Agenda item

Leader of Council will present the report (to follow) regarding:

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

(b)          Appointment 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.

Mover: Councillor C Whitbread, (Chairman of the Appointment Panel and Leader of the Council)

Councillor C Whitbread reported on the appointments which he had made to the Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Outside organisations carrying out Executive Functions.

Furthermore, he also reported the recommendations of the Appointment Panel in relation to the membership, chairmanship and vice-chairman of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels (non-executive bodies) along with the Outside Organisations carrying out Council, Regulatory or non Cabinet functions, which included further changes and nominations since the Panel had met on 9 May 2019.

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 5, to these minutes be noted;

(2)           That details of appointments made by the Leader of the Council, of Cabinet members and Cabinet Committees carrying out Executive functions as set out in Appendix 1 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 at Appendix 2 to these minutes be noted;

(4)           That the group representatives for the purposes of notifying substitute members for meetings be noted as follows;

(a)  Conservative Group:

·                     Councillor C. Whitbread (Group Leader)

·                     Councillor S. Stavrou (Deputy Group Leader);

·                     Councillor S. Kane; and

·                     Councillor M. Sartin.

(b)  Green Party Group:

·                     Councillor S. Neville (Group Leader); and

·                     Councillor S. Heap (Deputy Group Leader)

(c)   Liberal Democrat Group:

·                     Councillor J. M. Whitehouse (Group Leader); and

·                     Councillor J. H. Whitehouse (Deputy Group Leader).

(d)  Loughton Residents Association Group:

·                     Councillor C. P. Pond (Group Leader); and

·                     Councillor D. Wixley (Deputy Group Leader).

(5)           That the group representative confirm member appointments to the Proper Officer for the Overview and Scrutiny Select Committees for 2019/20, by 30 May 2019;

(6)           That appointments to Outside Organisations carrying out Council Regulatory or non-Cabinet functions, as set out at Appendix 3 to these minutes be approved; and

(7)           That the appointments to be made by the Leader of the Council to Outside Organisations carrying out Executive functions, as set out at Appendix 4, to these minutes be noted.