Agenda item

Establishment of Committees and Review of Political Proportionality

To appoint the committees of the Council for the ensuing year, to determine the number of Members on each committee and to review the political proportionality of the committees. (Report of the Executive Head of Corporate to follow.)

Minutes:

The Council was required by law to allocate seats in proportion to the political composition of the Council, with the aggregate membership of all the committees also being proportionate. 

 

The Council received a report setting out a proposed scheme of proportionality.

 

It was moved by Councillor Rodney Bates and seconded by Councillor Peter Barnett that the scheme set out in the agenda be amended by exchanging the allocation of seats for each group on the Performance & Finance Scrutiny Committee and the External Partnerships Select Committee.

 

The amendment was put to the vote and lost.  The scheme, as set out in the agenda paper, was put to the vote and carried.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(i)        the committees as set out at Annex A of the agenda report be appointed with the committee sizes shown; and

 

(ii)      the scheme of proportionality as set out at Annex A of the agenda report be adopted for 2019/20.

 

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