Agenda item

To decide which Committees to establish for the Municipal Year and to decide their size and terms of reference. To decide the numerical allocation of seats to political groups on Committees in accordance with the political balance rules and to make appointments to the Committees:

·         Scrutiny Committee

·         Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

·         Planning Committee

·         Licensing Committee

Note: If the Council resolves to make the changes set out in the Council Governance Arrangements Working Group Report and Updates to the Constitution Report at the Special Council meeting on 29 April 2021, appointments will be made to the following Committees:

·         Corporate Scrutiny Committee

·         Community Scrutiny Committee

·         Audit and Governance Committee

·         Planning Committee

·         Licensing Committee

·         Standards Committee

During the discussion, the following point was raised:-

·         Councillors asked for clarification on the figures quoted for the compositions due to the by-election scheduled on 6 May 2021.

The Monitoring Officer gave clarification and explained that was the reason for the additional recommendation.

Resolved that Annual Council approved:-

a)    The Committee structure as set out in section A below

b)    The size of each Committee as set out in section B below

c)    The Terms of Reference of those Committees as set out in Section C

d)    The numerical political allocation as set out in Appendix H

e)    The Councillor appointments to Committees as set out in Appendix I

f)     That delegated authority be given to the Monitoring Officer to work on the committee compositions with the Group Leaders after the meeting of Annual Council.

Section A - Establishment of Committees for the 2021/22 Municipal Year

The Committees to be established for the 2021/22 Municipal Year were:

·         Corporate Scrutiny Committee

·         Community Scrutiny Committee

·         Audit and Governance Committee

·         Planning Committee

·         Licensing Committee

·         Standards Committee

Section B - Size and Terms of Reference for those Committees