Agenda item

Council was requested to consider the consequential impact of political proportionality on seats on the Council’s Committees for the remainder of the 2020/21 local government year, following Councillors Melanie Darrington and David Hennigan now serving as non-aligned independent Members.

 

RESOLVED that

a)    the reduction by 5 seats of the number of places allocated to the Ashfield Independent Group on those Council Committees, subject to political proportionality, be noted;

 

b)    the allocation of 5 seats to the two non-aligned Independent Members on those Council Committees, subject to political proportionality, be also noted;

 

c)    it be confirmed that the two non-aligned Independent Members, Councillors Melanie Darrington and David Hennigan, will share between them the seat allocations on the following Committees:

 

•      Licensing Committee

•      Standards and Personnel Appeals Committee

•      Scrutiny Panel A

•      Scrutiny Panel B

•      Charities Committee.

 

d)    it be noted that the Council will continue to carry a vacancy following the regulations set out in the Coronavirus Act 2020, which postpones any elections or by-elections until 6 May 2021;

 

e)    the proposed changes to committee memberships and appointments to Chairman and Vice Chairman seats, as presented, be approved as follows:-

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (7)

(6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative)        

Jim Blagden

Dale Grounds (Vice Chairman)

Andrew Harding (Chairman)

Phil Rostance

David Walters

Lee Waters

Caroline Wilkinson

 

Scrutiny Panel A (7)

(5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Labour, 1 Non-Aligned Independent)

David Hennigan

Trevor Locke

Lauren Mitchell

Warren Nuttall

Dave Shaw (Chairman)

John Smallridge (Vice Chairman)

David Walters

 

Scrutiny Panel B (7)

(5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Non-Aligned Independent)

Jim Blagden (Vice Chair)

Ciaran Brown

Christian Chapman (Chairman)

Melanie Darrington

Dale Grounds

Phil Rostance

David Walters

 

 

Planning Committee (11)

(9 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour)

Chris Baron

Ciaran Brown (Vice Chairman)

Samantha Deakin

Tom Hollis

Rachel Madden

Sarah Madigan (Chairman)

Lauren Mitchell

John Smallridge

Helen-Ann Smith

Daniel Williamson

Jason Zadrozny

 

Licensing Committee (11)  

(9 Ashfield Independents, 1 Labour, 1 Non Aligned Independent)

Keir Barsby

Jim Blagden

Melanie Darrington

Dale Grounds

Arnie Hankin

Trevor Locke

Rachel Madden

Lauren Mitchell

Warren Nuttall (Chairman)

Caroline Wilkinson

John Wilmott

 

 

Audit Committee (7)

(6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative)

John Baird

Jim Blagden

Christian Chapman

Arnie Hankin

Kevin Rostance

Dave Shaw

David Walters (Chairman)

 

Charities Committee (7)

(5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Labour, 1 Non-Aligned Independent)

Jim Blagden

Melanie Darrington

Dale Grounds

Lauren Mitchell

David Shaw

David Walters

Caroline Wilkinson (Chairman)

 

Chief Officers’ Employment Committee (7)

(6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative)

Chris Baron

Tom Hollis

David Shaw

Helen-Ann Smith

David Walters

Daniel Williamson

Jason Zadrozny (Chairman)

 

Standards and Personnel Appeals Committee (7)

(5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Non-Aligned Independent)

Jim Blagden

Christian Chapman

David Hennigan

Warren Nuttall

Phil Rostance

Helen Ann-Smith

Lee Waters (Chairman)

 

Local Plan Working Group (11)

(9 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour)

Keir Barsby

Samantha Deakin

Tom Hollis

Rachel Madden (Chairman)

David Martin

Keir Morrison

Matthew Relf

Kevin Rostance

Helen-Ann Smith

Daniel Williamson

Jason Zadrozny

 

Local Joint Consultative Committee (7)

(Not subject to political balance rules)

Samantha Deakin

Tom Hollis

David Martin

Matthew Relf

Helen-Ann Smith

Daniel Williamson

Jason Zadrozny