Issue - meetings

(List of Committees, Sub-Committees and other bodies to be appointed, with Chairs and Vice Chairs indicated, to be tabled).

The Mayor agreed to the admission of this report as urgent business.  Appointments had only recently been finalised at Party Group Meetings and needed approval to permit committees to be convened.

Councillor Cooke moved an amendment that the number of Councillor members of the Standards Committee be referred to the Constitutional Review Working Group for consideration.

The amendment was carried nemine contradicente.

Councillor Wilson moved a further amendment, that Councillor Winskill be appointed Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Councillor Whyte seconded.

On a vote there being 23 for and 32 against, the AMENDMENT was lost.

RESOLVED:

1.      That the process for appointing to Committees, Sub-Committees and Chairs/Vice Chairs be approved on the “slate” basis prescribed and that number of Councillor members of the Standards Committee be referred to the Constitutional Review Working Group for consideration.

2.      That the membership of committees, sub-committees and appointment of Chairs be agreed as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report subject to Resolution 1 above.

3.      That the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, as detailed in the                             Council’s Constitution at Appendix E, be confirmed with respect to                     non-executive functions.