Issue - meetings

25.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the allocation of places on committees, sub-committees, panels and other bodies to the six political and independent groups.

25.2       The Committee RESOLVED -

1) to recommend the County Council agree to allocate to political and independent groups the places on, and membership of, the main committees as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and

2) to recommend the County Council agree to continue to waive the requirement for political balance in relation to those committees where the Council agreed it be waived at its meeting on 10th May 2016.

(a)       Scrutiny Committees:

                                    Adult Social Care and Community Safety

                                    Audit, Best Value and Community Services

                                    Children’s Services

                                    Economy, Transport and Environment

                                    Health Overview and Scrutiny

(b)        Governance Committee

(c)           Regulatory Committee

(d)        Planning Committee

(e)        Standards Committee

(f)         Pension Committee

[Note 1: The committee memberships proposed by the political groups will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting]

[Note 2: In accordance with the statutory provisions, the proposed allocation of places to political groups is set out in the report of the Governance Committee]

11.1    Councillor Bennett moved, and it was seconded, that appointments be made to the Committees and Sub-committees, listed in item 10 of the agenda, in accordance with the list of nominations from political groups which was circulated in the Council Chamber.

11.2    The motion was CARRIED.