Issue - meetings
Review of Political Balance
Meeting: 16/04/2024 - Flintshire County Council (Item 95)
95 Review of Political Balance 
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Decision:
RESOLVED:
(a) That seats on Committees be allocated in accordance with political
Balance as shown in appendix A; and
(b) That any changes to nominees be notified to the Democratic Services
Manager as soon as possible.
Minutes:
The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the report and explained that due to a change in group membership there was a need to review the Political Balance and allocation of seats on Committees. He provided background information and referred to the key considerations as detailed in the report.
The Chief Officer advised that the political balance would be subject to ongoing review and it had been agreed that a meeting would be held with the Chair and Leader of the Council prior to the next Annual General Meeting of the County Council to undertake a full review of the composition of the political groups to ensure the allocation of membership was in accordance with the political balance and, if possible, with the wishes of Members. The Chief Officer explained that the political balance calculation was attached as Appendix A; which set out one possible allocation of seats and said other possible allocations may exist.
The Chief Officer responded to the questions raised by Councillor Mike Peers around the notional calculations provided in Table 2 of the appendix on the Group entitlement to Scrutiny Chairs and gave an explanation of how the allocation had been calculated.
The recommendation in the report was moved by Councillor Ian Roberts and seconded by Councillor David Healey.
RESOLVED:
(a) That seats on Committees be allocated in accordance with political
Balance as shown in appendix A; and
(b) That any changes to nominees be notified to the Democratic Services
Manager as soon as possible.
The Chief Officer (Governance) introduced the report and explained that due to a change in group membership there was a need to review the Political Balance and allocation of seats on Committees. He provided background information and referred to the key considerations as detailed in the report.
The Chief Officer advised that the political balance would be subject to ongoing review and it had been agreed that a meeting would be held with the Chair and Leader of the Council prior to the next Annual General Meeting of the County Council to undertake a full review of the composition of the political groups to ensure the allocation of membership was in accordance with the political balance and, if possible, with the wishes of Members. The Chief Officer explained that the political balance calculation was attached as Appendix A; which set out one possible allocation of seats and said other possible allocations may exist.
The Chief Officer responded to the questions raised by Councillor Mike Peers around the notional calculations provided in Table 2 of the appendix on the Group entitlement to Scrutiny Chairs and gave an explanation of how the allocation had been calculated.
The recommendation in the report was moved by Councillor Ian Roberts and seconded by Councillor David Healey.