To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic services (attached).
Minutes:
Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic services on the review of the political balance and changes to the make-up and membership of committees following the resignation of Mrs Hodgkin and Mrs Wood from the Henley Residents Group and them joining the Independent Group and a request to review the political balance.
A schedule of appointments was circulated to councillors prior to the meeting which reflected the views of group leaders and the non-group councillors.
RESOLVED: to
1. appoint the following committees and panels for the remainder of the 2014/15 year and to appoint the membership, substitutes and chairmen and vice-chairmen as indicated to sit on them:
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Planning Committee, 14 Members |
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Conservative (9) |
Independent (2) |
Labour (1) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Non group councillor (1) |
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Joan Bland |
Celia Collett |
Denise Macdonald |
Roger Bell |
Neville Harris |
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Felix Bloomfield (Chairman) |
Jeni Wood |
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Kristina Crabbe |
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Phil Cross |
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Pat Dawe |
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Paul Harrison |
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Malcolm Leonard |
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Margaret Turner |
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Mike Welply(Vice-Chairman) |
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SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (9) |
Independent (3) |
Labour (3) |
Liberal Democrat (3) |
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Steve Connel |
Mark Gray |
Bernard Cooper |
David Bretherton |
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Leo Docherty |
Elizabeth Hodgkin |
Margaret Davies |
Anne Purse |
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Marcus Harris |
Ann Midwinter |
Eleanor Hards |
David Turner |
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Stephen Harrod |
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Imran Lokhon |
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Alan Rooke |
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Pearl Slatter |
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Rachel Wallis |
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Scrutiny Committee, 13 Members |
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Conservative (9) |
Independent (2) |
Labour (1) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Joan Bland(Vice-Chairman) |
Celia Collett |
Eleanor Hards |
David Turner (Chairman) |
Steve Connel |
Elizabeth Hodgkin |
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Kristina Crabbe |
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Pat Dawe |
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Tony Harbour |
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Paul Harrison |
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Imran Lokhon |
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Alan Rooke |
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Margaret Turner |
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SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (9) |
Independent (3) |
Labour (3) |
Liberal Democrat (3) |
Felix Bloomfield |
Mark Gray |
Bernard Cooper |
Roger Bell |
Dorothy Brown |
Ann Midwinter |
Margaret Davies |
Anne Purse |
Phil Cross |
Jeni Wood |
Denise Macdonald |
David Bretherton |
Leo Docherty |
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Marcus Harris |
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Rachel Wallis |
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Mike Welply |
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Audit and Corporate Governance Committee, 8 Members |
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Conservative (5) |
Labour (1) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Non-group councillor (1) |
John Cotton |
Margaret Davies |
David Bretherton |
Neville Harris |
Kristina Crabbe(Chairman) |
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Phil Cross(Vice-Chairman) |
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Paul Harrison |
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Mike Welply |
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SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (5) |
Labour (3) |
Liberal Democrat (3) |
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Pat Dawe |
Bernard Cooper |
Roger Bell |
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Leo Docherty |
Eleanor Hards |
Anne Purse |
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Stephen Harrod |
Denise Macdonald |
David Turner |
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Chris Hood |
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Rob Simister |
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General Licensing Committee, 10 Members |
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Conservative (7) |
Independent (1) |
Labour (1) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Joan Bland |
Mark Gray |
Bernard Cooper |
Anne Purse |
Pat Dawe |
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Elizabeth Gillespie(Vice-Chairman) |
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Malcolm Leonard(Chairman) |
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Pearl Slatter |
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Margaret Turner |
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Mike Welply |
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SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (7) |
Independent (3) |
Labour (3) |
Liberal Democrat (3) |
Dorothy Brown |
Celia Collett |
Margaret Davies |
Roger Bell |
Will Hall |
Marc Hiles |
Eleanor Hards |
David Bretherton |
Tony Harbour |
Ann Midwinter |
Denise Macdonald |
David Turner |
Marcus Harris |
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Stephen Harrod |
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Chris Hood |
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Alan Rooke |
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Licensing Acts Committee, 10 Members |
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Conservative (6) |
Independent (1) |
Labour (1) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Non-group councillor (1) |
Joan Bland |
Mark Gray |
Eleanor Hards |
David Bretherton |
Neville Harris |
Dorothy Brown(Chairman) |
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Pat Dawe(Vice-Chairman) |
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Malcolm Leonard |
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Pearl Slatter |
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Margaret Turner |
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NNDR Appeals Panel, 5 Members |
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Conservative (2) |
Liberal Democrat (1) |
Non-group councillors (2) |
Elizabeth Gillespie |
Anne Purse |
Neville Harris |
Malcolm Leonard |
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Christopher Quinton |
SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (3) |
Liberal Democrat (3) |
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Tony Harbour |
Roger Bell |
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Paul Harrison |
David Bretherton |
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Mike Welply |
David Turner |
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Housing Appeals Panel, 5 Members |
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Conservative (3) |
Labour (1) |
Non-group councillor (1) |
Dorothy Brown |
Bernard Cooper |
Neville Harris |
Pat Dawe |
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Alan Rooke |
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SUBSTITUTES |
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Conservative (3) |
Labour (3) |
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Phil Cross |
Margaret Davies |
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Marcus Harris |
Eleanor Hards |
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Pearl Slatter |
Denise Macdonald |
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2. appoint Mr N Harris to the Independent group’s seat on the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee and Housing Appeals Panel and one of the Conservative group's seats on the NNDR Panel;
3. appoint Mr M Welply as the council’s representative on the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel;
4. appoint Mr N Harris to the Planning Committee and the Licensing Acts Committee; and
5. authorise the head of legal and democratic services to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel seat and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader.
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