Agenda item

Political Proportionality, allocation of seats on committees and other appointments - 2021- 22

To receive the report on proportionality and

·       Allocate seats on committees

·       Receive Group leaders’ nominations to seats on committees

·       Appoint Chairs and Vice Chairs of committees

·       Re-appoint Grant Osbourn as the Council’s lead Independent Person and Gillian Holmes as the Council’s deputy Independent Person for a further term of two years, subject to annual ratification by the Council

·       Re-appoint Grant Osbourn as a member of the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel for a further 3-year term and appoint Jane Phillips as a member of the Independent Remuneration Panel, for a 3-year term

Decision:

Council agreed the following allocation of seas on committees:

 

Table 1 – Proposed Committee Seat Allocation

 

 

No. of seats

 

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Civic Affairs

 

9

6

(6.341)

2

(2.250)

1

(0.409)

Audit and Corporate Governance

7

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Employment and Staffing

 

7

 

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Licensing

 

14

9

(9.864)

3

(3.500)

1

(0.636)

Planning

 

11

7

(7.750)

3

(2.750)

0

(0.500)

Scrutiny and Overview

14

9

(9.864)

3

(3.500)

1

(0.636)

Total

62

44

(43.682)

15

(15.500)

3

(2.818)

 

 

Table 2 – Proposed Joint Committee Seat Allocation

                    

 

No. of seats

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Joint Development Control Committee

 

6

4

(4.227)

2

(1.500)

0

(0.273)

Climate Change and Environment Advisory Committee

7

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Grants Advisory Committee

5

4

(3.523)

1

(1.250)

0

(0.227)

 

Council received the Group Leaders’ nominations to seats on Committees:

 

Ordinary Committees

 

Body

Notes

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Independent (non-Group)

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee

7 members

 

Cabinet members may not serve as committee members.  Scrutiny and Overview Committee Chair may be a member, but may not be Chair.

1.     Tony Mason

2.     Nick Sample

3.     Jose Hales

4.     Fiona Whelan

5.     Geoff Harvey

 

Substitutes:

1. Steve Hunt

2. Henry Batchelor

 

 

 

1. Mark Howell

2. Heather Williams

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Wright

2. Bunty Waters

3. Tom Bygott

4. Grenville Chamberlain

5. Graham Cone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Civic Affairs Committee

9 members

 

Membership must include the Chair of the Council, the Leader, the Deputy Leader and the Leader of the Major Opposition Group.

 

(Note that the Council will be appointing an Independent Person and deputy who are not on the Committee)

 

1.     Anna Bradnam

2.     Claire Daunton

3.     Martin Cahn

4.     Bridget Smith

5.     Aidan Van de Weyer

6.     Henry Batchelor

 

 

Substitutes:

1.     Bill Handley

2.     Geoff Harvey

3.     Steve Hunt

4.     Eileen Wilson

1. Heather Williams

2. Mark Howell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Bunty Waters

2. Nick Wright

3. Richard Williams

4. Sue Ellington

5. Graham Cone

 

 

1. Nigel Cathcart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitute:

  1. Gavin Clayton

 

 

 

Employment and Staffing Committee

7 members

 

Membership must include the Lead Cabinet Member with responsibility for staffing and no other member of Cabinet.

 

 

1.     Henry Batchelor

2.     Dawn Percival

3.     Sally Ann Hart

4.     Claire Daunton

5.     John Williams

 

 

Substitutes:

1.     Jose Hales

2.     Peter McDonald

 

1. Mark Howell

2. Heather Williams

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Sue Ellington

2. Graham Cone

3. Nick Wright

4. Bunty Waters

5. Grenville Chamberlain

 

 

 

 

 

Licensing Committee

 

14 members

 

The Lead Cabinet Member with responsibility for licensing may serve on this committee.

1.     Anna Bradnam

2.     Eileen Wilson

3.     Clare Delderfield

4.     Fiona Whelan

5.     Jose Hales

6.     Alex Malyon

7.     Geoff Harvey

8.     Steve Hunt

9.     Peter McDonald

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Sample

2. Bill Handley

 

1. Shrobona Bhattacharya

2. Graham Cone

3. Mark Howell

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Sue Ellington

2. Nick Wright

3. Bunty Waters

4. Heather Williams

5. Ruth Betson

1. Gavin Clayton

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitute:

1. Nigel Cathcart

1. Deborah Roberts

Note: seat has been gifted by Liberal Democrat Group

 

Planning Committee

11 members

 

The Lead Cabinet Member with responsibility for Development Control may serve on this committee.

