Issue - meetings

Appointment of Member Level Bodies 2018/19

Meeting: 17/05/2018 - South Somerset District Council (Item 10)

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Decision:

 

 

Recommendation (1) – to note the appointment of Leader of the Council

 

RESOLVED:

that Council noted that it appointed Councillor Ric Pallister as Leader of the Council for a period of four years, starting on the day of his election (May 2015) and ending on the day of the post 4-year Council election annual meeting (May 2019).  

 

Recommendation (2) – to note the appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council

 

RESOLVED:

that Council noted that it appointed Councillor Jo Roundell Greene as Deputy Leader of the Council to hold office (subject to Article 7.03) until the end of the term of office of the Leader (May 2019).

 

Recommendation (3) - Appointment of Membership and establishment of District Executive Committee

 

RESOLVED:

that the Leader appointed the following Members and Portfolio responsibilities for 2018/19;

 

Ric Pallister

Lib Dem

Leader: Strategy & Policy (including Strategic Housing, LSP, HR, Efficiency agenda, Performance,  Private Sector Housing, oversight of Civil Contingencies)

 

Jo Roundell Greene

Lib Dem

Deputy Leader: Environment & Economic Development and Transformation:  (including Economic Development, Regeneration, Streetscene, Waste & Recycling)

 

 

Peter Seib

Lib Dem

Finance &  Legal Services (including Strategic Car Parking Income, Revenues & Benefits, Strategic Asset Management, Procurement,  South West Audit Partnership

 

 

Sylvia Seal

Lib Dem

Leisure & Culture: (including Sport, Countryside, Arts, Health & Well-Being, Third Sector, Operational Housing & Welfare)

 

 

Henry Hobhouse

Lib Dem

Property and Climate Change and Income Generation: (including Strategic Transport, Property & Engineering,  ICT, GIS, Carbon Management)

 

 

Angie Singleton

Lib Dem

Strategic Planning (Place Making)  (including Development Management, Spatial Planning, Area Development, Market Town Investment Group, Licensing)

 

Val Keitch

Lib Dem

Area West Chair (Environmental Health, Health and Safety, Democratic Services and Member Development, Equalities and Diversity)

 

Graham Middleton

Cons

Area North Chair (Waste and Recycling and Tourism)

 

Nick Weeks

Cons

Area East Chair (Civil Contingencies and Heritage, Building Control and Listed Buildings)

 

Peter Gubbins

Lib Dem

Area South Chair (Yeovil Town Centre Regeneration, Community Safety and  Crematorium)

 

Recommendation (4) – Re-establishment of member level bodies for 2018/19

RESOLVED:

that the following member-level bodies be re-established for 2018/19:

 

4 Area Committees (geographical representation)

Scrutiny Committee (14 members)

Audit Committee (10 members)

Regulation Committee (14 members)

Licensing Committee (15 members)

Appointments Committee (8 members)

Standards Committee (6 District Council members plus 5 co-optees)

 

Recommendation (5) - Appoint Members to Member-Level Bodies

RESOLVED:

that the memberships of the bodies established as in recommendation (4) be approved as follows for 2018/19 having regard to the principles of political balance as set out in the report and giving effect to the wishes of the party political groups:

Area North Committee

13 members (exempt from political balance)

 

Adam Dance

Lib Dem

 

Stephen Page

Lib Dem

 

 

Crispin Raikes

Lib Dem

 

 

Jo Roundell Greene

Lib Dem

 

 

Sylvia Seal

Lib Dem

 

 

Clare Aparicio Paul

Conservative

 

Neil Bloomfield

Conservative

 

 

Graham Middleton

Conservative

Chairman

 

Tiffany Osborne

Conservative

 

 

Gerard Tucker

Conservative

Vice Chairman

 

Dean Ruddle

Conservative

 

Sue Steele

Conservative

 

 

Derek Yeomans

Conservative

 

Area South Committee

19 members (exempt from political balance)

 

Cathy Bakewell

Lib Dem

 

 

John Clark

Lib Dem

 

 

Peter Gubbins

Lib Dem

Chairman

 

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Minutes:

The Chairman asked for Members to consider each recommendation individually and it was resolved that:-

 

Recommendation (1) – to note the appointment of Leader of the Council

 

RESOLVED:

that Council noted that it appointed Councillor Ric Pallister as Leader of the Council for a period of four years, starting on the day of his election (May 2015) and ending on the day of the post 4-year Council election annual meeting (May 2019).  

