Decision Maker: The Council

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: May 1, 2025

Purpose:

Content:   ·         To adopt the list of committees and sub-committees to be established for the municipal year, as noted in Appendix A (below), together with the adoption of the seat allocation and the senior salaries set out in the Appendix. ·         To delegate the authority to the Head of Democracy Services to make appointments to the committees on the basis of political balance, and in accordance with the wishes of the political groups. ·         To allocate the chairpersonships of scrutiny committees on the basis of political balance as follows:-   Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee - Plaid Cymru Group Communities Scrutiny Committee – Plaid Cymru Group Care Scrutiny Committee - Independent Group   ·        To adopt the seat allocation for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Overview and Scrutiny Joint Committee for the term of this Council unless there is a significant change in the political balance – there is 1 seat for the Plaid Cymru Group and 1 seat for the Independent Group   APPENDIX A - ALLOCATION OF SEATS ON COMMITTEES   A Plaid Cymru Independent Labour Liberal Total Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee 12 6 0 18 Communities Scrutiny Committee 12 5 1 18 Care Scrutiny Committee 12 5 1 18 Governance and Audit 8 4 0 12   B Plaid Cymru Independent Labour Liberal Total Democratic Services 10 4 1 15 Planning 10 4 1 15 Central / General Licensing 10 5 0 15 Language 10 5 0 15 Chief Officers Appointment 10 5 0 15 Employment Appeals 5 2 0 7 Number of seats 99 45 4 148     C Plaid Cymru Independent Labour Liberal Total Pensions 4 2 1 7 Local Joint Consultative Committee 7 4 0 11 SACRE 5 2 0 7   Total seats 115 53 5 173         Senior Salaries In accordance with the previous decision of the Council, the senior salaries are paid as follows: · Leader · Deputy Leader · 8 other Cabinet members · The Leader of the largest Opposition · Committee Chairs - Scrutiny Committee (x3)      - Planning Committee - Licensing Committee (Central and General counts as one Committee) - Pensions Committee   ·         Civic head (Chair of the Council) §    Deputy civic head (Vice-chair of the Council)