1.     Pippa Heylings

2.     Henry Batchelor

3.     Martin Cahn

4.     Peter Fane

5.     Tumi Hawkins

6.     Judith Rippeth

7.     Geoff Harvey

8.     Eileen Wilson

 

 

Substitutes:

1      Claire Daunton

2      Anna Bradnam

3      Brian Milnes

4      Jose Hales

1. Heather Williams

2. Richard Williams

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Wright

2. Sue Ellington

3. Grenville Chamberlain

4. Mark Howell

5.Shrobona Bhattacharya

6.Graham Cone

 

 

 

1. Deborah Roberts

Note:  seat has been gifted by Conservative Group.

 

Scrutiny and Overview Committee

 

14 members

 

No members of Cabinet can serve on this committee.

 

1.     Judith Rippeth

2.     Anna Bradnam

3.     Martin Cahn

4.     Sarah Cheung Johnson

5.     Claire Daunton

6.     Peter Fane

7.     Aidan Van de Weyer

8.     Geoff Harvey

9.     Steve Hunt

10.   Sally Ann Hart

 

Substitutes:

1.     Henry Batchelor

2.     Alex Malyon

3.     Jose Hales

4.     Ian Sollom

5.     Paul Bearpark

1.Grenville

  Chamberlain

2. Richard Williams

3. Graham Cone

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Heather Williams

2. Mark Howell

3. Sue Ellington

4. Bunty Waters

1. Nigel Cathcart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Committees

 

Body

Notes

Liberal Democrats

Conservatives

Labour

Independent (non-Group)

Joint Development Control Committee

6 members

 

1 spokesperson from amongst total membership.

 

 

 

 

1.     Anna Bradnam+

2.     Claire Daunton

3.     Tumi Hawkins

4.     Steve Hunt

 

Substitutes

1.     Peter Fane

2.     John Williams

+ Spokesperson

1. Tom Bygott

2. Grenville Chamberlain

 

 

 

Substitutes

1.     Graham Cone

2.     Mark Howell

 

 

 

 

Joint Local Plan Advisory Group

3 members

1. Tumi Hawkins

2. Aidan Van de Weyer

Richard Williams

 

 

 

Advisory Committees

 

Climate and Environment Advisory Committee

7 members

1.     Pippa Heylings

2.     Martin Cahn

3.     Geoff Harvey

4.     Peter Fane

4.   Paul Bearpark

 

Substitutes:

1.  Eileen Wilson

2.  Judith Rippeth

 

 

1. Graham Cone

2. Grenville Chamberlain

 

Substitutes:

1.Heather Williams

2.Shrobona

   Bhattacharya

3.Nick Wright

4.Tom Bygott

5. Ruth Betson

 

 

 

 

Grants Advisory Committee

5 members

1.     Jose Hales

2.     Claire Daunton

3.     Bill Handley

4.     Peter McDonald

 

Substitutes:

1. Martin Cahn

2. Sarah Cheung-Johnson

 

1.Sue Ellington

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1.Bunty Waters

2.Shrobona Bhattacharya

3. Mark Howell

4. Heather Williams

5. Tom Bygott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council agreed to appoint the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the following Committees:

 

Committee

Chair

Vice Chair

 

Audit and Corporate Governance

 

Cllr Tony Mason

Cllr Nick Sample

Civic Affairs

Cllr Anna Bradnam

Cllr Claire Daunton

Employment and Staffing

 

Cllr Henry Batchelor

Cllr Dawn Percival

Licensing

 

Cllr Anna Bradnam

Cllr Eileen Wilson

Planning

Cllr Pippa Heylings

Cllr Henry Batchelor

Scrutiny and Overview

 

Cllr Grenville Chamberlain

Cllr Judith Rippeth

Grants Advisory

Cllr Jose Hales

Cllr Sue Ellington

Climate Change and Environment Advisory

Cllr Pippa Heylings

Vice-Chairman (Environment):

Cllr Martin Cahn

 

Vice-Chairman (Climate Change):

Cllr Geoff Harvey

 

 

Council agreed to re-appoint Grant Osbourn as the Council’s lead Independent Person and Gillian Holmes as the Council’s deputy Independent Person for a further term of two years.

