Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance

The Council considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance in relation to the newly Elected Councillor, John Pugh as a result of the recent by election for Dukes Ward, which had changed the Political Balance on the Council and that the change in proportionality affected the entitlement to formal Committee Places.

The impact of the change in proportionality was that the Liberal Democrat Group would now be entitled to one additional place on the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health) and a corresponding decrease in the Conservative Group entitlement of one place on that same Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Councillor Keith also referred to a number of changes to the membership of Committees by the Liberal Democrat Group.

Councillor Jamieson also referred to Councillor Jones as the Member and Councillor Bliss as his Substitute Member to be taken off the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health)

It was moved by Councillor Grace, seconded by Councillor Lappin and

RESOLVED: That

(1)      it be noted that the change in proportionality resulted in an increase in the Liberal Democrat Group entitlement of one Committee place and a corresponding decrease in the Conservative Group entitlement;

(2)      Councillor John Pugh be appointed as a Member and Councillor Jo Barton as his Substitute Member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health);

(3)      Councillor Jones as the Member and Councillor Bliss as the Substitute Member to be deleted from the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health); and

(4)      the following changes to the membership of Committees and Outside Bodies, as submitted by the Liberal Democrat Group be approved:

Local Joint Consultative Committee

·        Cllr Hands to replace Cllr Bill Welsh as the substitute member for Cllr Dodd on Local Joint Consultative Committee.

Audit & Governance Committee

·        Cllr Pugh to replace Cllr Ashton as the member on Audit and Governance Committee