To consider any proposals for changes to committee membership
Minutes:
The Mayor advised that Cllr England would like to address the Council with regard committee membership.
Cllr England read out the following statement;
‘It has been brought to my attention that I may have inadvertently misled Council in my response to Councillor Weston when, at the Extraordinary Council, she asked me a question about the allocation of Chairperson positions. It was certainly not my intention to mislead so I wish to clarify that, whilst committee allocation on an overall basis is agreed by political proportionality between the groups with remaining seats allocated to Independent Members, Council could decide to appoint an Independent Member to Chairperson or Vice-Chair positions if Council agreed to do so. The proposal before the Extraordinary Council meeting for Committee membership has been re-circulated to Members. This currently doesn’t have any Independent Members as Chair or Vice Chair, but for clarity I suggest that a vote is taken this evening to confirm the overall committee membership, as presented.
I understand there is one amendment requested to the version circulated in that one independent seat on the Housing and Community Overview & Scrutiny Committee will change, to remove Cllr Santamaria who will be replaced by Councillor Pringle. In addition, I would like to appoint Cllr Taylor as the Vice Chair of the Appeals Committee.
I therefore move the committee membership as originally considered at the meeting of the 15th October, subject to the changes I have just set out’
Cllr Dhyani seconded the proposal.
The Mayor asked if there were any further proposed changes?
Cllr Capozzi advised that she would like to move two amendments, as follows;
That Cllr Barry Mears be reinstated as the Chair of Housing and Community Overview & Scrutiny and that Cllr Weston be reinstated as the Vice Chair of Licensing Health & Safety full and sub committees.
The proposals were seconded by Cllr Hobson.
The Mayor advised that there would be a vote on each of the proposed amendments as moved by Cllr Capozzi.
A vote was held on the proposed amendment to appoint Cllr Barry Mears as the Chair of Housing & Community Overview & Scrutiny.
Vote:
For 7
Against 33
Abstain 1
(there were a total of 44 member present, of which 41 votes were cast)
The Mayor announced that the vote in respect of the amendment to appointment of Cllr Barry Mears as the Chair of Housing & Community Overview & Scrutiny was lost.
A vote was held on the proposed amendment to appoint Cllr Carole Weston as the Vice Chair of the Licensing Health & Safety full and sub committees.
Vote:
For 7
Against 32
Abstain 0
(there were a total of 44 member present, of which 39 votes were cast)
The Mayor announced that the vote in respect of the amendment to appointment of Cllr Carole Weston as the Vice Chair of the Licensing Health & Safety full and sub committees was lost.
The Mayor announced that as both amendments had been lost, she would be asking Council to vote on Cllr England’s initial proposal, namely the committee membership as originally considered at the meeting on the 15th October, subject the removal of Cllr Santamaria from the Housing Overview & Scrutiny Committee, to be replaced with Cllr Pringle and the appointment of Cllr Taylor as the Vice Chair of Appeals.
Vote:
For 37
Against 4
Abstain 1
(there were a total of 44 member present, of which 42 votes were cast)
The Mayor announced that the vote had carried and the committee membership as set out has been agreed.