Agenda item

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:-

Committee	Total Number of Places for Elected Members	Conservative Group Allocation     ( 59  seats)	Liberal Democrat Group Allocation   (24 seats)	Labour Group Allocation       (  4 seats)	Independent Group Allocation     (  10 seats)	UKIP         ( 1  seat)
Strategic Planning	11	7	3	-	1	-
Area Planning Committees   North South East West	11 11          8 11	7          6          7 7	3 2   - 2	- 2 - -	1            1            1            2	- - - -
Licensing	12	7	3	-	2	-
Overview and Scrutiny Management	15	8	4	1	2	-
Children’s Select	13	8	3	1	1	-
Environment Select	13	7	4	1	1	-
Health Select	13	7	3	1	2	-
Standards	11	7	3	-	1	-
Police and Crime Panel	7	4	2	-	1	-
Audit	11	6		-	1	1
Appeals	8	5	2	1	-	-
Staffing Policy	9	5	3	-	-	1
Officer Appointments	5	3	1	-	1	-
Pension Fund	5	4	1	-	-	-
TOTALS:	174	105	42	7	18	2

 

(f)     To approve the nominations of Group Leaders, as set out in Appendix 2 for the appointment of councillors and substitutes, to serve on 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 reappoint the following co-opted non-voting members to the Standards

Committee:

 

Mr John Scragg

Miss Pam Turner

Mr Paul Neale

            Mr Philip Gill MBE, JP

(h)         To appoint the following non-elected members to the Children’s Select Committee:-

 

Non-Elected Voting Members	Representing
Mrs L Swainston	Church of England
Dr M Thompson	Clifton Diocese Roman Catholic Church
Vacancy	Parent Governor (Secondary- maintained)
Vacancy	Parent Governor (Secondary – academy)
Mrs A Kemp	Parent Governor (Special Educational Needs)
Mr K Brough	Parent Governor (Primary)
Non-Elected Non-Voting Members (Up to Five)	School, Children and Young People representatives
Mrs  D Dale	Further Education Representative
Miss S Busby	Secondary Schools Headteacher Representative
Miss T Cornelius	Primary School Headteachers Representative
Mr J Hawkins	School Teacher Representative
Mr K House	Children & Young People's Representative

 

                                                               

(i)     To appoint the following Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen:-

 

Committee                                                Chairman                  Vice Chairman           

 

Strategic Planning Committee               A Davis                         A Trotman     

Area Planning Committee – Eastern     C Howard                    M Connolly

Area Planning Committee – Northern   T Trotman                    P Hutton

Area Planning Committee – Southern                            F Westmoreland       C Devine

Area Planning Committee – Western   C Newbury                   J Knight

Licensing Committee                               P Ridout                       D Allen

Standards Committee                              J Johnson                     J Noeken

Audit Committee                                       A Deane                       R Britton

Staffing Policy Committee                       A Bucknell                   J Smale

Officer Appointments Committee           J Scott                           JThomson

Pension Fund Committee                       T Deane                        C Howard

Health and Wellbeing Board                  J Scott                        delegated to the Board

 

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

 

(k)  To appoint the following councillors to serve on the Wiltshire and Swindon  Fire Authority for 2014/15

 

            Conservative (6)                 Liberal Democrat (2)          Independent (1)

                                                                                                           

            C Devine                               H Marshall                            E Clark                                             

            G Payne                                B Jones

 

            M Groom

 

            C Newbury

           

            B Wayman

 

            J Knight