Agenda item

The Democratic Services Manager introduced the report to consider arrangements for the appointment to Committees and positions of responsibility at the Authority’s Annual Meeting.  He amended the third sentence of the first paragraph on page two of the report to state ‘7 Secretary of State’ Members not ‘6’.

Both Cllr Birkinshaw and Cllr Chapman withdrew from the Member Appointment Process Panel as current holders of positions of responsibility.

It was agreed to take the three recommendations in turn.

The following Members were nominated and seconded to serve on the Member Appointment Process Panel:

·         Mr Zahid Hamid

·         Cllr Peter Harrison

·         Cllr Mrs Norma Hawkins

·         Cllr John Walton

The first recommendation was then moved, seconded, voted on and carried with the above Members appointed to the Panel.

It was noted regarding the second recommendation that the Chair would like current ex-officio Members to still attend Committee meetings as observers only as part of a twelve month trial of the proposed new Committee arrangements.  The second recommendation was moved, seconded, voted on and carried.

The third recommendation was moved and seconded.  However an amendment was moved and seconded to also include a Member Representative for housing or affordable housing.  Some Members felt that this was unnecessary as the Authority was not a housing authority and already had People and Communities Member Representatives, there would also be increased resource issues.  It was noted that there was a generic role description for the Member Representatives and it was agreed to circulate this to all Members.

The amendment to the third recommendation was voted on but lost.  The original motion for the third recommendation as set out in the report was then voted on and carried.

RESOLVED:

1.    To appoint the following four Members to serve on the Member Appointment Process Panel in preparation for the 2015 AGM:

 Mr Zahid Hamid

Cllr Peter Harrison

Cllr Mrs Norma Hawkins

Cllr John Walton

2.    To confirm that the Member Appointment Process Panel will be looking for expressions of interest based on two standing Committees with 15 Members on each and no ex-Officio appointments.

3.    To confirm that the Panel will seek expressions of interest for a Member

Representative for Planning Enforcement in addition to the existing roles.