Agenda item

(a)    Committees

To appoint the following Committees as the Council considers appropriate to deal with matters which are neither reserved to the Council nor are executive functions:

Dover Joint Transportation Board

East Kent Shared Services Committee

Electoral Matters Committee

General Purposes Committee

Governance Committee

Joint Health, Safety and Welfare Consultative Forum

Joint Staff Consultative Forum

Licensing Committee

Planning Committee

Regulatory Committee

Scrutiny (Community and Regeneration) Committee

Scrutiny (Policy and Performance) Committee

Standards Committee

(b)   Review of Allocation of Seats to Political Groups

To determine the allocation of seats to political groups in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.The attached report of the Chief Executive and Director of Governance sets out the recommended allocation of seats to political groups.

(c)  Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and Spokespersons of Committees

To appoint the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Controlling Group Spokespersons and Deputy Controlling Group Spokespersons of the above Committees as appropriate.

The list below sets out the Chairman’s Political Groups for the period 2015/16 for reference. 

Committee                                               Chairman’s Political Group

Dover Joint Transportation Board             As per terms of reference

East Kent Shared Services Committee    As per terms of reference

Electoral Matters Committee                    Conservative

General Purposes Committee                  Conservative

Governance Committee                           Conservative

Joint Health, Safety and Welfare

Consultative Forum                                   Elected by the membership of the Forum

Joint Staff Consultative Forum                 Elected by the membership of the Forum

Licensing Committee                                Elected by the membership of the Committee

Planning Committee                                 Conservative

Regulatory Committee                              Conservative

Scrutiny (Community and

Regeneration) Committee                        Labour (the Constitution presumes the committee will be opposition chaired)

Scrutiny (Policy and

Performance) Committee                         Labour (the Constitution presumes the committee will be opposition chaired)

Standards Committee                               Conservative

It was moved by Councillor P A Watkins, duly seconded and

RESOLVED: (a)     That the Dover Joint Transportation Board and the 2 Overview and Scrutiny Committee be considered as Ordinary Committees for the purposes of calculating the allocation of seats for political groups.

                        (b)     That a Licensing Committee be appointed with 15 seats and, whilst noting the duty to ensure political proportionality does not apply to the Licensing Committee, its seats be allocated to reflect the proportionality of the Council.

(c)     That, having noted the allocation of seats calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Council Committees be constituted as indicated below for the ensuring municipal year and the Boards and Forums be constituted with the membership, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Spokespersons as shown:

                        (The Licensing Committee, the Joint Health, Safety and Welfare Consultative Forum and the Joint Staff Consultative Forum each appoint its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The Chairman of the Dover Joint Transportation Board is appointed by the Cabinet.)

(d)     That the following Lead Member appointments be noted: