Issue - meetings

The Council is asked to consider and approve the review of the political balance of the Council, the allocation of seats on Committees to each Political Group, appointment of Councillors to Committees and appointments to Outside bodies following Councillors Jackie Edwards and Andy Jones leaving the Conservative Group to be unaligned, and the result of the by-election in the Highcliffe and Walkford Ward.

The Leader of the Council presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Council was asked to consider and approve the review of the political balance of the Council, the allocation of seats on Committees to each Political Group, appointment of Councillors to Committees and appointments to Outside bodies following Councillors Jackie Edwards and Andy Jones leaving the Conservative Group to be unaligned, and the result of the by-election in the Highcliffe and Walkford Ward.

RESOLVED that: -

(a)           the revised political balance of the Council, as set out in Table 1 of this report be approved;

(b)            the number of seats on each committee, as set out in Table 2, be approved;

(c)             the allocation of seats to each political group, as set out in Table 3 (to follow), be approved;

(d)            the appointment of Councillors to Committees and Boards, taking account of the membership as detailed in Table 4 (to follow), be approved;

(e)             the allocation of seats to each political group on the outside bodies as detailed in Table 5 (to follow), be approved;

(f)              the appointment of Councillors to the outside bodies, as detailed in Table 6 (to follow), be approved; and

(g)            Subject to (b) and (f) above the Council is requested to approve the appointment of unaligned Members to any Committees, Boards and Outside bodies.

Voting: Unanimous