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 Council, Tuesday 21 May 2019 10.30 am

Item: Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups and Appointment of Committees

Allocation of seats on Committees:

Motion status:Carried

a)    To note the report and the legal requirements.

 

b)   To re-appoint the following committees in accordance with their Terms of Reference:

 

Appeals Committee

Area Planning Committees: Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western

Audit Committee

Children’s Select Committee

Electoral Review Committee

Environment Select Committee

Health Select Committee

Health and Wellbeing Board

Investment Sub Committee

Licensing Committee

Officer Appointments Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee

Pension Fund Committee

Police and Crime Panel

Staffing Policy Committee

Standards Committee

Strategic Planning Committee

 

c)    To re-appoint those Area Boards, constituted as area committees as set out in paragraphs 13 to 15 and Appendix 1 of the report presented and within the Constitution, to comprise the Unitary Councillors for that area.

 

d)   To re-appoint the Local Pension Board established under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 and consequent amendments to the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 with the terms of reference as set out in the Constitution.

 

e)    To approve a scheme of committee places which sets out the number of seats available to members of the Council and to political groups as set out below:

 

Committee

Total Number of Places for Elected Members

 

Conservative Group Allocation

 

 

(66 seats)*

Liberal Democrat Group Allocation

 

(20 seats)

Labour Group Allocation

 

 

 

(3 seats)

Independent Group Allocation

 

 

(9 seats)

Strategic Planning

    

11

      

8

 

2

 

0

 

1

 

Area Planning Committees

 

North

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

South

 

11

 

7

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

East

 

8

 

7

 

0

 

0

 

1

 

West

 

11

 

7

 

3

 

0

 

1

 

Licensing

 

12

 

8

 

3       

 

 0 

 

 

 1

 

Electoral Review

 

10

 

6

 

2

 

1

 

1

Overview and Scrutiny Management

 

15

 

10

 

3

 

1

 

1

 

Children’s

Select

 

13

 

9

 

3

 

0

 

1

 

Environment Select

 

 

13

 

8

 

3

 

1

 

1

 

Health Select

 

 

13

 

8

 

3

 

0

 

2

 

Standards

 

11

 

 

8

 

2

 

0

 

1

Police and Crime Panel

 

7

 

5

 

1

 

0

 

1

 

Audit

 

 

11

 

7

 

         2

 

 1

 

1

Appeals

 

 

8

 

5

 

2

 

0

 

1

Staffing Policy

 

 

9

 

6

 

2

 

1

 

0

Officer Appointments

 

 

5

 

4

     

1

          

0

 

0

Pension Fund

 

 

5

 

3

       

1

         

0

 

1

TOTALS:

184

124

(123.918)

37

(37.551)

6

(5.663)

17

(16.898)

 

 

f)     To appoint councillors to serve on those committees in accordance with the agreed scheme of committee places, until the next occasion membership is reviewed under the provisions of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989.

 

g)   To appoint substitute members (to a maximum of four per group) to the committees referred to in (b) above.

 

h)   To appoint those councillors representing electoral divisions to their respective area boards as set out in the report

 

 

i)     To re-appoint four non-voting co-opted members until May 2021 as follows:

 

Mr Richard Baxter

Mr Philip Gill MBE

Mr Michael Lockhart

Miss Pam Turner

 

j)     Re-appoint the following persons as Independent Persons each for a four-year term (until 2021):

 

                        Mr Tony Drew

                        Mrs Caroline Baynes

                        Mr Stuart Middleton

 

k)    To reappoint the following non-elected members to the Children’s Select Committee:

 

Non-Elected Voting Members

Representing

Vacancy

Church of England

Dr Mike Thompson

Clifton Diocese Roman Catholic Church

Vacancy

Parent Governor (Secondary- maintained)

Vacancy

Parent Governor (Secondary – academy)

Vacancy

Parent Governor (Special Educational Needs)

Vacancy

Parent Governor (Primary)

Non-Elected Non-Voting Members

Representing

Maisy Humphrey

(Sub Declan Kiely)

School, Children and Young People representatives

Ms Jen Jones

Further Education Representative

Miss Sarah Busby

Secondary Schools Head Teacher Representative

Miss Tracy Cornelius

Primary School Head Teacher Representative

Mr John Hawkins

School Teacher Representative

 

l)     To re-appoint the following co-opted members to the Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee:

 

Name

Representing

Cllr Brian Ford

Swindon Borough Councillor (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Cllr Steve Allsopp.

Swindon Borough Councillor (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Chris Moore

 

 

 

Employer Representative

Diane Hall

Employer Representative

Stuart Dark

Scheme Member Observer- appointed by Unison

Mike Pankiewicz

Scheme Member Observer- appointed by Unison

 

To reappoint the Investment Sub Committee in accordance with its Terms of reference with the following co-opted members:

 

Name

Representing

Cllr Brian Ford

Swindon Borough (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

 

Cllr Gordon King

 

Wiltshire Council member of Wiltshire Pension Fund Committee.

 

 

m)  To re-appoint the Local Pension Board under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 until the expiry of the 4 year term and to re-appoint the Chairman for a further 1 year term.

