Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance (copy to follow).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Members’ agreement to appoint Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council for the municipal year.

The report detailed changes to Working Groups and the Chairman drew Members’ attention to Working Groups where nominations from the Council were required.  It was noted that the Council on 1 October had resolved to establish a new Working Group to review the remote meeting protocol, however Officers recommended that this be addressed through the Corporate Governance Working Group. 

The Leader of the Council presented the report.

Bradwell B Power Station Working Group

The Leader of the Council proposed that Councillors E L Bamford, M G Bassenger, Mrs P A Channer, A L Hull, K M H Lagan, C Mayes and N G F Shaughnessy be appointed to the Bradwell B Power Station Working Group.  This proposal was duly seconded.

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) the Leader of the Council requested a recorded vote.  This was duly seconded.

Following further discussion, the Chairman then put the Leader of the Council’s proposal to the Council.  The voting was as follows:

For the recommendation:

Councillors M G Bassenger, B S Beale, V Bell, M R Edwards, M S Heard, K W Jarvis, K M H Lagan, C Mayes, C Morris, S P Nunn, N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall, N J Skeens, W Stamp, Mrs J C Stilts and C Swain.

Against the recommendation:

Councillors E L Bamford, Miss A M Beale, Mrs P A Channer, M F L Durham, Mrs J L Fleming, A L Hull, C P Morley and Mrs M E Thompson.

Abstention:

There were none.

The Chairman declared that this was therefore agreed.

Leisure Contract Task and Finish Working Group

The Leader of the Council proposed that Councillor K V Jarvis be nominated to the Leisure Contract Task and Finish Working Group along with Councillors M F L Durham, Mrs J L Fleming, A L Hull, S P Nunn, W Stamp, Mrs J C Stilts and Miss S White.  This proposal was duly seconded.  In response to a question, Councillor Jarvis confirmed he was happy to sit on this Working Group.

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor E L Bamford requested a recorded vote. 

The Chairman then put the Leader of the Council’s proposal to the Council and in accordance with the request for a recorded vote, the voting was as follows:

For the recommendation:

Councillors M G Bassenger, B S Beale, V Bell, M R Edwards, M S Heard, K W Jarvis, K M H Lagan, C Mayes, C Morris, S P Nunn, N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall, N J Skeens, W Stamp, Mrs J C Stilts and C Swain.

Against the recommendation:

Councillors E L Bamford, Miss A M Beale, Mrs P A Channer, M F L Durham, Mrs J L Fleming, A L Hull, J V Keyes, C P Morley  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30

To consider the report of the Head of Paid Service (copy to follow).

The Council considered the report of the Head of Paid Service, circulated prior to the meeting, seeking Members’ agreement to appoint Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council for the municipal year.

In addition to the annual appointment of Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council the report sought Members consideration of creation of a Strategies Engagement Member Task and Finish Working Group (SEWG).  The purpose of the SEWG was to review the commercial and thematic strategies to enable Officers to incorporate Members’ comments before final submission to the Council.  The proposed Terms of Reference for the SEWG were attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

The Leader of the Council presented the report and proposed that recommendation (i) as set out in report be agreed.  This proposal was duly seconded and agreed.

The Leader then proposed that recommendation (ii) be agreed and Councillors E L Bamford, Mrs P A Channer, A S Fluker, M W Helm, Mrs M E Thompson and Miss S White be appointed to the Strategic Engagement Member Task and Finish Working Group.  This was duly seconded.

Councillor M S Heard, Leader of the Opposition, referred again to the Independent Group and requested that it be recorded that the Group were once again being denied the opportunity work on these groups.

At this point and in response to some questions the Leader of the Council provided some clarification regarding the proposed representatives to Working Groups.

Councillor W Stamp outlined concerns she had regarding the proposed Terms of Reference for the SEWG and proposed that they be amended to reflect the political balance.  This proposal was not supported.

In response to further comments from members of the Independent Group the Leader of the Council provided further clarification on the Working Groups which he advised did not need to be politically balanced.  He explained that the SEWG would report back to the Council at which point a debate on its recommendations could be had, if required.

The Chairman then put recommendation (ii) as set out in the report with the six Members as proposed by the Leader of the council.  Upon a vote being taken this was agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)              That the appointments to the Working Groups as set out APPENDIX 2 to these Minutes be confirmed;

(ii)            That the creation of a Strategies Engagement Member Task and Finish Working Group be agreed subject to the Terms of Reference as appended to the report and the appointment of the following Members:

·   E L Bamford

·   Mrs P A Channer CC

·   A S Fluker

·   M W Helm

·   Mrs M E Thompson

·   Miss S White