Agenda item

1&7.    Appointment of Standing Committees (with Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen) and political Proportionality

 

            The Group Secretaries moved their nominations. 

 

            RESOLVED -

 

1.         That Council note the political balance of the Council is 37 Members of the Conservative Group; 22 Members of the Labour Group; 3 Members of the Liberal Democrat Group and 1 Independent (non-aligned) Member.

 

2.         That Council approve the allocation of seats on committees in accordance with the political balance regulations on the basis of seats being allocated to the political groups represented on Council.

 

3.         That Council defer the decision on whether it wishes to allocate a seat to the Independent (non-aligned) Member on such Committee as it may determine.

 

4.         That Council does not agree to continue to exempt the Remuneration Committee, the Pension Fund Committee and the Leader’s Panel from the political balance calculations.

 

5.         That Council (in accordance with resolution 4 above) approve the allocations of seats as set in the table, Option 1 in the Supplemental Report of the Head of Governance.

 

As a consequence of resolution 4, the changes to Committee Membership are as follows.

 

Remuneration Committee:

The Liberal Democrat Group loses a seat on the Committee. The Labour Group gains a seat.

 

Pension Fund Committee: Number of seats increases from 6 to 7

The Liberal Democrat Group loses a seat on the Committee. The Conservative Group gains two additional seats.

 

Leaders Panel: Number of seats increases from 3 to 5

The Conservative Group gains two additional seats on the Panel.

 

Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The Liberal Democrat Group has no seat allocation on the Committee. The Labour Group has 4 instead of 3 seats.

 

The following amendments to the circulated Committee schedules were moved from the floor.

 

Remuneration Committee

Councillor Barry Rawlings is appointed to the Committee.

 

Pension Fund Committee

Councillor Daniel Seal and Councillor Rowan Quigley Turner are appointed to the Committee.

Councillor Susette Palmer is the Liberal Democrat Group Member appointed to the Committee.

 

Leaders Panel

Councillor Anthony Finn and Councillor John Marshall are appointed to the Panel.

 

Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The Labour Group deferred the appointment of a fourth Member to the Committee.

 

Councillor Joan Scannell moved a further change.

 

Contract Monitoring Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Councillor Daniel Seal to replace Councillor Eva Greenspan as a Member of the Committee.

 

 

2.         Appointment of Representatives of the Council to Outside Bodies

 

The Group secretaries moved their nominations.

 

Arts Depot Trust

Labour Group Nomination - Councillor Anne Hutton

Conservative Group Nomination - Councillor Anthony Finn

 

Upon being put to the vote the nomination in the name of Councillor Anne Hutton was declared lost.

Upon being put to the vote the nomination in the name of Councillor Anthony Finn was declared carried.

 

Grahame Park Partnership Board

Labour Group Nomination - Councillor Geoffrey Johnson

Conservative Group Nomination - Councillor Eva Greenspan

 

Upon being put to the vote the nomination in the name of Councillor Geoffrey Johnson was declared lost.

Upon being put to the vote the nomination in the name of Councillor Eva Greenspan was declared carried.

 

RESOLVED - That subject to the above, Council approve the  appointments attached at Appendix B to the Report of the Head of Governance.

 

 3&11.DRAFT CALENDAR OF MEETINGS - 2013/14

           

RESOLVED - That subject to the changes set out in the Supplemental Report of the Head of Governance at agenda Item 11, the draft Calendar of meetings 2013/14 attached as Appendix A to the report of the Head of Governance be approved.

 

4.         REPORT EXEMPT from call-in

 

            RESOLVED - That Council note the report exempted from call-in.

 

5.         JOINT HEALTH OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE

           

RESOLVED - That the Terms of Reference of the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee with the London Boroughs of Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington be agreed.

 

6.        APPOINTMENTS TO THE BARNET GROUP BOARD 2013/14

 

RESOLVED -

 

1.         Councillor Ross Houston and Councillor John Marshall beappointed as Non-Executive Directors to The Barnet Group Board.

 

2.         Mr Terry Rogers be appointed as Chair to the Barnet Group Board for the 2013/14 municipal year, or until completion of the recruitment process.

 

8.         REAPPOINTMENT ON SCHOOL GOVERNING BODIES

 

RESOLVED - That Councillor Alison Moore be reappointed a Governor to Tudor School’s Governing Body.

 

9.         EDUCATION AND HOUSING CO-OPTED MEMBERS TO OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEES

 

            RESOLVED -

1.         That Gladys Vendy, Denis Carey, Annette Koslover, Simon Clifford and Darren Warrington be appointed as co-opted Members to the Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee (or any successor education committee) as the Council’s Voluntary Aided and Parent Governor representatives for the initial period May 2013 to May 2015 with the option to extend these appointments up to a maximum term of four years.

 

2.         That Maxwell Doku and Kanu Dave be appointed as co-opted Members to the council’s overview and scrutiny committees as and when the respective committees consider housing matters.

 

10.       OFFICER AND EXTERNAL PARTNER APPOINTMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING BOARD

 

RESOLVED - That Council approve the Officer and external partner appointments to the membership of the Health and Well-Being Board.

 

12.       APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS UNDER LOCALISM ACT 2011

 

RESOLVED - That Council confirm the appointment of Mr. Stephen Ross and Mrs. Tanya Ossack as Independent Persons within the provisions of the Localism Act 2011.