Agenda item

Report to follow regarding:

(a)  Notice of Constitution of Political Groups, Group Leaders and Deputies;

(b)  Appointments made by the Leader to the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Outside Organisations carrying out Executive Functions;

(c)   Membership, Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (Non-Executive Bodies);

(d)   Appointments to Outside Organisations carrying out Council, Regulatory or non- Cabinet Functions.

The Council will need to vote on (c) and (d) where the number of nominations exceeds the number of places available.

(a)        Leader of the Council

By leave of the Council, the Chairman took the second recommendation of the Panel before other items, namely consideration of the appointment of a Leader of the Council.  The nomination of Councillor Wagland for the office of Leader of the Council having been formally moved by Councillor Philip and seconded by Councillor Johnson, it was:

            RESOLVED:

            That Councillor Wagland be appointed Leader of the Council.

(b)       Leader and Council Appointments

(Mover: Councillor Wagland – Chairman of the Panel)

Councillor Wagland reported on appointments which she had made to the Cabinet and Cabinet Committees and to Outside Organisations carrying out executive functions.

Councillor Wagland also reported recommendations of the Appointments Panel in relation to the membership, chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (non-executive bodies), and to Outside Organisations carrying out Council, regulatory or non-Cabinet functions.  Councillor Wagland and Councillor Philip reported on changes made to nominations since the Panel had met. 

The Council voted on appointments where the number of nominations exceeded the number of places available.

            RESOLVED:

            (1)        That in accordance with Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, the constitution of political groups as set out in Appendix A to these minutes be noted;

            (2)        That the appointments made by the Leader of the Council to the Cabinet and Cabinet Committees and the allocation of portfolios as set out in Appendix B to these minutes be noted;

            (3)  That the Membership, Chairmanship and Vice-Chairmanship of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (non-Executive bodies) as set out in Appendix C to these minutes be approved;

            (4)        That appointment to the Essex Localism Initiative – Local Highways Panel be deferred pending completion of the Essex County Council Partnership Review and that the meeting of the Panel scheduled for 16 June 2011 be cancelled;

            (5)        That Group Leaders confirm nominations to the Proper Officer for appointments to be made to Panels by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee by 26 May 2011;

            (6)        That the appointments made by the Leader of the Council to Outside Organisations carrying out Executive functions as set out in Appendix D to these minutes be noted;

            (7)        That appointments to Outside Organisations carrying out Council, regulatory or non-Cabinet functions be as set out in Appendix E to these minutes.