Decision

RESOLVED 

That Council NOTE:

a)      The proportionality rules applied (as detailed in Appendix A)

b)      The appointments made by the respective recognised political groups to the governance structure (as detailed in Appendix B)

c)      (i) The uncontested nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair (as detailed in Appendix B)

(ii) That xxx be appointed as Chair of the xx Committee

d)      That the Officer Scheme of Delegation grants authority to the Monitoring Officer to make any in-year changes to the membership of committees on behalf of the Council, in consultation with the Leaders of the political groups.

Reason for Decisions

To ensure that the political balance of the Council is applied to the governance structure of the Council, in accordance with law and approved guidelines contained in the Council Constitution.

Alternative Options Considered

The revised political balance calculation is required to be reported to full Council under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990. Council may depart from the political balance requirements as set out in this report, but only if no member present votes against the resolution, in accordance with the law. As no such resolution took place, deviation of the political balance was not considered.