Agenda item
Structure Of The Authority 2016/17
- Meeting of AGM (Annual General Meeting), Authority, Tuesday, 14th June, 2016 1.00 pm (Item 7.)
- View the background to item 7.
To consider Report CFO/054/16 of the Monitoring Officer, concerning the structure of the Authority for 2016/17, Committee powers and appointments to Committees and Lead Member and Ambassador roles.
Minutes:
Members considered report CFO/054/15 of the Monitoring Officer, regarding the minimum legal structure of the Authority, the decision making structure to be set for 2016/17, the appointment of Members to Committees, nomination of Chairs and determination of powers and duties of Committees; and the appointment of Members to Lead Member and Ambassador Roles.
Resolved that:
a) That the following Appointments, Committees and decision making structure of the Authority for 2016/17 be approved:
Chair of the Authority: Cllr Dave Hanratty
Vice-Chair of Authority: Cllr Les Byrom
Vice-Chair of Authority: Cllr Linda Maloney
Labour: Group Leader: Cllr Dave Hanratty (Chair).
Opposition Spokesperson:Cllr Lesley Rennie
Committee |
Members |
Audit & Scrutiny Sub-Committee Extended for 2016/17 to incorporate Scrutiny following abolition of Performance & Scrutiny Committee 5 Members (4 Labour, 1 Opposition) Plus 1 Independent Person |
1 Jean Stapleton (Chair) |
2 James Roberts |
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3 Sharon Connor |
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4 Joe De’Asha |
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5 Lesley Rennie |
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Appointments Committee (3 Labour,1 Conservative,1 Lib Dem) |
1 Dave Hanratty (Chair) 2 Les Byrom 3 Linda Maloney 4 Lesley Rennie 5 Marianne Welsh |
Appeals Committee (3 Labour,1 Conservative,1 Lib Dem) Made up of the Chair, Vice Chairs, and Opposition Members |
1 Dave Hanratty (Chair) 2 Les Byrom 3 Linda Maloney 4 Lesley Rennie 5 Marianne Welsh |
Member Development & Engagement Group (2 Labour,1 Conservative,1 Lib Dem) |
1. Barabara Murray (Chair) 2. Sharon Connor 3. Lesley Rennie 4. Marianne Welsh |
Lead Members and Ambassador:
Lead Role |
Lead Member |
Strategic Change & Resources |
Cllr James Roberts |
Operational Preparedness |
Cllr Lesley Rennie |
Operational Response |
Cllr Marianne Welsh |
People & Organisational Development |
Cllr Sharon Sullivan |
Community Risk Management (inc remit of Youth Engagement Ambassador) |
Cllr Peter Brennan |
Strategy & Performance |
Cllr Barbara Murray |
Ambassador Health & Wellbeing |
Cllr Paul Tweed |
Should Members be unable to attend a meeting they are
appointed to, they are to arrange for an appropriate Alternate
Member to attend on their behalf, to ensure correct political
balance; and inform Democratic Services of such
representatives prior to the start of the relevant meeting.
b) The deletion of the Performance & Scrutiny Committee from the Authority’s decision making structure for 2016/17; and subsequent saving of £6,053 pa associated with the payment of Special Responsibility Allowance for the Chair of this Committee, be noted.
c) The remit of the Audit Sub-Committee be extended to encompass scrutiny, with the Committee being renamed the Audit & Scrutiny Sub-Committee.
d) The remit of the Member Development Group be extended to encompass employee engagement activities, with the Group being renamed the Member Development & Engagement Group.
e) The roles of Member Ambassador for Youth Engagement and Lead Member for Community Risk Management, be combined, resulting in a saving of £2,018 pa, associated with the payment of Special Responsibility Allowances for such roles.
Supporting documents:
- Structure Of The Authority 2016/17, item 7. PDF 48 KB
- Appendix A: DRAFT Structure 2016/17, item 7. PDF 22 KB
- Appendix B: Committee Membership Template 2016/17, item 7. PDF 35 KB