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A separate vote was taken on the recommendations in each of the appendices to the cover report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.         Council noted the political balance of the Council was:

 

a.      32 Members of the Conservative Group;

b.     30 Members of the Labour Group;

c.      1 Liberal Democrat

 

2.         Council agreed the allocation of seats as set out in the Table A of this report in order to comply with the political balance regulations requiring seats to be allocated proportionately to the political groups represented on Council.

 

3.         Council agreed the allocation of seats on non-politically proportionate bodies as set out in Table B of Appendix A.

 

4.         Council agreed to the allocation of a seat to the Member not part of a political group and, in accordance with the circulated schedule of appointments to committees, Councillor Jack Cohen was allocated a seat on the Licensing Committee and as a substitute member of the Finchley & Golders Green Area Planning Committee.

Appendix A1 – Appointments to Committees AND OTHER BODIES

 

Council considered the nominations for appointments to committees and other bodies as set out in Appendix A1 and Addendum report to Appendix A1.

 

The Group Secretaries moved the nominations in their name.

 

Councillor Joan Scannell moved the following amendments:

 

Corporate Parenting Advisory Panel – The Conservative nomination for members to be amended so that Councillor Shimon Ryde replace Councillor Brian Salinger as a Member of the Panel.

 

Licensing Committee –  The Conservative nomination for members to be amended so that Councillor Jack Cohen is added as a Member.

 

Finchley and Golders Green Area Planning Committee –  The Conservative nomination for members to be amended so that Councillor Jack Cohen is added as a substitute Member of the Committee. 

 

A separate vote was taken on the Conservative Group nominations and the Labour Group nominations where there was competition for roles, as follows:

 

Chairman and Vice-Chairman:

 

·         Policy and Resources Committee

·         Performance & Contract Monitoring Committee

·         Children, Education Libraries & Safeguarding Committee

·         Environment Committee

·         Assets, Regeneration & Growth Committee

·         Adults& Safeguarding Committee

·         Housing Committee

·         Community Leadership Committee

·         Audit Committee

·         Planning Committee

·         General Functions Committee

·         Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee

·         Constitution, Ethics & Probity Committee

·         Chief Officer Appointment Panel

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nominations being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Total	63

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.         That the Conservative Group nominations for Chairman and Vice-Chairman on the above committees be approved.

 

2.         That the Labour Group nominations for Chairman and Vice-Chairman become appointments as committee members instead.

 

3.         That those remaining Chairman and Vice-Chairman nominations that are uncontested be approved.

 

Chairman only:

 

·         Licensing Committee

·         Pension Fund Committee

·         Urgency Committee

·         Finchley & Golders Green Area Committee

·         Finchley & Golders Green Area Planning Committee

·         Finchley & Golders Green Residents Forum

·         Chipping Barnet Area Committee

·         Chipping Barnet Area Planning Committee

·         Chipping Barnet Residents Forum

·         Hendon Area Committee

·         Hendon Area Planning Committee

·         Hendon Residents Forum

·         Corporate Parenting Advisory Panel

·         Health and Wellbeing Board

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nominations being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Total	63

 

The Conservative nominations were declared carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.         That the Conservative Group nominations for Chairman on the above committees be approved.

 

2.         That the Labour Group nominations for Chairman become appointments as committee members instead, except in the case of the Finchley and Golders Green, Hendon and Chipping Barnet Residents’ Forums.

 

3.         That those remaining Chairman nominations that are uncontested be approved.

 

 

Membership:

 

·         Safer Communities Partnership Board

·         Children’s Trust Partnership Board

·         North Central London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee

·         Health& Well-Being Board

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nominations being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Total	63

 

The Conservative nominations were declared carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.         That the Conservative Group nominations for membership on the above bodies be approved.

 

2.         That those remaining nominations that are uncontested are agreed.

 

 

Lead Member for Children’s Services:

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nomination being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Total	63

 

The Conservative nomination was declared carried.

 

RESOLVED that the Conservative Group nomination, of Cllr Reuben Thompstone, for Lead Member for Children’s Services be approved.

 

 

Design and Heritage Champion:

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nomination being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Total	63

 

The Conservative nomination was declared carried.

 

RESOLVED that the Conservative Group nomination of Cllr Stephen Sowerby for the post of Design and Heritage Champion, be approved.

 

 

Diabetes Champion:

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. The nominations were put to the vote, and were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that the Conservative Group nomination of Cllr Hugh Rayner, and the Labour Group nomination of Cllr Agnes Slocombe for appointment as joint Diabetes Champions be approved.

 

 

Natural Environment Champion:

 

Councillor Joan Scannell (Conservative) moved the nomination in her name. The nomination was put to the vote, and was unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that the Conservative Group nomination of Cllr John Hart for the post of Natural Environment Champion, be approved.

 

 

North Central London Joint Commissioning Committee:

 

Councillor Joan Scannell (Conservative) moved the nomination in her name. The nomination was put to the vote, and was unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that the Conservative Group nomination of Cllr Hugh Rayner for the post of member of the North Central London Joint Commissioning Committee, be approved.

 

 

APPENDIX A2 – NON-COUNCILLOR APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES AND BOARDS

 

Council considered the nominations for the Independent, Co-opted, Partner and Officer Members of Committees as set out in Appendix A2. The nominations were put to the vote, and were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED that the nominations as set out in Appendix A2 be approved for the next year.

 

 

APPENDIX B – APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES

 

Council considered the nominations for appointments to Outside Bodies as set out in Appendix B.

 

A separate was taken on the Conservative Group nominations and the Labour Group nominations for the one contested roles on the following bodies:

 

·         Greater London Enterprise Ltd – Councillor Daniel Thomas and Councillor Anthony Finn (Conservative) vs Councillor Arjun Mittra and Councillor Phil Cohen (Labour)

·         London Councils - Grants Committee – Cllr Sury Khatri (Conservative) vs Cllr Kath McGuirk (Labour)

·         London Councils - Greater London Employment Forum – Cllr Richard Cornelius and Cllr Daniel Thomas (Conservative) vs Councillor Barry Rawlings and Councillor Ross Houston (Labour)

·         London Youth Games – Cllr Sury Khatri (Conservative) vs  Councillor Ammar Naqvi (Labour)

·         Safer Neighbourhoods Board – Councillor David Longstaff (Conservative) vs Councillor Kath McGuirk (Labour)

·         Youth Sport and Leisure Foundation – Councillor Reuben Thompstone (Conservative) vs Councillor Laurie Williams (Labour)

 

Councillors Joan Scannell (Conservative) and Ammar Naqvi (Labour) moved the nominations in their name. Upon the Conservative nominations being put to the vote, the votes were declared as follows:

 

For	32
Against	30
Abstain	1
Absent	0

 

The Conservative nominations were declared carried.

 

RESOLVED –

 

1.         That the Conservative nominations for membership of the above Outside Bodies be approved.

 

2.         That those remaining uncontested nominations to Outside Bodies as detailed in Appendix B be approved.

 

 

APPENDIX C – Calendar of Meetings 2017-18

 

Council noted that since Appendix C was published changes of date had been agreed for Environment Committee as follows:

 

·         Environment Committee in September 2017 had been moved from 26^th to 11^th September 2017 to avoid a clash with the Labour Party Conference.

·         The May 2018 Environment Committee date had been cancelled.

 

RESOLVED - Council noted the changes to the calendar of meetings as set out in Appendix C and above.