Review of Political Balance and Appointments to Committees and Working Parties
Decision Maker: Head of Governance Support
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Further to the decision of Council on 1 February 2018 delegating designation of seats to ungrouped Independent members to the Governance Support Manager, the designations have been determined as follows:
Committees:
Councillor Amil – Civic and Harbour Committees
Councillor Excell – Investment and Licensing Committees
Councillor King – Appeals (School Transport) and Development Management Committees
Councillor Mills – Employment and Licensing Committees
Councillor Parrott – Housing Rental Company and Licensing Committees
Working Parties:
Councillor Amil – Airshow Working Party
Councillor Excell – Children’s Services Monitoring Working Party
Councillor King – Adults Services and Public Health Monitoring Working Party
Councillor Mills – Community Asset Transfer Panel
Councillor Parrott – Corporate Parent Members Group
Reasons for the decision:
To determine the designations of seats to ungrouped Independent members following the Council’s decision on political balance on 1 February 2018.
Alternative options considered:
None
Implementation:
This decision will come into force immediately.
Information:
At its meeting on 1 February 2018, the Council determined the political balance on committees and working parties following notification that Councillors Amil, Excell, Mills and King wished to be known as ungrouped Independent members on the Council and Councillor Parrott wished to be known as a UKIP member. The Governance Support Manager was given delegated authority to determine the designation of seats to the ungrouped Independent members/UKIP member, in consultation with the ungrouped Independent members.
The councillors concerned were consulted on 6 February 2018 and the seats have been designated as set out in the decision below.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None
Publication date: 06/02/2018
Date of decision: 06/02/2018
Contact Governance Support
- Email: governance.support@torbay.gov.uk
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