Agenda item

The Council considered a schedule which provided details of the allocation of Committee Places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules and the proposed Membership of the Committees and Working Groups for 2015/16.

 

It was moved by Councillor Maher, seconded by Councillor Fairclough:

 

“That

 

(1)       the allocation of Committee Places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules, as set out in the schedule be noted;

 

(2)       the Members, Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Committees and Working Groups as set out in the schedule be appointed for a period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2016; and

 

(3)       it be noted that the titles of the four Overview and Scrutiny Committees had changed and the Monitoring officer be authorised to make any consequential amendments to the terms of reference for the Committees in the Constitution, that all Members of the Council would be notified of the changes in due course and if necessary any changes would be referred to the Audit and Governance Committee for consideration.”

 

An amendment was moved by Councillor McGuire, seconded by Councillor Booth that Paragraph (2) of the Motion be amended by the addition of the following text:

 

“except that the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee be held by an Opposition Member.”

 

Following debate thereon, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the amendment was lost by 38 votes to 21.

 

Thereafter, on a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Motion was carried by 38 votes to 21and it was

 

RESOLVED:

 

That

 

(1)       the allocation of Committee places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules, as set out below, be noted;

 

(2)       the Members, Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the Committees and Working Groups set out below be appointed for a period of twelve months until the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting to be held in May 2016; and

 

(3)       it be noted that the titles of the four Overview and Scrutiny Committees had changed and the Monitoring officer be authorised to make any consequential amendments to the terms of reference for the Committees in the Constitution, that all Members of the Council would be notified of the changes in due course and if necessary any changes would be referred to the Audit and Governance Committee for consideration.

 

(A)       OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (ADULT SOCIAL CARE) (10)

 

(Plus 2 Associate Members)

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Page	Cllr. O’Brien
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Dams	Cllr. Webster
3.	Cllr. David Barton	Cllr. Jones
4.	Cllr. Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Welsh
5.	Cllr. Burns	Cllr. Cluskey
6.	Cllr. Dawson	Cllr. Keith
7.	Cllr. Gatherer	Cllr. Bradshaw
8.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Killen
9.	Cllr. Hale	Cllr. Brennan
10.	Cllr. Thompson	Cllr. Daniel Terence Lewis

 

Associate Members:-

(Non-voting Co-opted Members) –          Mr. Brian Clark and Mr. Roger Hutchings (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton)

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (CHILDREN’S SERVICES AND SAFEGUARDING) (10)

 

(Plus 4 Education Added Members and 3 Associate Members)

 

(Lab 6 /Lib Dem 3 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. O’Brien
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Brennan
3.	Cllr. Ball	Cllr. Dutton
4.	Cllr. Booth	Cllr. M. Fearn
5.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Page
6	Cllr. Carragher	Cllr. Byrom
7.	Cllr. Gatherer	Cllr. Carr
8.	Cllr. Hands	Cllr. Preece
9.	Cllr. Keith	Cllr. Jo Barton
10.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. John Kelly

 

Education Added Members:- (Voting Co-opted Members)

Church Diocesan Representatives appointed until 31 May 2016: Canon R. Driver and Father D. Seddon.   Parent Governor Representatives appointed until 31 May 2016: Mr. D. McCaughrean and Mrs. C. Palmer

 

Associate Members:- (Non-voting Co-opted Members)

Ms. Libby Kitt and Ms. Jenny Southern (Nominated by Healthwatch, Sefton); and Mrs. S. Cain

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (REGENERATION AND SKILLS) (10)

(Lab 7 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Grace
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Bradshaw
3.	Cllr. Jo Barton	Cllr. Preece
4.	Cllr. Bliss	Cllr. Hartill
5.	Cllr. Carragher	Cllr. Roche
6.	Cllr. Daniel Terence Lewis	Cllr. Dams
7.	Cllr. Owens	Cllr. Murphy
8.	Cllr. Sayers	Cllr. Thompson
9.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. McGinnity
10.	Cllr. Weavers	Cllr. Shaw

 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (REGULATORY, COMPLIANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES) (10)

 

(Lab 6 /Lib Dem 3 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Roche
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Byrom	Cllr. Dams
3.	Cllr. Veronica Bennett	Cllr. Spencer
4.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. Murphy
5.	Cllr. Dawson	Cllr. Dodd
6.	Cllr. Daniel Lewis	Cllr. Ashton
7.	Cllr. Jamieson	Cllr. Dutton
8.	Cllr. McKinley	Cllr. Sayers
9.	Cllr. Owens	Cllr. Hale
10.	Cllr. Weavers	Cllr. McGuire

 

(B)       REGULATORY AND OTHER COMMITTEES

 

APPEALS COMMITTEE

 

Members of the Council (other than Cabinet Members) to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Committee.  (Lab 2 / Lib Dem 1 / Con 0)

 

AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (10)

(Lab 6 / Lib Dem 3 / Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Friel
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Byrom
3.	Cllr. Ashton	Cllr. Daniel Lewis
4.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Jones
5.	Cllr. Lord Fearn	Cllr. McGuire
6.	Cllr. McGinnity	Cllr. Robinson
7.	Cllr. Moncur	Cllr. Mahon
8.	Cllr. Sayers	Cllr. Dams
9.	Cllr. Shaw	Cllr. Weavers
10.	Cllr. Tweed	Cllr. Bradshaw

 

Membership is the Leader of the Council and the other 2 Party Group Leaders (or their nominees) and 7 Non-Executive Members of the Council.

