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, the appointment of Councillors on Committees and appointments to outside bodies as part of the annual review and following Councillor Karen Rampton’s resignation from the Conservative Group.

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 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

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, the appointment of Councillors on Committees and appointments to outside bodies as part of the annual review and following Councillor Karen Rampton’s resignation from the Conservative Group.

Councillor Philip Broadhead proposed an amendment to the figures contained within table 2 which read as follows: -

“Recommendations as agreed but to amend table 2 to make the following changes:

Reduce Conservative seat on environment and place committee from 2 to 1. 

Increase Poole Engage seat on environment and place committee from 0 to 1. 

Reduce Poole Engage seat on Audit and Governance from 1 to 0. 

Increase Conservative seat on Audit and Governance from 1 to 2.”

This amendment was seconded by Councillor Judes Butt.

Discussion took place on the amendment with members expressing concern with regards to the proposed changes.

Voting: 13:47 (4 Abstentions)

The proposed amendment fell with the voting set out as above.

Discussion then took place on the original recommendations as set out on the agenda.

Councillor Patrick Canavan, as Leader of the Labour Group reported that there would be a change to the proposed membership contained within Table 3 as follows: -

-       Councillor Patrick Canavan was to be replaced on the Overview Scrutiny Board by Councillor Michelle Dower; and

-       Councillor Michelle Dower was to be replaced on the Licensing Committee by Councillor Patrick Canavan.

RESOLVED that: -

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

(b)        the allocation of seats to each political group, as set out in Table 2, be approved;

(c)        the appointment of Councillors to Committees and Boards, taking into account the wishes of each political group as detailed in Table 3 and as reported by Councillor Canavan, be approved;

(d)        the allocation of seats to each political group to the outside bodies, as detailed in Table 4, be approved;

(e)        the appointment of Councillors to the outside bodies, as detailed in Table 5, be approved; and

(f)       subject to (b) and (d) above, the appointment of the named unaligned Members to Committees, Boards and Outside Bodies as detailed in Tables 3 and 5, be approved.

Voting: 52:7 (5 abstentions)