Agenda item

Report to follow regarding:

(a)          Notice of Constitution of Political Groups, Group Leaders and Deputies;

(b)          Appointments made by the Leader to the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Outside Organisations carrying out Executive Functions;

(c)          Membership, Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (Non-Executive Bodies);

(d)          Appointments to Outside Organisations carrying out Council, regulatory or non-Cabinet Functions.

The Council will need to vote on (c) and (d) where the number of nominations exceeds the number of places available.

Mover: Councillor C Whitbread, (Chairman of the Panel and Leader of the Council)

Councillor C Whitbread reported on the appointments which he had made to the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Outside Organisations carrying out executive Functions.

Councillor C Whitbread also reported the recommendations of the Appointment Panel in relation to the membership, chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (non-executive bodies) and to Outside Organisations carrying out Council, regulatory or non Cabinet Functions. Councillor C Whitbread also advised of the changes made to the nominations since the Panel had met.

The Council voted on appointments where the number of nominations exceeded the number of places available.

            RESOLVED:

            (1)        That, in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, the constitution of political groups as set out in Appendix 1,, to these minutes be noted;

(2)        That details of appointments made by the Leader of the Council to the Cabinet and Cabinet Sub-Committees carrying out Executive functions as set out on Appendix 2, to these minutes be noted;

(3)        That the Membership, Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (non-Executive bodies) as set out at Appendix 3 to these minutes be approved;

(4)        That the group representatives for the purposes of notifying substitute members for meetings be approved as follows:

(a)          Conservative Group:

Councillor C. Whitbread (Leader);

Councillor S. Stavrou (Deputy Leader);

Councillor S. Kane; and

Councillor G. Waller;

(b)          Green Party Group:

Councillor S. Neville (Leader); and

Councillor S. Heap (Deputy Leader);

(c)          Liberal Democrat Group:

Councillor J. M. Whitehouse (Leader); and

Councillor J. H. Whitehouse (Deputy Leader); and

(d)          Loughton Residents Association Group:

Councillor C. P. Pond (Leader); and

Councillor D. Wixley (Deputy Leader);

(5)        That Group Leaders confirmed nominations to the Proper Officer for the Overview and Scrutiny Select Committees for 2017/18 by 24 May 2017;

(6)        That the appointments to Outside Organisations carrying out Council Regulatory or non-Cabinet functions, as set out at Appendix 4 to these minutes be noted ; and

(7)        That the appointments made by the Leader of the Council to Outside Organisations carrying out Executive Functions, as set out at Appendix 5, to these minutes be noted.