Issue - meetings

The Council agreed on 5 July 2012 that Councillor Kerrigan be appointed as one of the Council’s representatives on to the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

The Council is now requested to appoint one Liberal Democrat Group Member as the Council’s second representative on to the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

(1)      The Mayor indicated that the Council had agreed on 5 July 2012 (Minute 31(2) refers) that Councillor Kerrigan be appointed as one of the Council’s representatives on to the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13, and requested the Council to appoint one Liberal Democrat Group Member as the Council’s second representative on to the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

It was moved by Councillor McGuire, seconded by Councillor Brodie-Browne and

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Shaw be appointed as the Council’s second representative on the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

(2)      Further to Minute No. 31(1) of the meeting held on 5 July 2012, it was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Carr be appointed as one of the Council’s representatives on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority for 2012/13 following the resignation of Councillor M. Dowd from that Authority.

The Council is requested to:

(1)       approve a proposed change to one of the Council’s representatives on           the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority for 2012/13; and

(2)       appoint 1 Labour Group Member and delegate the appointment of the            other Sefton Member on to the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for      2012/13 to the Leader of the Council subject to the political balance          being agreed across Merseyside

(1)            Further to Minute No. 16 of the meeting held on 15 May 2012, it was moved by Councillor Webster, seconded by Councillor P. Dowd:

That the proposed change to one of the Council’s Labour Group representatives on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority for 2012/13, following the resignation of Councillor M. Dowd, be delegated to the Leader of the Council for determination.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Brodie-Browne, seconded by Councillor Robertson that the Motion be amended to read as follows:

“That the vacant place on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority for 2012/13 following the resignation of Councillor M. Dowd be allocated to a Conservative Member, to be determined by the Leader of the Conservative Group.”

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the amendment was lost by 31 votes to 25.

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Substantive Motion was carried by 31 votes to 25 and it was

RESOLVED:

That the proposed change to one of the Council’s Labour Group representatives on the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority for 2012/13, following the resignation of Councillor M. Dowd, be delegated to the Leader of the Council for determination.

(2)       It was moved by Councillor Webster, seconded by Councillor P. Dowd:

That Councillor Kerrigan be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

During the debate on the Motion, the Head of Corporate Legal Services advised the Council of the main implications regarding appointments to the new Police Crime Panels with respect to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and the Police Crime Panels (Nominations, Appointments and Notifications) Regulations 2012.  In Merseyside’s circumstances, where panel arrangements had not yet been agreed, each of the five Councils in Merseyside should appoint a Member to the Shadow Panel who could then determine the representation on the Panel for the remaining five Members’ positions and the two Co-opted Members’ positions based on the balanced appointment objective.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Brodie-Browne, seconded by Councillor Jones that the Motion be amended to read:

“That if Sefton Council is called upon to have a second representative on the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13 and if that representative should be a Liberal Democrat Member, the representative should be Councillor Shaw.”

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the amendment was lost by 41 votes to 16.

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Substantive Motion was carried by 42 votes to 13 and it was

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Kerrigan be appointed as the Council’s representative on the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel for 2012/13.

(In accordance with Rule 18.5 of the Council and Committee Procedure Rules, the following Members requested that their vote against the Substantive Motion be recorded, viz:-

Councillors Ashton, Blackburn, Booth, Dawson, Dodd, Hubbard, Keith, McGuire, Preece, Robertson, Shaw, Weavers and Welsh).