 

Name

Representing

Howard Pearce

Independent Chairman

David Bowater

Scheme Member Representative

Barry Reed

Scheme Member Representative

Mike Pankiewicz

Scheme Member Representative

Sarah Holbrook

Employer Member Representative

Cllr Richard Britton

Employer Member Representative

Vacancy

Employer Member Representative

 

 

n)   To re-appoint the following co-opted members to the Police and Crime Panel:

 

Name

Representing

Cllr Alan Bishtop

Swindon Borough Council (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Cllr Caryl Sydney Smith

Swindon Borough Council (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Cllr Junab Ali

Swindon Borough Council (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Cllr Abdul Amin

Swindon Borough Council (as determined by Swindon Borough Council)

Mamie Beasant

 

 

Independent co-optee

Anna Richardson

Independent co-optee

 

o)   To appoint Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the following meetings:

Committee

Chairman

Vice-Chairman

Area Planning Committee – Eastern

Mark Connolly

Paul Oatway

Area Planning Committee – Northern

Tony Trotman

Peter Hutton

Area Planning Committee – Southern

Fred Westmoreland

Richard Britton

Area Planning Committee – Western

Christopher Newbury

Jonathon Seed

Audit Committee

Richard Britton

Stewart Dobson

Health and Wellbeing Board (Chairman only)

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE

 NA

Licensing Committee

Peter Hutton

Jose Green

Officer Appointments

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE

John Thomson

Pension Fund Committee

Tony Deane

Roy While

Staffing Policy Committee

Allison Bucknell

Tony Jackson

Standards Committee

Paul Oatway

Howard Greenman

Strategic Planning Committee

Fleur de Rhé-Philipe

Derek Brown

 

p)   To note that the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee, the Scrutiny Select Committees, the Police and Crime Panel and the Area Boards will be asked to elect their respective Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen at their first meeting following the annual meeting of council.

 

q)    To note that the Appeals Committee does not meet as a formal committee.However, three members who have undergone appropriate training are drawn from its membership to form Appeal Panels to consider and determine various types of appeals. No appointment of chairman or vice-chairman to the committee is therefore necessary. Each panel when convened will elect its own chairman.

 

r)    That Council appoint the following 6 members to serve as Council representatives on the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority:

 

Conservatives (4)

Liberal Democrat (1)

Independent (1)

Peter Hutton

Bob Jones

Ernie Clark

Christopher Newbury

 

 

Paul Oatway QPM

 

 

Pip Ridout

 

 

 

 

Voting
CouncillorVote
Cllr Gavin Grant Against
Cllr Pauline Church For
Cllr Darren Henry For
Cllr David Halik For
Cllr Clare Cape Against
Cllr Ruth Hopkinson Against
Cllr Ben Anderson For
Cllr Johnny Kidney For
Cllr Robert Yuill For
Cllr Sven Hocking For
Cllr Anna Cuthbert For
Cllr Philip Whitehead For
Cllr Melody Thompson For
Cllr Jim Lynch Against
Cllr Sarah Gibson For
Cllr Deborah Halik For
Cllr Hayley Illman Against
Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling For
Cllr Stewart Palmen For
Cllr Edward Kirk For
Cllr Derek Brown OBE For
Cllr Ashley O'Neill For
Cllr Jane Davies For
Cllr Tony Jackson For
Cllr Phil Alford For
Cllr Dr Nick Murry For
Cllr Andy Phillips For
Cllr Dr Brian Mathew Against
Cllr Ross Henning Against
Cllr Peter Evans For
Cllr Ian Thorn Against
Cllr Jerry Wickham Non-voting
Cllr Paul Oatway QPM For
Cllr Sue Evans For
Cllr Christopher Williams For
Cllr Graham Wright For
Cllr Howard Greenman For
Cllr Alan Hill For
Cllr Gordon King Against
Cllr Pat Aves Against
Cllr Bob Jones MBE Against
Cllr Simon Jacobs For
Cllr James Sheppard For
Cllr Philip Whalley For
Cllr Mary Champion For
Cllr Chris Hurst Against
Cllr Mary Douglas For
Cllr Tony Deane For
Cllr Steve Oldrieve Against
Cllr Fleur de Rhé-Philipe MBE For
Cllr Peter Fuller For
Cllr Christopher Newbury For
Cllr Mollie Groom For
Cllr Ricky Rogers For
Cllr Brian Dalton Against
Cllr Ernie Clark For
Cllr Mark Connolly For
Cllr Chuck Berry For
Cllr Roy While For
Cllr Bridget Wayman For
Cllr John Thomson For
Cllr Tony Trotman For
Cllr Richard Clewer For
Cllr Andrew Davis For
Cllr Toby Sturgis For
Cllr Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE For
Cllr Bill Douglas Against
Cllr Christine Crisp For
Cllr Christopher Devine Non-voting
Cllr Jacqui Lay For
Cllr Jerry Kunkler For
Cllr Laura Mayes For
Cllr Ian McLennan For
Cllr Leo Randall Non-voting
Cllr Jonathon Seed For
Cllr Pip Ridout For
Cllr John Smale For
Cllr Fred Westmoreland For
Cllr Stuart Wheeler For
Cllr George Jeans For
Cllr Peter Hutton For
Cllr Jon Hubbard Against
Cllr Russell Hawker Non-voting
Cllr Mike Hewitt For
Cllr Richard Britton For
Cllr Allison Bucknell For
Cllr Richard Gamble For
Cllr Jose Green For