To consider the structure of the Authority (MO/02/2526).

Councillor Les Byrom presented the report and drew Members’ attention to paragraph seven of the report, which detailed the existing structure and the proposal to keep the same for 2025-26. The committee structure and membership thereof had been circulated and confirmed prior to the meeting.

The Chair also confirmed those Members undertaking a role attracting a Special Responsibility Allowance.

Members agreed the following structure:

The Chair confirmed appointment to the other role that did not attract a Special Responsibility Allowance.

This included the Lead Members which had been provided prior to the meeting as per below:

Pension Board – Councillor Chris Page.

RESOLVED that:

a)    the committees to be determined were approved as in appendix B of the report;

b)    the number of voting Members to be appointed to each Committee was determined and approved in accordance with appendix B;

c)    the number of seats on each Committee to be allocated to each political group in accordance with the political balance regulations was determined and approved in accordance with appendix B;

d)    an alternative from the relevant political group already appointed to the Authority can attend a Committee in the absence of the substantive Member be approved;

e)    the Members who are to be appointed to the Committees and roles attracting a Special Responsibility Allowance, in accordance with the wishes of the relevant political group, in respect of those seats allocated to that group had were confirmed ;

f)     the nominations proposed by the Chair for the Lead Member roles were confirmed;

g)    the nomination proposed by the Chair prior to the meeting for the Employer Representative on the Local Pension Board be confirmed; and

h)    Members will inform Democratic Services prior to the start of any meeting if an alternative Member is attending on their behalf be confirmed.