

Licensing

Standards

Overview and Scrutiny Management

Children’s Select

Health Select

Environment Select

Audit

Appeals

Staffing Policy

Officer Appointments

Pension Fund

Police and Crime Panel

(c)       To reappoint the Health and Wellbeing Board with the terms of

reference and membership as set out in the Constitution subject to the opposition member (Cllr Ian Thorn) now being given voting rights.

(d)       To appoint those Area Boards, constituted as area committees as set

            out within the Constitution and to appoint those members representing electoral divisions to their respective area boards as set out in Appendix 1.

(e)    To approve the aggregate number of committee places available to members of the Council being 174 and the number on each committee as follows:-