Issue - meetings

This report invites the Council to consider its non-executive and regulatory Committee arrangements for the Council Year May 2022 to May 2023 and associated annual business, whilst recognising that a revised Constitution will be brought to Council in July 2022.

The Council considered the Annual business report, which invites Members to establish their non-executive and regulatory Committee arrangements for the Council Year May 2022 to May 2023.

On a motion from Councillor Kevin Guy, seconded by Councillor Vic Pritchard, it was unanimously

RESOLVED to

1.  Approve the structure for non-executive and regulatory decision making and Policy Development & Scrutiny working (set out in current form in Appendix 1 of the report);

2.  Accordingly, appoint those bodies with membership, terms of reference and delegated powers as set out in the Constitution (and with any necessary amendments arising from this meeting);

3.  Approve the allocation of seats on those Committees and Panels (such seats to be filled in accordance with the nominations made by the political groups);

4.  Appoint to chair each committee and panel those Councillors as may from time to time be nominated by the political group to whom the chairmanship of the body is allocated;

5.  Authorise the Monitoring Officer to fill any casual vacancies in membership of all the bodies constituted and vacancy in the office of Chair of such bodies in accordance with the wishes of the political groups;

6.  Determine the bodies on which co-optedand independent members are to have seats, as either voting or non-voting members and appoint such members accordingly (current arrangements are set out in Appendix 1 of the report);

7.  Note the arrangements for the conduct of Cabinet business, as set out in section 5 of the report;

8.  Note the activity of the Member Advocates, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, and agree the advocate title change from ‘Biodiversity’ to ‘Green Infrastructure & Nature Recovery’;

9.  Instruct the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with Group Leaders, to make appointments on non-executive outside bodies and note that the Leader or Cabinet Members will do so for executive outside bodies, where such vacancies arise;

10.Note the calendar of meeting dates that has been prepared up to May 2023 which is available on the Council’s website;

11.Authorise the Monitoring Officer to make and publicise any amendment to the Council’s Constitution required, or take any other necessary action, as a result of decisions taken at this meeting on this and other reports within the agenda, or otherwise as required by law.