Agenda item

The meeting considered the report of the Member Appointments Process Panel and considered each of the appointments in the order set out in recommendations 2 to 8 in the report. In most cases the appointments were moved, seconded and approved in accordance with the expressions of interest in the report. Any changes to the report are identified below.

Appointment of the Chair of Planning Committee and the Chair of Programmes and Resources Committee.

A motion to appoint Mr R Helliwell as Chair of Planning Committee and Mr Z Hamid as Chair of Programmes and Resources Committee was moved and seconded put to the vote and carried.

Appointment of the Vice Chair of Planning Committee

A motion to appoint one of the following  five Members as Vice-Chair of Planning Committee was moved and seconded:

Cllr P Brady,
Cllr M Chaplin,
Cllr D Chapman,
Cllr K Richardson,
Mr K Smith.

Following the first vote there was not a clear  majority in favour of one Member so, in accordance with Standing Order 1.12(3), Cllr K Richardson was struck off the list and a fresh vote was taken.

Following the second vote  there was not a clear  majority in favour of one Member so, in accordance with Standing Order 1.12(3), Cllr D Chapman was struck off the list and a fresh vote was taken.

Following the third vote there was not a clear  majority in favour of one Member so, in accordance with Standing Order 1.12(3), Cllr D Chaplin was struck off the list and a fresh vote was taken.

Following the fourth vote Mr K Smith received a majority of the votes cast and was appointed as Vice Chair of Planning Committee.

Vice Chair of Programmes and Resources Committee

A motion to appoint either Cllr C Furness or Prof J Haddock-Fraser  as Vice Chair of Programmes and Resources Committee  was moved and seconded put to the vote and Prof J Haddock-Fraser was appointed.

Planning Committee and Programmes and Resources Committee

It was noted that the Authority had previously agreed that the Membership of both Standing Committees should be set at 15 and the Local Authority positions on Planning Committee allocated  according to the formula used in previous years. At the meeting the Authority agreed to increase the size of Programmes and Resources Committee to 16 Members so that the Chair of the Authority could be appointed to both Committees

Local Joint Committee

At the meeting Cllr K Richardson  expressed an interest in being appointed to the Committee.

Appeals Panel

At the meeting Cllr A Hart, Cllr V Priestley and Prof J Haddock-Fraser  expressed an interest in being appointed to the Panel.

Budget Monitoring Meeting

At the meeting it was agreed that both Cllr V Priestley and Ms V Witter would be appointed  to attend the quarterly meetings.

Natural Environment , Biodiversity and Farming Member Champion

A motion to appoint one of the following  five Members as the Natural Environment , Biodiversity and Farming Member Champion was moved and seconded:

Cllr D Chapman,
Cllr Ms C Farrell,
Mr R Helliwell,
Cllr V Priestley,
Miss L Slack.

Following the first vote there was not a clear majority in favour of one Member so, in accordance with Standing Order 1.12(3), Cllr V Priestley was struck off the list and a fresh vote was taken.

Following the second vote there was not a clear majority in favour of one Member and both Cllr C Farrell and Mr R Helliwell had the lowest number of votes. Mr Helliwell then withdrew his expression of interest so a fresh vote was taken with his name removed.

Following the third vote there was not a clear majority in favour of one Member so, in accordance with Standing Order 1.12(3), Cllr Ms C Farrell was struck off the list and a fresh vote was taken.

Following the fourth Miss L Slack  received a majority of the votes cast and was appointed as the Natural Environment , Biodiversity and Farming Member Champion.

Thriving and Sustainable Communities

A motion to appoint either Cllr P Brady or Cllr V Priestley as the Thriving and Sustainable Communities Member Champion was moved and seconded, put to the vote and Cllr V Priestley was appointed.

Appointments to Outside Bodies

RESOLVED

1.            To confirm that voting on recommendations 2 to 8 in the report be carried out using a WebEx poll instead of a recorded vote.

2.            To confirm that the size of Planning Committee is set to 15 Members  made up of  8 Local Authority Members and 7 Secretary of State Members with  Local Authority places on Planning Committee as set out in Section B(i) of Appendix 1.

3.            To confirm that the size of Programmes and Resources Committee is set to 16 made up of 8 Local Authority Members and 8 Secretary of State Members

4.            To appoint the following Members to the offices of Chair and Vice Chair of the Standing Committees until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

5.            To appoint Members to Planning Committee, and the Programmes and Resources Committee as set out below until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

6.            To appoint the following Members to the Local Joint Committee until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

7.            To appoint the following Members to the Appeals Panel until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

8.            To appoint the following Members to the Due Diligence Panel until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

9.            To appoint the following Members to the Local Plan Review Steering Group until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

10.          To appoint the following Members to the Governance Review Working Group until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

11.          To appoint the following Members to the Climate Change Task Group until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

12.          To appoint the following Members to the Budget Monitoring Meeting until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

13.          To appoint the following Member Champions until the Annual Meeting in July 2021:

14.          To make appointments to the Outside Bodies set out in Appendix 1 to the minutes to expire at the Annual meeting in July 2021.

15.          To confirm that only these appointments are approved duties for the payment of travel and subsistence allowances as set out in Schedule 2 in the Members’ Allowances Scheme.