 

Recommendation (2) – to note the appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council

 

RESOLVED:

that Council noted that it appointed Councillor Jo Roundell Greene as Deputy Leader of the Council to hold office (subject to Article 7.03) until the end of the term of office of the Leader (May 2019).

 

Recommendation (3) - Appointment of Membership and establishment of District Executive Committee

 

RESOLVED:

that the Leader appointed the following Members and Portfolio responsibilities for 2018/19;

 

Ric Pallister

Lib Dem

Leader: Strategy & Policy (including Strategic Housing, LSP, HR, Efficiency agenda, Performance,  Private Sector Housing, oversight of Civil Contingencies)

 

Jo Roundell Greene

Lib Dem

Deputy Leader: Environment & Economic Development and Transformation:  (including Economic Development, Regeneration, Streetscene, Waste & Recycling)

 

 

Peter Seib

Lib Dem

Finance &  Legal Services (including Strategic Car Parking Income, Revenues & Benefits, Strategic Asset Management, Procurement,  South West Audit Partnership

 

 

Sylvia Seal

Lib Dem

Leisure & Culture: (including Sport, Countryside, Arts, Health & Well-Being, Third Sector, Operational Housing & Welfare)

 

 

Henry Hobhouse

Lib Dem

Property and Climate Change and Income Generation: (including Strategic Transport, Property & Engineering,  ICT, GIS, Carbon Management)

 

 

Angie Singleton

Lib Dem

Strategic Planning (Place Making)  (including Development Management, Spatial Planning, Area Development, Market Town Investment Group, Licensing)

 

Val Keitch

Lib Dem

Area West Chair (Environmental Health, Health and Safety, Democratic Services and Member Development, Equalities and Diversity)

 

Graham Middleton

Cons

Area North Chair (Waste and Recycling and Tourism)

 

Nick Weeks

Cons

Area East Chair (Civil Contingencies and Heritage, Building Control and Listed Buildings)

 

Peter Gubbins

Lib Dem

Area South Chair (Yeovil Town Centre Regeneration, Community Safety and  Crematorium)

 

Recommendation (4) – Re-establishment of member level bodies for 2018/19

RESOLVED:

that the following member-level bodies be re-established for 2018/19:

 

4 Area Committees (geographical representation)

Scrutiny Committee (14 members)

Audit Committee (10 members)

Regulation Committee (14 members)

Licensing Committee (15 members)

Appointments Committee (8 members)

Standards Committee (6 District Council members plus 5 co-optees)

 

Recommendation (5) - Appoint Members to Member-Level Bodies

RESOLVED:

that the memberships of the bodies established as in recommendation (4) be approved as follows for 2018/19 having regard to the principles of political balance as set out in the report and giving effect to the wishes of the party political groups:

Area North Committee

13 members (exempt from political balance)

 

Adam Dance

Lib Dem

 

Stephen Page

Lib Dem

 

 

Crispin Raikes

Lib Dem

 

 

Jo Roundell Greene

Lib Dem

 

 

Sylvia Seal

Lib Dem

 

 

Clare Aparicio Paul

Conservative

 

Neil Bloomfield

Conservative

 

 

Graham Middleton

Conservative

Chairman

 

Tiffany Osborne

Conservative

 

 

Gerard Tucker

Conservative

Vice Chairman

 

Dean Ruddle

Conservative

 

Sue Steele

Conservative

 

 

Derek Yeomans

Conservative

 

Area South Committee

19 members  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10