Agenda item

To appoint Members to Committees, Consultative Forums and Working Groups and to nominate Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees as set out in the attached schedule (to follow).

Please note the schedule will be supplied as a supplement to the agenda when it is available.

9.1         The Council considered the Schedule of Appointments to Committees, Consultative Forums and Working Groups, and nominations for Chairs and Vice Chairs for the municipal year 2016-17 (see Appendix 1). The appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs to committees would be made at the first meeting of each committee.

9.2         Councillor James moved the motion set out in the schedule.

9.3         Councillor Dallimore seconded the motion.

9.4         Councillor Hilton noted that top-up Members may be required for the Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel to achieve political balance and requested the Leader support his proposal for Councillor D. Brown to take up such a role should a top-up Liberal Democrat Councillor be required.

9.5         Councillor Dee advised that Gloucestershire County Council would seek top-up Members once it had been advised of the appointments made by each of the district Councils.

9.6         Councillor James advised that he was not responsible for decisions on top-up Members, but would welcome the inclusion of additional Councillors from Gloucester City Council.

9.7         RESOLVED –

(1)       The schedule of appointments of Members to Committees, Consultative Forums and Working Groups for 2016/17 be approved.

(2)       In respect of the above, the Council, in accordance with Council Procedure Rules, appoint all Members as named deputies for all those meetings (with the exception of Cabinet, Planning Committee and Licensing and Enforcement Committee) to which the Member has not been appointed.

(3)       That the nominations for Chair and Vice Chair of Committees, as set out in the schedule, be noted and that each Committee at its first meeting in the new municipal year 2016/17 confirms and appoints its Chair and Vice Chair.