Issue - meetings

(a)       That the seats on Committees be allocated in accordance with political balance as shown in Appendix A; and

(b)       That any changes to nominees for Committee places be notified to the Head of Democratic Services as soon as possible.

The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the report and explained there was a need to review the Council’s political balance calculations following the remaining three members of the Flintshire Independent Group joining the Independent Alliance Group.  There was one non-aligned member of the Council.

The Council’s political groups and the number of Members on each was as follows:

Committee seats were allocated to political groups (so far as was practicable) in the same proportion as those groups had to the total membership of the County Council.  Details of what must be recognised for the allocation of seats on Committees were outlined in the report.

The political balance calculation was appended to the report.  It was one possible lawful allocation of seats and other possible lawful allocations may exist.

Seats formally held by the Flintshire Independent Group could be transferred in totality with no other political groups being affected.  He thanked Councillor Peers for agreeing to this report being considered at this meeting instead of the meeting in November.

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Roberts and seconded by Councillor Peers.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the seats on Committees be allocated in accordance with political balance as shown in Appendix A; and

(b)       That any changes to nominees for Committee places be notified to the Head of Democratic Services as soon as possible.