Issue - meetings

The report is being presented to the Committee to re-establish the following sub-committees for 2023/24: Constitution, Local Plan and Equalities and appoint the members to the sub-committees. 

The report also proposes that the Members appointed to them be proportional based on the number of seats each Group has on the Council with the proportionality details provided in Paragraph 2.2 of the report with the Members appointed being:

Constitution (x9): Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Tony Humphreys, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Chris Whately-Smith, Stephen Cox, Oliver Cooper, Debbie Morris, Ciaran Reed

Local Plan (x11): Matthew Bedford, Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Phil Williams, one member to be advised at the meeting, Stephen Cox, Chris Mitchell, Oliver Cooper, Rue Grewal, Philip Hearn

Equalities (x9): Raj Khiroya, Khalid Hussain, Anne Winter, Kevin Raeburn, Louise Price, Stephen Cox, Rue Grewal, Lisa Hudson, Reena Ranger OBE

Any Member of the Council is able to be appointed as a Member of a sub-committee and any Member can be a substitute.

It is proposed that the Covid-19 Response sub-committee is not re-established. 

Recommendation:

That Members appointed to all the sub-committees be proportional based on the number of seats each Group has following the election on 4 May.

The proportionality to be as provided in Paragraph 2.2 of the report with the Members appointed being:

Constitution (x9): Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Tony Humphreys, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Chris Whately-Smith, Stephen Cox, Oliver Cooper, Debbie Morris, Ciaran Reed

Local Plan (x11): Matthew Bedford, Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Phil Williams, one member to be advised at the meeting, Stephen Cox, Chris Mitchell, Oliver Cooper, Rue Grewal, Philip Hearn

Equalities (x9): Raj Khiroya, Khalid Hussain, Anne Winter, Kevin Raeburn, Louise Price, Stephen Cox, Rue Grewal, Lisa Hudson, Reena Ranger OBE That no decision-making powers be delegated to the sub-committees;

That any Member of the Council can be appointed a Member of the sub-committees and all Members can be substitute Members.

To not re-establish the Covid-19 Response sub-committee.

The report also proposes that the Members appointed to them be proportional based on the number of seats each Group has on the Council with the proportionality details provided in Paragraph 2.2 of the report with the Members appointed being:

Constitution (x9): Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Tony Humphreys, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Chris Whately-Smith, Stephen Cox, Oliver Cooper, Debbie Morris, Ciaran Reed

Local Plan (x11): Matthew Bedford, Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Phil Williams, one member to be advised at the meeting, Stephen Cox, Chris Mitchell, Oliver Cooper, Rue Grewal, Philip Hearn

Equalities (x9): Raj Khiroya, Khalid Hussain, Anne Winter, Kevin Raeburn, Louise Price, Stephen Cox, Rue Grewal, Lisa Hudson, Reena Ranger OBE

Any Member of the Council is able to be appointed as a Member of a sub-committee and any Member can be a substitute.

It is proposed that the Covid-19 Response sub-committee is not re-established. 

The Chair advised the name to be advised at the meeting was Councillor Steve Drury onto the Local Plan sub-committee.

Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst moved the recommendations, duly seconded, and explained the increased in size for the Local Plan sub-committee.

On being put to the Committee the motion was declared CARRIED the voting being unanimous.

RESOLVED:

That Members appointed to all the sub-committees be proportional based on the number of seats each Group has following the election on 4 May.

The proportionality to be as provided in Paragraph 2.2 of the report with the Members appointed being:

Constitution (x9): Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Tony Humphreys, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Chris Whately-Smith, Stephen Cox, Oliver Cooper, Debbie Morris, Ciaran Reed

Local Plan (x11): Matthew Bedford, Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Chris Lloyd, Sarah Nelmes, Phil Williams, Steve Drury, Stephen Cox, Chris Mitchell, Oliver Cooper, Rue Grewal, Philip Hearn

Equalities (x9): Raj Khiroya, Khalid Hussain, Anne Winter, Kevin Raeburn, Louise Price, Stephen Cox, Rue Grewal, Lisa Hudson, Reena Ranger OBE

That no decision-making powers be delegated to the sub-committees;

That any Member of the Council can be appointed a Member of the sub-committees and all Members can be substitute Members.

To not re-establish the Covid-19 Response sub-committee.