Issue - meetings

The Full Council considered a report seeking approval of the allocation of seats on committees in accordance with the statutory requirements concerning political balance.

The Lord Mayor moved the report and the recommendations contained therein.

Councillor Johnson, Deputy Lord Mayor, seconded the motion.

It was then:

RESOLVED:

That Full Council:

1.     Approved the allocation of committee seats as set out.

2.     Noted that no vacancies of the Licensing Committee had been reported. 

3.     Agreed that all Members of Council be appointed to serve on an Appeals Committee comprising of any 3 Members of Council, subject to them having first received the necessary training and not having been involved in the original decision which is the subject of an appeal.

4.     Agreed that the Council be represented (as per paragraph 14) on the following joint bodies:

-        Joint Health Scrutiny Committee

-        Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the purpose of jointly scrutinising the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership

-        West of England Combined Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee

-        Joint Overview and Scrutiny Arrangementcomprising of the Constituent Councils of the West of England Combined Authority, the Mayor and North Somerset Council (“The Joint Overview and Scrutiny Arrangement”

-        West of England Combined Authority Audit

5.     Noted the position in relation to the membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board as per paragraph 15 of the report.

6.     Agreed that named members would be provided for the Committee memberships by the party group whips (to be sent to the Monitoring Officer).  If named substitutes were not also provided, then any councillor of the relevant group may attend a meeting as a substitute, other than in the case of:

-        a Development Control Committee, where the substitute must be a member of another Development Control Committee (and be appropriately trained).

-        any scrutiny commission, where the substitute may not be a member of the executive.