 

Council agreed to re-appoint Grant Osbourn as a member of the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel for a further 3-year term and appoint Jane Phillips as a member of the Independent Remuneration Panel for a 3-year term.

Minutes:

Council considered a report on political proportionality, allocation of seats on committees and other appointments. The Democratic Services Manager presented the report, which the Chair then proposed, and the Vice Chair seconded.

 

Councillor Heather Williams said the nomination to the Joint Local Plan Advisory Group would be Councillor Dr Richard Williams, in place of Councillor Nick Wright.

 

Councillor Deborah Roberts thanked the Liberal Democrat Group and Conservative Group for each giving her a place from their allocated seats on committees. She was glad to be able to play a part on the Planning and Licensing committees.

 

Council resolved to allocate the following seats on committees:

 

Committee Seat Allocation

 

 

No. of seats

 

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Civic Affairs

 

9

6

(6.341)

2

(2.250)

1

(0.409)

Audit and Corporate Governance

7

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Employment and Staffing

 

7

 

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Licensing

 

14

9*

(9.864)

3

(3.500)

1

(0.636)

Planning

 

11

7

(7.750)

3*

(2.750)

0

(0.500)

Scrutiny and Overview

14

9

(9.864)

3

(3.500)

1

(0.636)

Total

62

44

(43.682)

15

(15.500)

3

(2.818)

*It was noted that the Liberal Democrat Group gave one seat from the Licensing Committee to Councillor Deborah Roberts, as a Member who was not aligned with a political group and that the Conservative Group gave Councillor Deborah Roberts one seat on the Planning Committee.

 

Joint Committee and Advisory Committee Seat Allocation

                    

 

No. of seats

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Joint Development Control Committee

 

6

4

(4.227)

2

(1.500)

0

(0.273)

Climate Change and Environment Advisory Committee

7

5

(4.932)

2

(1.750)

0

(0.318)

Grants Advisory Committee

5

4

(3.523)

1

(1.250)

0

(0.227)

 

Council received the Group Leaders’ nominations to seats on Committees:

 

Ordinary Committees

 

Body

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Independent

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee

1.    Tony Mason

2.    Nick Sample

3.    Jose Hales

4.    Fiona Whelan

5.    Geoff Harvey

 

Substitutes:

1. Steve Hunt

2. Henry Batchelor

 

 

 

1. Mark Howell

2. Heather Williams

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Wright

2. Bunty Waters

3. Tom Bygott

4. Grenville Chamberlain

5. Graham Cone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Civic Affairs Committee

1.    Anna Bradnam

2.    Claire Daunton

3.    Martin Cahn

4.    Bridget Smith

5.    Aidan Van de Weyer

6.    Henry Batchelor

 

 

Substitutes:

1.    Bill Handley

2.    Geoff Harvey

3.    Steve Hunt

4.    Eileen Wilson

1. Heather Williams

2. Mark Howell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Bunty Waters

2. Nick Wright

3. Richard Williams

4. Sue Ellington

5. Graham Cone

 

 

1. Nigel Cathcart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitute:

  1. Gavin Clayton

 

 

 

Employment and Staffing Committee

1.    Henry Batchelor

2.    Dawn Percival

3.    Sally Ann Hart

4.    Claire Daunton

5.    John Williams

 

 

Substitutes:

1.    Jose Hales

2.    Peter McDonald

 

1. Mark Howell

2. Heather Williams

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Sue Ellington

2. Graham Cone

3. Nick Wright

4. Bunty Waters

5. Grenville Chamberlain

 

 

 

 

 

Licensing Committee

 

1.    Anna Bradnam

2.    Eileen Wilson

3.    Clare Delderfield

4.    Fiona Whelan

5.    Jose Hales

6.    Alex Malyon

7.    Geoff Harvey

8.    Steve Hunt

9.    Peter McDonald

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Sample

2. Bill Handley

 

1. Shrobona Bhattacharya

2. Graham Cone

3. Mark Howell

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Sue Ellington

2. Nick Wright

3. Bunty Waters

4. Heather Williams

5. Ruth Betson

1. Gavin Clayton

 

