Agenda item

Review of Allocation of Seats

To consider the joint report of the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer (to follow).

Minutes:

Members were advised that following the amendment of the minutes of the meeting on 12 December 2018 to record a vote against the decision set out in Minute No. 51, the Council was required to review its allocation of seats again.

 

It was moved by Councillor K E Morris and duly seconded by Councillor B Gardner that Option 1 of the report be approved. This would continue the current seat allocation arrangements agreed by Members on 12 December 2018.

 

On being put to the meeting a vote against was recorded. As the decision was a variation to the principles set out in s.15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 it required no Member to vote against it.

 

Subsequent to this vote, the Member who voted against the decision agreed to withdraw their vote against.

 

It was moved by Councillor K E Morris and duly seconded by Councillor B Gardner that Option 1 of the report be approved and it was

 

RESOLVED:  (a)     That having reviewed the representation of the political groups and the non-politically aligned members on the ordinary committees of the Council and the other bodies to which it makes appointments, an allocation in accordance with Option 1 of the report be approved as follows:

 

                                 Dover Joint Transportation Board (7 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      4 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

                                 Non-aligned members   1 seat

 

                                 East Kent Services Committee (2 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      2 seats

 

                                 Electoral Matters Committee (5 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      3 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

 

                                 General Purposes Committee (5 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      3 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

 

                                 Governance Committee (7 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      4 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

                                 Non-aligned Members   1 seat

 

                                 Joint Staff Consultative Forum (5 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      3 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

 

                                 Joint Health, Safety and Welfare Consultative Forum (5 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      3 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

 

                                 Licensing Committee (15 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      8 seats

                                 Labour Group                 5 seats

                                 Progressive Group         1 seat

                                 Non-aligned Members   1 seat

 

                                 Planning Committee (10 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      5 seats

                                 Labour Group                 4 seats

                                 Progressive Group         1 seat

 

                                 Regulatory Committee (5 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      3 seats

                                 Labour Group                 2 seats

 

                                 Scrutiny (Community and Regeneration) Committee (10 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      5 seats

                                 Labour Group                 3 seats

                                 Progressive Group         1 seat

                                 Non-aligned Members   1 seat

                                

                                 Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee (10 seats)

                                 Conservative Group      4 seats

                                 Labour Group                 4 seats

                                 Progressive Group         1 seat

                                 Non-aligned Members   1 seat

 

                        (b)     That the seats on the ordinary committees and other bodies be appointed to give effect to the allocations and the nomination of the political groups and appoints to the ordinary committees of the Council and the other bodies to which it makes appointments as follows:

 

                                 Dover Joint Transportation Board                                            

CON (4)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (1)

J S Back

P M Brivio

 

G Rapley

A Friend

D G Cronk

 

 

P D Jull

 

 

 

M J Ovenden

 

 

 

 

                                 East Kent Services Committee

CON (2)

LAB (0)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

K E Morris

 

 

 

M D Conolly

 

 

 

 

                                 East Kent Services Committee – Named Substitutes

CON (2)

LAB (0)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

N J Collor

 

 

 

T J Bartlett

 

 

 

 

                                 Electoral Matters Committee

CON (3)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

K E Morris

B Gardner

 

 

S S Chandler

K Mills

 

 

F J W Scales

 

 

 

 

                                 General Purposes Committee

CON (3)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

S M Le Chevalier

B Gardner

 

 

M D Conolly

K Mills

 

 

D P Murphy

 

 

 

 

                                 Governance Committee

CON (4)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (1)

P G Heath

S F Bannister

 

R J Frost

D Hannent

M I Cosin

 

 

B W Butcher

 

 

 

P I Carter

 

 

 

 

                                 Joint Staff Consultative Forum

CON (3)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

M D Conolly

M I Cosin

 

 

P G Heath

A S Pollitt

 

 

S M Le Chevalier

 

 

 

 

                                 Joint Health, Safety and Welfare Consultative Forum

CON (3)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

M D Conolly

M I Cosin

 

 

P G Heath

A S Pollitt

 

 

S M Le Chevalier

 

 

 

 

                                 Licensing Committee                                        

CON (8)

LAB (5)

PRO (1)

NAM (1)

B W Butcher

B Gardner

P Walker

B Glayzer

A Friend

S F Bannister

 

 

P D Jull

P M Brivio

 

 

P S Le Chevalier

D G Cronk

 

 

S M Le Chevalier

A M Napier

 

 

D P Murphy

 

 

 

M J Ovenden

 

 

 

M Rose

 

 

 

 

                                 Planning Committee

CON (5)

LAB (4)

PRO (1)

NAM (0)

F J W Scales

B Gardner

M R Eddy

 

B W Butcher

D G Cronk

 

 

P M Beresford

P J Hawkins

 

 

T A Bond

P M Wallace

 

 

M J Ovenden

 

 

 

 

                                 Regulatory Committee

CON (3)

LAB (2)

PRO (0)

NAM (0)

B W Butcher

P M Brivio

 

 

P S Le Chevalier

B Gardner

 

 

D P Murphy

 

 

 

 

                                 Scrutiny (Community and Regeneration) Committee

CON (5)

LAB (3)

PRO (1)

NAM (1)

T A Bond

L A Keen

P Walker

R J Frost

M J Ovenden

G Cowan

 

 

P I Carter

P M Brivio

 

 

N Dixon

 

 

 

P D Jull

 

 

 

 

                                 Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee

CON (4)

LAB (4)

PRO (1)

NAM (1)

T A Bond

M I Cosin

M R Eddy

R J Frost

M J Ovenden

P J Hawkins

 

 

P D Jull

D A Sargent

 

 

M Rose

J M Heron

 

 

 

                        (c)     That the positions of Chairman and Vice-Chairman for each of the ordinary committees of the council and the two scrutiny committees be appointed as follows:

 

                                 Electoral Matters Committee

                                 K E Morris (Chairman)

                                 S S Chandler (Vice-Chairman)

 

                                 General Purposes Committee

                                 S M Le Chevalier (Chairman)

                                 M D Conolly (Vice-Chairman)

 

                                 Governance Committee

                                 P G Heath (Chairman)

                                 D Hannent (Vice-Chairman)

 

                                 Planning Committee

                                 F J W Scales (Chairman)

                                 B W Butcher (Vice-Chairman)

                                 B Gardner (Spokesperson)

 

                                 Regulatory Committee

                                 B W Butcher (Chairman)

                                 P S Le Chevalier (Vice-Chairman)

 

                                 Scrutiny (Community and Regeneration) Committee

                                 L A Keen (Chairman)

                                 G Cowan (Vice-Chairman)

                                 T A Bond (Controlling Group Spokesperson)

                                 M J Ovenden (Controlling Group Deputy Spokesperson)

                                

                                 Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee

                                 M I Cosin (Chairman)

                                 P J Hawkins (Vice-Chairman)

                                 T A Bond (Controlling Group Spokesperson)

                                 M J Ovenden (Controlling Group Deputy Spokesperson)

                       

 

 

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