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To consider a report of the Chief Executive regarding the proportionality of the County Council and to make any Member appointments or alterations as required to the membership of committees and standing panels of the County Council, to statutory joint committees, to other proportional bodies the County Council is represented on, or to any other bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules.

The Council considered the report of the Chief Executive seeking approval of the proposed Proportionality Table, as set out in the Appendix to the report, following changes to the political composition of the Council.  Approval was also sought of appointments arising from the review of proportionality and some other membership changes as set out in paragraph 3 of the report.  The Leader also proposed some further appointments that had been received subsequent to the publication of the report.

RESOLVED:

a)        That the draft Proportionality Table appended to the report be approved.  The final Table is appended to these Minutes.

b)        That Councillor Andy Tree replace Councillor Rob Mocatta, and that Councillors Louise Parker-Jones and Prad Bains be appointed as the Independent Group Substitute Members on the Audit Committee.

c)      That Councillor Alex Crawford replace Councillor Peter Latham, and that Councillors Jacky Tustain and Kim Taylor be appointed as the Labour Substitute Members on the Pension Fund Panel and Board.

d)      That Councillor Lesley Meenaghan fill the Conservative Group vacancy on the Children and Young People Select Committee created by Councillor Bains becoming an Independent Group Member, and that Councillor Prad Bains replace Councillor Andy Tree as the Independent Group Member on this Committee.

e)      That Councillor Louise Parker-Jones replace Councillor Kim Taylor, and that Councillors Andy Tree and Prad Bains be appointed as the Independent Group Substitute Members on the Economy, Transport and Environment Select Committee.

f)          Children & Families Advisory Panel:

- That Councillor Elaine Still steps down from this Panel and that Arun Mummalenini replace Councillor Still as the Chairman of the Panel.

- That Councillor Adam Jackman be appointed as a full Member of the Panel and Councillor Sarah Pankhurst replace Councillor Jackman as a second Substitute Member for the Conservative Group.

- That Councillor Prad Bains remains on the Panel as an Independent Group Member and that the Conservative seat he vacated not be replaced to reduce the Conservative Group membership on this Panel from seven to six seats.

- That Councillors Andy Tree and Louise Parker-Jones be appointed as the two Independent Group Substitute Members.

g)        That Councillor Prad Bains replace Councillor Louise Parker-Jones on the Education Advisory Panel, and that Councillor Louise Parker-Jones be appointed as the second Substitute Member for the Independent Group.

h)        That Councillor Jacky Tustain replace Councillor Roz Chadd, and that Councillors Alex Crawford and Kim Taylor be appointed as the Labour Group Substitute Members on the Corporate Parenting Board.

i)          That Councillor Chris Donnelly replace Councillor Prad Bains as Vice-Chairman of the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE); that Councillor Pal Hayre be appointed as a full Member, and that Councillor Juliet Henderson replace Councillor Hayre as the second Conservative Substitute Member.

j)          That Councillor Zoe Huggins replace Councillor Elaine Still, and that Councillor Stephen Parker replace Councillor Huggins as the second Conservative Substitute Member on the Policy and Resources Select Committee.

k)         Health and Adult Social Care Select Committee:

-    That Councillor Adam Jackman replace Councillor Rhydian Vaughan  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22

To consider a report of the Chief Executive to make any Member appointments or alterations as required to the membership of committees and standing panels of the County Council, to statutory joint committees, to other proportional bodies the County Council is represented on, or to any other bodies which are not subject to proportionality rules.