The Appointments Panel consists of two members
from each statutory Political Group on the Council. The Panel makes
recommendations to the annual Council meeting each year on
nominations for the following appointments from political groups
and non-affiliated members:
(a)
the Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet members;
(b)
the Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and membership of Cabinet
Committees;
(c)
the Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and membership of Committees and
Sub-Committees (including Scrutiny Committees), Panels, Boards
Working Groups and similar bodies; and
(d)
outside body appointments falling to the Council to fill;
In
recommending appointments to the Council, the Panel:
(a)
proposes nominations based on the entitlement of each political
group in accordance with the statutory pro-rata;
(b)
ensures that consideration is given to any nominations made by
non-affiliated members for any position or appointment;
(c)
ensures, so as far is practicable, an equitable allocation of
chairmanships and vice-chairmanships across the political groups or
to non-affiliated members having majority support; and
(d)
circulates schedules of recommended appointments to all members
prior to the Council meeting.
In recommending outside body appointments to
the Council, the Panel gives precedence to local ward members for
those that have a ‘local’ designation and an equitable
allocation of places across the political groups of the
Council.