 

HEARINGS SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee will form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee will form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

 

REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEE OF AUDIT AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

All Members of the Audit and Governance Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members will be selected to form a Sub-Committee.

 

Co-opted Voting Members of Audit and Governance Standards Sub-Committees

 

Parish Councillors  J. Colbert (Aintree Village Parish Council), G. Lee (Melling Parish Council) and D. Warren (Hightown Parish Council) have been nominated by the Sefton Area Partnership of Local Councils – If any complaints are submitted in respect of the conduct of any Parish Councillor in the Borough, one of the Parish Councillors will be selected to form part of the 3 Member Panel on the Sub-Committees set out above.

 

Independent Persons (Standards Issues)

 

Mr. E. Davies

Mr. J. Fraser

 

EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

 

Members of the Council to form a Panel from which a minimum of 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Committee (Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 0).At least one member of the Cabinet to be included on the Committee.

 

HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD

 

Members appointed by the Leader of the Council	Councillor Moncur – Cabinet Member – Health and Wellbeing (Chair)
	Councillor Cummins – Cabinet Member – Adult Social Care
	Councillor John Joseph Kelly – Cabinet Member – Children, Schools and Safeguarding
Director of Social Care and Health	Dwayne Johnson
Head of Children’s Social Care	Colin Pettigrew
Head of Health and Wellbeing	To be determined
Representative of NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group	Dr Craig Gillespie
Representative of NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Group	Dr Rob Caudwell
Chief Officer of NHS South Sefton and NHS Southport and Formby Clinical Commissioning Groups	Fiona Clark
Representative of NHS England	Phil Wadeson
Representative of Healthwatch, Sefton	Maureen Kelly

 

The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 made under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 provide that the Board shall be a committee of the Council. The requirement for political balance does not apply to the Board and the Act requires that the Councillor Membership is nominated by the Executive Leader (Leader of the Council).

 

LICENSING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE (15)

 

(Lab 10 /Lib Dem 3 /Con 2) 

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Kerrigan
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Bradshaw
3.	Cllr. Ball
4.	Cllr. Veronica Bennett
5.	Cllr. Bliss
6.	Cllr. Burns
7.	Cllr. Carr
8.	Cllr. Friel
9.	Cllr. Keith
10.	Cllr. Killen
11.	Cllr. McGinnity
12.	Cllr. Preece
13.	Cllr. Robinson
14.	Cllr. Thompson
15.	Cllr. Welsh

 

LICENSING AND REGULATORY (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Kerrigan	Cllr. Friel
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Burns
3.	Cllr. Preece	Cllr. Welsh

LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE

 

Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Sub-Committee.

(Lab  2/ Lib Dem  1/Con  0)

 

LICENSING (SEXUAL ENTERTAINMENT VENUES) SUB-COMMITTEE

 

Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee to form a Panel from which 3 Members are selected to form a politically balanced Sub-Committee.

(Lab  2/ Lib Dem  1/Con  0)

 

PAY AND GRADING COMMITTEE (6)

 

(Lab 4 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 1) – Including Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services

 

	Member
1.	Chair: Cllr. Lappin
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. Murphy
3.	Cllr. Bliss
4.	Cllr. Dams
5.	Cllr. Killen
6.	Cllr. Shaw

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE (15)

 

(Lab 10 /Lib Dem 4 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Burns
2.	Vice-Chair: Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Byrom
3.	Cllr. Carr	Cllr. Page
4.	Cllr. Cluskey	Cllr. Robinson
5.	Cllr. Dodd	Cllr. Jo Barton
6.	Cllr. Dutton	Cllr. Jamieson
7.	Cllr. M. Fearn	Cllr. Booth
8.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Killen
9.	Cllr. Hands	Cllr. Welsh
10.	Cllr. Daniel Terence Lewis	Cllr. Webster
11.	Cllr. Mahon	Cllr. Tweed
12.	Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Owens
13.	Cllr. Preece	Cllr. Daniel Lewis
14.	Cllr. Roche	Cllr. Thompson
15.	Cllr. Spencer	Cllr. Friel

 

PLANNING (URGENT REFERRALS) COMMITTEE (3)

 

(Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 0)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Chair: Cllr. Veidman	Cllr. Mahon
2.	Cllr. M. Fearn	Cllr. Hands
3.	Cllr. John Kelly	Cllr. Friel

 

PLANNING VISITING PANEL (15)

 

The Panel comprises of the Members of the Planning Committee.

