Agenda item

Constitution of, allocation of seats on and appointment of Committees, Sub Committees and Advisory Panels; Appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen

To seek approval of the allocation of seats on Committees and Advisory Panels; the appointments to Committees and Advisory Panels and the appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen.

Minutes:

The Council considered a report seeking approval of the allocation of seats on Committees and Advisory Panels; the appointments to Committees and Advisory Panels and the appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen for the 2019/20 Municipal Year.

Following consideration, it was resolved:

That the Council:

(1)      Noted that for the purposes of Regulations made under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Members of the Council had formed themselves into Political Groups with the numbers of Members as shown in the report, and that under those Regulations, the sizes of the Groups were used as the basis for determining Group entitlements to seats on relevant Committees, and agreed the allocation of seats as set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the report in order to comply with the political balance regulations requiring seats to be allocated proportionately to the political groups represented on Council;

(2)      To allocate seats on the Committees and Advisory Panels in accordance with the wishes of the political groups and appoint Chairmen and Vice Chairmen in light of the nominations received as set out below:

Planning Committee (13): Clive Woodbridge (Chairman), Monica Coleman (Vice Chairman), Nigel Collin, Lucie Dallen, Neil Dallen, Previn Jagutpal, Colin Keane, Jan Mason, Deborah Monksfield, Steven McCormick, Peter O’Donovan, David Reeve, Humphrey Reynolds.

Community and Wellbeing Committee (10): Barry Nash (Chairman), Hannah Dalton (Vice Chairman), Kate Chinn, Christine Cleveland, Bernice Froud, Luke Giles, Christine Howells, Julie Morris, Phil Neale, Peter Webb.

Environment & Safe Communities Committee (10): Neil Dallen (Chairman), Alex Coley (Vice Chairman), Steve Bridger, Lucie Dallen, Chris Frost, Rob Geleit, Steven McCormick, Julie Morris, Peter O’Donovan, Chris Webb.

Licensing and Planning Policy Committee (10): David Reeve (Chairman), Clive Woodbridge (Vice Chairman), Monica Coleman, Lucie Dallen, Neil Dallen, Chris Frost, Liz Frost, Rob Geleit, Julie Morris, Humphrey Reynolds.

Licensing Sub Committee Pool: Neil Dallen, Rob Geleit, Previn Jagutpal, Julie Morris, Phil Neale, Peter O’Donovan, David Reeve, Humphrey Reynolds.

Strategy and Resources Committee (10): Eber Kington (Chairman), Clive Smitheram (Vice Chairman), Arthur Abdulin, Steve Bridger, Kate Chinn, Nigel Collin, Hannah Dalton, David Gulland, Colin Keane, Barry Nash.

Shareholder Sub-Committee: Membership of the Shareholder Sub-Committee is appointed by the Strategy and Resources Committee.

Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee (10): Steve Bridger (Chairman), Alex Coley (Vice Chairman), Nigel Collin, Liz Frost, Rob Geleit, Steven McCormick, David Gulland, Phil Neale, Humphrey Reynolds, Alan Sursham.

Standards Committee (9): Liz Frost (Chairman), Hannah Dalton (Vice Chairman), Kate Chinn, Robert Foote, Eber Kington, David Reeve, Guy Robbins, Chris Webb, Peter Webb.

Financial Policy Panel (8): Eber Kington (Chairman), Kate Chinn, Nigel Colin, Neil Dallen, David Gulland, Colin Keane, Barry Nash, Clive Smitheram.

Health Liaison Panel (7): Liz Frost (Chairman), Christine Cleveland, Nigel Collin, Hannah Dalton, Bernice Froud, Deborah Monksfield, Guy Robbins.

Human Resources Panel (6): Peter Webb (Chairman), Christine Cleveland, Alex Coley, Robert Foote, Colin Keane, Guy Robbins.

Nonsuch Park Joint Management Committee (3): Kate Chinn, Colin Keane, David Reeve.

Surrey Police and Crime Panel (1): David Reeve

Councillor Bernie Muir requested that the Minutes record that she voted in opposition to these resolutions.

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