Issue - meetings

The Mayor has permitted the addition of this additional urgent item to the agenda in accordance with FCR 7.7 of Appendix 4 of the Constitution as it was necessary to inform Members of the matter at the earliest opportunity available. 

Full Council is requested to agree the appointment of the Chair of the Crime and Disorder Committee and representative on the Surrey Police and Crime Panel following the recent change of political group membership of the current Chair and representative.

The Mayor informed the Council that he had permitted the addition of this additional urgent item to the agenda in accordance with FCR 7.7 of Appendix 4 of the Constitution as it was necessary to inform Members of the matter at the earliest opportunity available. 

The Council was requested to agree the appointment of the Chair of the Crime and Disorder Committee and representative on the Surrey Police and Crime Panel following the recent change of political group membership of the current Chair and representative.

Councillor John Beckett MOVED and Councillor Rachel King SECONDED the recommendations of the report.

Following consideration, it was resolved with 24 votes for, 4 against and the Mayor not voting to:

(1)       Agree to appoint Councillor Alan Williamson as the Chair of the Crime and Disorder Committee.

(2)       Agree to appoint Councillor Alan Williamson as the Council’s Representative on the Surrey Police and Crime Panel.