Agenda item

Appointment of Committee's for 2019/20

To approve the appointment of Members of the Council to Committee’s Working Groups, etc and to note shadow appointments for 2019/20 (tabled at the meeting)

Minutes:

The Council considered a schedule of nominations for the appointment of committees, working groups and panels in accordance with the political balance of the Council, together with nominations to Chair and Vice Chair positions.

 

The Leader was proposing a reduction in the number of seats allocated to some Committees. It was his view that some of the Committees were too big in size and as a council, going forwards there is a need to support a greater quality of decision making.

 

It was also the Leader’s intention to review the current role of My Neighbourhoods and the reduction in committee places would afford Members more time to get involved with the new neighbourhood arrangements.

 

The two current Licensing Committees will also be merged into one, to be rename the Licensing and Public Safety Committee, with the memberships for all Sub-Committee Panels still continuing to be drawn from the main Committee.

 

The Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Margaret Smith commented that she felt quite strongly that the numbers should not have been reduced, stating that it was important for new councillors to be given the opportunity to experience all aspects of committee decision making.

 

It was moved by Councillor Paul Foster, seconded by Councillor Mick Titherington and

 

RESOLVED (Yes 27, Abstain 1, No 17)

 

That:

 

1.    The allocation of committee places in accordance with the Political Balance Rules as set out in the report be approved.

2.    The Members, Chairs and Vice Chairs for the committees set out in the appendix to the report be appointed for the period of twelve months until the First Business Meeting of the Council in May 2020.

 

 

Committee

 

Conservative Group

 

Labour Group

 

Liberal Democrats Group

Planning Committee

(13 Members)

 

(6:6:1)

Mary Green

Jon Hesketh

Cliff Hughes

Caroline Moon

Phil Smith

Barrie Yates

Caleb Tomlinson (Chair)

Mal Donoghue (Vice Chair)

Jane Bell

Mick Higgins

Keith Martin

Christine Melia

David Shaw

Scrutiny Committee

(11 Members)

 

(5:5:1)

 

Michael Green (Vice Chair)

Matthew Campbell

Colin Coulton

Jim Marsh

Karen Walton

Will Adams

Mal Donoghue

Chris Lomax

Colin Sharples

Matthew Trafford

David Howarth (Chair)

Licensing and Public Safety Committee

(11 Members)

 

(5:5:1)

 

Jacqui Mort

Peter Mullineaux

Alan Ogilvie

John Rainsbury

Sarah Whitaker

Ken Jones (Chair)

Jacky Alty

Jane Bell

Derek Forrest

Mick Higgins

Renee Blow (Vice Chair)

Standards Committee

(7 Members)

 

(3:3:1)

 

Karen Walton (Vice Chair)

Carol Chisholm

David Suthers

Carol Wooldridge (Chair)

Derek Forrest

Ken Jones

Renee Blow

Governance Committee

(7 Members)

 

(3:3:1)

 

Damian Bretherton

Colin Clark

Margaret Smith

Ian Watkinson (Chair)

James Flannery

(Vice Chair)

Christine Melia

Angela Turner

Appeal Committee

(3 Members)

 

(1:1:1)

 

Paul Wharton-Hardman

James Flannery

Angela Turner

Appointment and Employment Panel

(5 Members)

 

(2:2:1)

 

Margaret Smith

Caroline Moon

 

 

Phil Smith (Substitute)

Paul Foster (Chair)

Mick Titherington

 

Susan Jones

(Substitute)

David Howarth

 

 

 

David Shaw

(Substitute)

Shared Services Joint Committee

(5 Members)

 

(2:2:1)

 

Colin Clark

Margaret Smith

 

 

 

Caroline Moon

(Substitute)

Paul Foster (Vice Chair)

Matthew Tomlinson

 

Mick Titherinton

(Substitute)

David Shaw

 

 

 

 

David Howarth

(Substitute)

Shared Services Joint Committee – Appointments Panel

(3 Members)

 

(1:1:1)

 

Colin Clark

 

Phil Smith

(Substitute)

Paul Foster

 

Mick Titherington

(Substitute)

David Shaw

 

David Howarth

(Substitute)

Central Lancashire  Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee

(3 SRBC Members)

 

(0:3:0)

 

 

Bill Evans

Caleb Tomlinson

Mal Donoghue

 

Paul Foster

Mick Titherington

(Substitute)

 

Local Plan Working Group

(7 Members)

 

(3:3:1)

 

Cliff Hughes

Peter Mullineaux

Phil Smith

Bill Evans (Chair)

Caleb Tomlinson (Vice Chair)

Ian Watkinson

David Shaw

 

 

3.    The Interim Monitoring Officer be authorised to amend the Constitution to take into account the consequential changes as a result of this report being approved.

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