 

(C)       LOCAL AREA COMMITTEES

 

The Members of the Wards included below in the area of each Committee.

 

The Chair, Vice-Chair, Parish Council Representatives (where applicable) and Local Advisory Members to be appointed by the respective Area Committee.

 

 

CENTRAL SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE (27)

 

Ward	Member
	Cllr. Veronica Bennett
Blundellsands	Cllr. Dams
	Cllr. Daniel Terence Lewis
	Cllr. Cummins
Church	Cllr. Veidman
	Cllr. Webster
	Cllr. Dutton
Harington	Cllr. Jamieson
	Cllr. Killen
	Cllr. Carragher
Manor	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly
	Cllr. McGinnity
	Cllr. Atkinson
Molyneux	Cllr. Carr
	Cllr. Murphy
	Cllr. Burns
Park	*
	Cllr. Sayers
	Cllr. Maria Bennett
Ravenmeols	Cllr. Hale
	Cllr. Page
	Cllr. Gatherer
Sudell	Cllr. McKinley
	Cllr. Owens
	Cllr. Byrom
Victoria	Cllr. Grace
	Cllr. Roche

 

* The Mayor, Councillor Kermode will not be a member of the Area Committee during his year of office.

 

SOUTH SEFTON AREA COMMITTEE (18)

 

Ward	Member
	Cllr. O’Brien
Derby	Cllr. Robinson
	Cllr. Thompson
	Cllr. Cluskey
Ford	Cllr. Lappin
	Cllr. Moncur
	Cllr. Fairclough
Linacre	Cllr. Friel
	Cllr. Kerrigan
	Cllr. Hardy
Litherland	Cllr. John Kelly
	Cllr. Tweed
	Cllr. Bradshaw
Netherton and Orrell	Cllr. Brennan
	Cllr. Maher
	Cllr. Dowd
St. Oswald	Cllr. Mahon
	Cllr. Spencer

 

SOUTHPORT AREA COMMITTEE (21)

 

Ward	Member
	Cllr. Hartill
Ainsdale	Cllr. Jones
	Cllr. Preece
	Cllr. Brodie-Browne
Birkdale	Cllr. Hands
	Cllr. Shaw
	Cllr. Bliss
Cambridge	Cllr. Keith
	Cllr. S. McGuire
	Cllr. Ball
Dukes	Cllr. David Barton
	Cllr. Dawson
	Cllr. Booth
Kew	Cllr. M. Fearn
	Cllr. Weavers
	Cllr. Ashton
Meols	Cllr. Jo Barton
	Cllr. Dodd
	Cllr. Lord Fearn
Norwood	Cllr. Daniel Lewis
	Cllr. Welsh

 

 (D)      CONSULTATIVE BODIES

 

INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL(3 Members)

 

Mr. E. Davies            }

Mr. J. Fraser              }                       4 year term until May 2016

Mrs. S. Lowe             }

 

(To advise and make recommendations to the Authority about the allowances to be paid to Elected Members).

 

 

JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR TEACHING STAFFS

 

(9 Council Members plus 9 Teacher representatives)

 

(Lab 6 /Lib Dem 2 /Con 1)

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Jo Barton	Cllr. Hands
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Tweed
3.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Sayers
4.	Cllr. Friel	Cllr. Hale
5.	Cllr. Grace	Cllr. Carragher
6.	Cllr. Jones	Cllr. Dutton
7.	Cllr. Keith	Cllr. Booth
8.	Cllr. John Joseph Kelly	Cllr. Burns
9	Cllr. Mahon	Cllr. O’Brien

 

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

 

(12 Council Members plus 12 Trade Union Representatives)

 

(Lab 8 /Lib Dem 3/Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cllr. Bliss	Cllr. Ball
2.	Cllr. Bradshaw	Cllr. Hale
3.	Cllr. Brennan	Cllr. Sayers
4.	Cllr. Dawson	Cllr. M. Fearn
5.	Cllr. Lord Fearn	Cllr. Dodd
6.	Cllr. Killen	Cllr. Tweed
7.	Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. Burns
8.	Cllr. Daniel Lewis	Cllr. Jo Barton
9.	Cllr. Mahon	Cllr. Thompson
10.	Cllr. Murphy	Cllr. Carragher
11.	Cllr. O’Brien	Cllr. Gatherer
12.	Cllr. Webster	Cllr. Spencer

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION PANEL  (4)

 

(Lab 2 /Lib Dem 1 /Con 1)

 

	Member	Substitute
1.	Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services  – Cllr. Lappin	Cllr. Byrom
2.	Cllr.Brodie-Browne	Cllr. Ashton
3.	Cllr. Jamieson	Cllr. Dutton
4.	Cllr. Robinson	Cllr. Owens

 

(E)       MAJOR SERVICE GOVERNANCE BODY

 

FINANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES OPERATIONAL BOARD (1)

 

Cabinet Member – Regulatory, Compliance and Corporate Services (Councillor Lappin).