Decision details

(A)       Appointment of Committees

(a)       That the County Council confirm the appointment of the Committees as outlined in section 2 of the report; and

(b)       That the need for a review of the Overview & Scrutiny Committees be endorsed and that the Chief Executive bring a scoping paper for that review to the Constitution Committee.

(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 and Pension Delegations

(a)       That the delegation to officers in relation to the Clwyd Pension Fund be approved; and

(b)       That the existing terms of reference for the committees be confirmed.

(D)       Political Balance

That the political balance of committee seats be agreed as Option F.

(E)       Appointment of Chairs of Standing Committees

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

Constitution Committee - Councillor Robin Guest

Clwyd Pension Fund Committee - Councillor Alan Diskin

Democratic Services Committee - Councillor Robin Guest

Licensing Committee - Councillor Tony Sharps

Planning & Development Control Committee - Councillor David Wisinger

(b)       That Councillor Haydn Bateman be appointed as the Vice-Chair of the Clwyd Pension Fund Committee.

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

Community Profile & Partnerships     Independent Alliance

Corporate Resources                            Liberal Democrat or New Independent

Environment                                           Conservative

Housing                                                   Labour/Independent

Lifelong Learning                                  Labour/Independent

Social & Health Care                            Independent/Labour

(d)       That the Chair of the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee be appointed from either the Liberal Democrat or New Independent groups by the Committee.

(F)       Local Choice Functions

That the existing Local Choice Issues 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 and non-aligned Members.

(I)         New Model Constitution

That it be noted that the Chief Executive would bring forward proposals on how the process would be managed.