Decision details

(A)       Appointment of Committees

That the County Council confirm the appointment of the Committees as outlined in section 2.01 of the report.

(B)       Determination of the size of Committees

That the County Council confirm the size of the Committees as outlined in section 3.01 of the report.

(C)       Terms of Reference of Committees

That the existing terms of reference for all Committees be confirmed.

(D)       Political Balance – Annual Review

That the poltical balance of committee seats be agreed as option G which is detailed in the minutes.

(E)       Appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Standing Committees

(a)       That the following Members be appointed Chair of the Standing Committees as indicated below:-

• Constitution Committee – Councillor R.J.T. Guest
• Democratic Services Committee – Councillor R.J.T. Guest
• Licensing Committee – Councillor L.A. Sharps
• Planning & Development Control Committee – Councillor D.E. Wisinger

(b)       That the Chairs of the Overview & Scrutiny Committees be allocated to the following groups:

Community Profile & Partnerships  Independent Alliance

Corporate Resources                                   New Independents

Environment                                                   Conservative

Housing                                                          Labour

Lifelong Learning                                          Labour

Social & Health Care                                    Independent

(c)        That the following Members be noted as Chair to the following Overview & Scrutiny Committees with the remaining names to be confirmed by the Independent Alliance, New Independents and Conservative groups:

·        Housing Overview & Scrutiny – Councillor R.G. Hampson

·        Lifelong Learning Overview & Scrutiny – Councillor I.B. Roberts

·        Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny – Councillor C.A. Ellis

(F)       Local Choice Issues

That the existing Local Choice Issues as detailed in the report be confirmed.

(G)       Nominations to Internal Bodies

That the appointment of an Appointments Committee, as detailed in section 8.01 of the report, be agreed.

(H)       Nominations to Outside Bodies

That the appointment of outside bodies be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with Group Leaders.

(I)         Standards Committee

That it be noted that the three Members of the Standards Committee were appointed at the last AGM for four years.

(J)       Programme of Ordinary Meetings

That it be noted that the draft programme of meetings was on the agenda for consideration.