Agenda item

Appointment of Cabinet, Committees, Other Bodies and their Chairs and allocation of Political Group Officer Support

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Smith,

Seconded by Councillor Chahal,

 

(a)  “That Committees and other bodies be appointed, that their sizes be adjusted as necessary to facilitate proportionality, and seats thereon allocated to political groups in accordance with the rules of proportionality where applicable, all as per Appendix 1.

 

(b)  That appointments be made to Committees and other bodies in accordance with the nominations received from political groups as set out in Appendix 2.

 

(c)  That the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the above bodies be appointed as set out in Appendix 2.

 

(d)  That the report of the Leader on appointment of the Deputy Leader and Lead Members (the Cabinet) and their portfolios be received as set out in Appendix 2.  

 

(e)  That Political Group Officer support to Political Groups remain unchanged for the 2024/25 municipal year – namely a full time Political Group Officer be allocated to the Conservative Group and Labour Group respectively.

 

(f)  To approve the timetable of ordinary meetings of the Council for 2024/2025 as set out in the report.”

 

The recommendations were put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

 

Resolved  -

 

(a)  That Committees and other bodies be appointed, that their sizes be adjusted as necessary to facilitate proportionality, and seats thereon allocated to political groups in accordance with the rules of proportionality where applicable, all as per Appendix 1.

 

(b)  That appointments be made to Committees and other bodies in accordance with the nominations received from political groups as set out in Appendix 2.

 

(c)  That the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the above bodies be appointed as set out in Appendix 2.

 

(d)  That the report of the Leader on appointment of the Deputy Leader and Lead Members (the Cabinet) and their portfolios be received as set out in Appendix 2.  

 

(e)  That Political Group Officer support to Political Groups remain unchanged for the 2024/25 municipal year – namely a full time Political Group Officer be allocated to the Conservative Group and Labour Group respectively.

 

(f)  To approve the timetable of ordinary meetings of the Council for 2024/2025 as set out in the report.

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