Minutes:
The Chairman referred Council to the various items on the agenda on appointments – numbered 11 (a), (b) and (c), and 12, 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 11 (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 as circulated in respect of the appointments noting a correction in the member proposed as vice-chairman of Standards Committee being Councillor Jerry Wickham and this was duly seconded.
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
· Local Pension Board (terms of reference agreed by last Council).
· Police and Crime Panel
· Health and Wellbeing Board
(c) To appoint those Area Boards, constituted as area committees as set out in paragraphs 12 to 14 and Appendix 1 of the report presented and within the Constitution, to comprise the Unitary Councillors for that area (updated to include newly elected members).
(d) To approve the aggregate number of committee places available to members of the Council being 174 and the number on each committee as follows:-
(Appendix 3 – schedule of committee places)
|
Committee |
Total Number of Places for Elected Members
|
Conservative Group Allocation
( 60 seats) |
Liberal Democrat Group Allocation
(21 seats) |
Labour Group Allocation
( 4 seats) |
Independent Group Allocation
( 12 seats) |
UKIP
( 1 seat) |
|
Strategic Planning |
11 |
7 |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Area Planning Committees
North South East West
|
11 11 8 11 |
8 6 7 7 |
1 2 - 2 |
- 2 - - |
2 1 1 2 |
- - - - |
|
Licensing |
12 |
8 |
2 |
-
|
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 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
Staffing Policy
|
9 |
5 |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
Officer Appointments
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Pension Fund
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
TOTALS: |
174 |
107 |
37 |
7 |
21 |
2 |
(e) 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.
(f) 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
(g) 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) Chloe Lintern (Member) Freya Pigott (Deputy)
|
School, Children and Young People representatives |
|
Ms Cathy Shahrokni Ms Kim Hunte (Deputy)
|
Further Education Representative |
|
Miss S Busby
|
Secondary Schools Headteacher Representative |
|
Miss T Cornelius |
Primary School Headteachers Representative |
|
Mr J Hawkins
|
School Teacher Representative |
(h) 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 Wickham
Audit Committee A Deane R Britton
Staffing Policy Committee A Bucknell J Smale
Officer Appointments Committee J Scott J Thomson
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, Area Boards 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 2015/16
Conservative (6) Liberal Democrat (2) Independent (1)
C Devine P Edge E Clark
G Payne B Jones
M Groom
C Newbury
B Wayman
J Knight
(l) To appoint the following Councillors to serve on the Wiltshire and Dorset Fire Authority for 2015/16:
Conservative (6) Liberal Democrat (2) Independent (1) Labour (1)
C Devine P Edge E Clark Rogers
G Payne B Jones
M Groom
C Newbury
B Wayman
J Knight