 

 

 

 

 

Substitute:

1. Nigel Cathcart

1. Deborah Roberts

Note: seat has been gifted by Liberal Democrat Group

 

Planning Committee

1.    Pippa Heylings

2.    Henry Batchelor

3.    Martin Cahn

4.    Peter Fane

5.    Tumi Hawkins

6.    Judith Rippeth

7.    Geoff Harvey

8.    Eileen Wilson

 

 

Substitutes:

1      Claire Daunton

2      Anna Bradnam

3      Brian Milnes

4      Jose Hales

1. Heather Williams

2. Richard Williams

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Nick Wright

2. Sue Ellington

3. Grenville Chamberlain

4. Mark Howell

5.Shrobona Bhattacharya

6.Graham Cone

 

 

 

1. Deborah Roberts

Note:  seat has been gifted by Conservative Group.

 

Body

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Labour

Independent

Scrutiny and Overview Committee

 

1.    Judith Rippeth

2.    Anna Bradnam

3.    Martin Cahn

4.    Sarah Cheung Johnson

5.    Claire Daunton

6.    Peter Fane

7.    Aidan Van de Weyer

8.    Geoff Harvey

9.    Steve Hunt

10.  Sally Ann Hart

 

Substitutes:

1.    Henry Batchelor

2.    Alex Malyon

3.    Jose Hales

4.    Ian Sollom

5.    Paul Bearpark

1.Grenville

  Chamberlain

2. Richard Williams

3. Graham Cone

 

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1. Heather Williams

2. Mark Howell

3. Sue Ellington

4. Bunty Waters

1. Nigel Cathcart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Committees

Body

Liberal Democrats

Conservatives

Labour

Joint Development Control Committee

1.    Anna Bradnam+

2.    Claire Daunton

3.    Tumi Hawkins

4.    Steve Hunt

 

Substitutes

1.    Peter Fane

2.    John Williams

+ Spokesperson

1. Tom Bygott

2. Grenville Chamberlain

 

 

 

Substitutes

1.    Graham Cone

2.    Mark Howell

 

 

 

Joint Local Plan Advisory Group

1. Tumi Hawkins

2. Aidan Van de Weyer

Richard Williams

 

 

Advisory Committees

 

Climate and Environment Advisory Committee

1.    Pippa Heylings

2.    Martin Cahn

3.    Geoff Harvey

4.    Peter Fane

4.   Paul Bearpark

 

Substitutes:

1.  Eileen Wilson

2.  Judith Rippeth

 

 

1. Graham Cone

2. Grenville Chamberlain

 

Substitutes:

1.Heather Williams

2.Shrobona

   Bhattacharya

3.Nick Wright

4.Tom Bygott

5. Ruth Betson

 

 

 

Grants Advisory Committee

1.    Jose Hales

2.    Claire Daunton

3.    Bill Handley

4.    Peter McDonald

 

Substitutes:

1. Martin Cahn

2. Sarah Cheung-Johnson

 

1.Sue Ellington

 

 

 

Substitutes:

1.Bunty Waters

2.Shrobona Bhattacharya

3. Mark Howell

4. Heather Williams

5. Tom Bygott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council agreed to appoint the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the following Committees:

 

Committee

Chair

Vice Chair

 

Audit and Corporate Governance

 

Tony Mason

Nick Sample

Civic Affairs

Anna Bradnam

Claire Daunton

Employment and Staffing

 

Henry Batchelor

Dawn Percival

Licensing

 

Anna Bradnam

Eileen Wilson

Planning

Pippa Heylings

Henry Batchelor

Scrutiny and Overview

 

Grenville Chamberlain

Judith Rippeth

Grants Advisory

Jose Hales

Sue Ellington

Climate Change and Environment Advisory

Pippa Heylings

Vice-Chairman (Environment):

Martin Cahn

 

Vice-Chairman (Climate Change):

Geoff Harvey

 

 

Council agreed to re-appoint Grant Osbourn as the Council’s lead Independent Person and Gillian Holmes as the Council’s deputy Independent Person for a further term of two years.

 

Council agreed to re-appoint Grant Osbourn as a member of the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel for a further 3-year term and appoint Jane Phillips as a member of the Independent Remuneration Panel for a 3-year term.

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