Agenda item

(a)     Committees for 2013/2014

 

(b)     The Allocation of Seats on Committees Between Political Groups and the Appointment of Members to Committees

 

(c)     The Appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees

The Chief Executive submitted a report (revised version tabled) which detailed the following:

 

A.   Committees for 2013-2014

 

In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, the Council was requested to appoint the Committees as indicated in Annex A as presented to the Council by the Chief Executive.

 

B.   The allocation of seats on Committees between political groups and the appointment of Members to Committees

 

       Ryedale District Council was to be treated as being divided into different political groups for the purposes of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989, because at least one political group had been constituted in the prescribed way.

 

       The Local Government & Housing Act 1989 required the distribution of seats on committees and sub-committees to be on the basis of political proportionality so far as ‘reasonably practicable’ unless different provision is made in such manner prescribed by regulations and without any Member voting against them.

 

The terms of reference of the Policy & Resources Committee, Commissioning Board, Licensing Committee and Overview & Scrutiny Committee were those as set out in Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution.

 

       Members considered the recommendations in the report.

 

       The recommendations 1-5 were moved and seconded en bloc, as follows:

 

       Recommendation 1

 

       That the Council’s Committees be those as specified in Annex A of the report. 

      

       Recommendation 2

 

That the size of the Council’s Committees be as specified in Annex A of the report.

 

       Recommendation 3

 

That the Council divide Committee seats between political groups in accordance with the allocation shown at Annex A of the report. 

 

Recommendation 4

 

That Annex B of the report be approved (with the addition of nominations circulated from the Liberal Group). 

 

Recommendation 5

 

That the Membership of the Licensing committee be the same as appointed to the Commissioning Board. 

 

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

 

Recommendation 6

           

With reference to recommendation (6) of the report, Members were reminded that the Annual Meeting of Council elected the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees, with the exception of the Licensing Committee.

 

It was recommended that the Licensing Committee appoint its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman at its next meeting in June 2013.

 

Nominations were then sought for the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees.

 

Recommendations 7 to 9

 

It was then moved and seconded that each of recommendations (7) to (9) of the report be approved

 

Resolved

 

(a)  That the Council appoints those Committees indicated at Annex A of the report;

 

(b)  That the size of Committees be as specified at Annex A of the report;

 

(c)   That the Council divides Committee seats between political groups as set out in Annex A of the report;

 

(d)  That membership of Committees be as indicated at Annex A to these minutes;

 

(e)  That the membership of the Licensing Committee be the same Members as appointed to the Commissioning Board;

 

             (f)    That, with the exception of the Licensing Committee Chairman and Vice Chairman, who were to be appointed at the Committee meeting in June, the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees be appointed as follows:

 

                    Policy & Resources Committee

 

                   (i)      Chairman                      Councillor Mrs L Cowling

                   (ii)      Vice-Chairman             Councillor G Acomb

 

                    Commissioning Board

 

                    (i)      Chairman                     Councillor S Arnold

                    (ii)      Vice-Chairman             Councillor J D Fraser

 

                    Overview & Scrutiny Committee

 

                    (i)      Chairman                      Councillor C R Wainwright

                    (ii)      Vice-Chairman              Councillor Mrs E L Shields

 

                    Planning Committee

 

                    (i)      Chairman                      Councillor J R Raper

                    (ii)      Vice-Chairman              Councillor J Windress

 

            (g)   That the terms of reference of the Policy & Resources Committee, Licensing Committee, Commissioning Board, Overview & Scrutiny Committee and Planning Committee and the Scheme of Officer Delegation be those as set out in Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution;

           

(h)   That the Resources Working Party be established by Council, to enable it to meet on the 4 June 2013, with a membership of 9 with political proportionality, therefore, 5 Conservative Members, 2 Liberal Members, 1 Liberal Democrat Member and 1 Independent Member.  The minutes of the Resources Working Party meeting on 4 June 2013 be reported to the Policy and Resources Committee meeting on 20 June 2013.  That the following nominations be approved:

       Conservative – Councillors Acomb, Mrs Cowling, Mrs Goodrick, Ives and Legard

       Liberal – Councillors Clark and Woodward

       Liberal Democrat – Councillor Mrs Keal

       Independent – Councillor Maud

 

(i)     That the Chief Executive be authorised to make consequential amendments to the Constitution arising from the changes referred to above.