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Appointment of Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council

09/12/2020 - Appointment of Members to serve on Working Groups of the Council

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 and Mrs M E Thompson.

 

Abstention:

There were none.

 

The Chairman declared that this was therefore agreed.

 

Corporate Governance Working Group

In response to a query as to why this Group required appointing to as six Members were detailed, the Leader of the Council advised she wish to make an amendment and proposed that Councillors Mrs P A Channer, M F L Durham, K W Jarvis, R H Siddall, Mrs J C Stilts and Mrs M E Thompson be appointed to the Corporate Governance Working Group.  This proposal was duly seconded.

 

In response to a question Councillor Jarvis confirmed that he was happy to sit on the Working Group.

 

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor C Mayes requested a recorded vote.  This was duly seconded.

 

The Chairman then put the proposal of the Leader of the Council and 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 and Mrs M E Thompson.

 

Abstention:

There were none.

 

The Chairman declared that this was therefore agreed.

 

The Chairman then referred to the recommendations as set out in the report and sought the Council’s agreement of them. 

 

In response to a question regarding the COVID-19 Reset and Recover Working Group, the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance clarified that the Leader of the Council was not a named Member of this Working Group which consisted of six Members of the Council.

 

The Council then agreed (by assent) the recommendations as set out in the report.

 

RESOLVED

 

(i)              That the nominations provided for the Working Groups of the Council (as set out in APPENDIX 3 to these Minutes), with the exception of those Working Groups detailed in (ii) below, be agreed for the remainder of the Municipal Year;

 

(ii)            That the following appointments be agreed for the remainder of the Municipal Year:

 

Bradwell B Power Station Working Group

Councillors E L Bamford, M G Bassenger,
Mrs P A Channer CC, A L Hull, K M H Lagan, C Mayes and N G F Shaughnessy

Leisure Contract Task and Finish Working Group

Councillors M F L Durham CC,
Mrs J L Fleming, H L Hull, K W Jarvis,
S P Nunn, W Stamp,
Mrs J C Stilts
and Miss S White

Corporate Governance Working Group

Councillors Mrs P A Channer CC,
M F L Durham CC, K W Jarvis, R H Siddall,
Mrs J C Stilts
and Mrs M E Thompson