Archived decisions
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Decision Report
Decision Maker: |
County Council | ||||
Date of Decision: |
15 June 2009 | ||||
Decision Title: |
Appointment to Committees | ||||
Report From: |
Chief Executive | ||||
Contact name: |
Barbara Beardwell, Deputy Head of Hampshire Legal Services and Monitoring Officer Debbie Vaughan, Head of Committee Services, Business Advice and Member Support | ||||
Tel: |
01962 847525 01962 847330 |
Email: |
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1. Executive Summary
1.1. In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 places on committees, sub-committees and panels must be allocated according to the relevant size of the political groups on the Council as a whole.
1.2. Following the County Council elections on 4 June 2009 overall proportionality between the political groups is as follows:
· Conservative 51 : 78
· Liberal Democrat 25 : 78
NB: The above reflects the position of the political Groups declared at the time of publishing this report. Therefore it does not include the 1 Labour County Councillor and the 1 Community Campaign (Hart) County Councillor.
1.3. To comply with proportionality rules, suggested sizes for each of the committees, sub-committees and panels previously appointed are shown in the appendix to this report.
NB: The proposals to set up an Audit Committee (to replace the Governance Committee) and a new Members Allowances Scheme Panel are the subject of a separate report as Item 16 on the agenda.
1.4. Nominations will be circulated. Given the need to meet statutory requirements in relation to non-elected members of the Children and Young People Select Committee who have voting rights, some distortion to the true proportionality is inevitable. Recommendations are also made as to the appointment of Church of England and Roman Catholic co-opted members. The three co-opted voting parent governors are directly elected by parent governors.
1.5. All committee etc. memberships will be notified to members of the Council as soon as possible after the meeting.
2. RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1. That consideration be given to the appointment of committees, sub-committees and panels as set out in the appendix to this report with memberships in the proportions shown
2.2. That appointments be made to the Standards Committee
2.3 That Mr A. Blackshaw and Mrs U. Topp be re-appointed co-opted members of
the Children and Young People Select Committee
CORPORATE OR LEGAL INFORMATION:
This proposal does not link to the Corporate Strategy but, nevertheless, requires a decision to comply with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 |
Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background documents | |
The following documents discuss facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report. (NB: the list excludes published works and any documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.) | |
Document |
Location |
Revised Appendix - Item 10
PROPORTIONALITY TABLE (as at June 2009) | |||
CON(51) |
LD(25) |
Other (2) | |
Select Committees |
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Policy and Resources (12) |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Children and Young People (20) |
13 |
6 |
1 |
Environment and Transportation (12) |
8 |
4 |
0 |
Culture and Communities (13) |
8 |
4 |
1 |
Safe and Healthy People (13) |
8 |
4 |
1 |
Health Overview and Scrutiny (15) |
10 |
5 |
0 |
Other Committees/Panels |
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Regulatory Committee (15) |
10 |
5 |
0 |
Employment in Hampshire County Council Committee (9) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Audit Committee (9) |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Pension Fund Panel (9) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Members Allowances Scheme Panel (8) |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Advisory Committees/Panels |
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Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel (12) |
7 |
5 |
0 |
Education Advisory Panel (9) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
SACRE (5) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
River Hamble |
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River Hamble Harbour Board (3) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
River Hamble Management Committee (9) |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Total (173) |
113 |
55 |
5 |
Mathematical entitlement rounded up/down (173) |
113 |
55 |
5 |
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Other Proportionate Bodies |
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New Forest National Park Authority (5) |
3 |
2 |
0 |
*Chichester Harbour Board (4) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority (19) |
12 |
6 |
1 |
Jt C'ttee - Police Authority Appointments (4) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Total (32) |
21 |
10 |
1 |
Mathematical entitlement rounded up/down (32) |
21 |
10 |
1 |
* appointed by Environment Executive
Note: Standards Committee is excluded from proportionality rules by virtue of Section 53 (10) of the Local Government Act 2000.