Agenda item

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic on the appointment to those committees required to be politically balanced together with the Community Grants Panel, Licensing Acts Committee and joint committees and to authorise any consequential changes to the constitution(attached). 

Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic on the appointment of those committees and joint committees which are required to be politically balanced together with the Community Grants Panel, the Licensing Acts Committee and appointments to joint bodies.

The chairman referred to the following recommendation tabled at the meeting covering these appointments and to reflect the allocation of the vacant committee positions.

That for the 2018/19 municipal year Council:

1.            appoints the committees and panels and allocate seats to each political group as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

2.            allocates the vacant seats on the Joint Scrutiny Committee and the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

3.            allocates one of the Conservative Group’s seats on the Planning Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

4.            allocates the vacant seat on the Appeals Panel to the Conservative Group;

5.            appoints councillors and substitutes to sit on the committees and panels as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting:

6.            appoints councillors to the Licensing Acts Committee as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

7.            appoints chairmen and vice-chairmen as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting;

8.            appointsCouncillor Nigel Champken-Woods as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee andCouncillor David Nimmo-Smith as substitute;

9.            appoints Councillor Alan Thompson as the council’s representative on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel andCouncillor Nigel Champken-Woods as observer substitute;

10.         appoints the following to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Advisory Sub Groups:

·        Infrastructure – Councillor David Nimmo-Smith

·        Housing – Councillor Imran Lokhon

·        Joint Statutory Spatial Plan – Councillor Will Hall

with all Conservative group members as substitutes;

11.         appoints councillors Elaine Hornsby, David Turner and Ian White to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel;

12.         authorises the head of legal and democratic to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel seat and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader;

13.         authorises the head of legal and democratic to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out in the report of the head of legal and democratic to the Council meeting on 16 May 2018.

RESOLVED: to

1.    appoint the following committees, joint committees and panels for the 2018/19 year and to appoint the membership, substitutes and chairmen as indicated to sit on them:

2.    to allocate the vacant seats on the Joint Scrutiny Committee and the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

3.    (with no councillor voting against) to allocate one of the Conservative Group seats on the Planning Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

4.    (with no councillor voting against) to allocate the vacant seat on the Appeals Panel to the Conservative Group;

5.    appoint Councillor Nigel Champken-Woods as the council’s representative on the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Councillor David Nimmo-Smith as substitute;

6.    appoint Councillor Alan Thompson as the council’s representative on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel andCouncillor Nigel Champken-Woods as observer substitute;

7.    appoint the following to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Advisory Sub Groups:

·        Infrastructure – Councillor David Nimmo-Smith

·        Housing – Councillor Imran Lokhon

·        Joint Statutory Spatial Plan – Councillor Will Hall

with all Conservative group members as substitutes;

8.    appoint councillors Elaine Hornsby, David Turner and Ian White to the Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel;

9.    authorise the head of legal and democratic to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader;

10. authorise the head of legal and democratic to amend the constitution as necessary to reflect the arrangements set out the report of the head of legal and democratic to the Council meeting on 17 May 2018.