The report outlines the requirements for appointments to committees and other Council bodies, including political proportionality.

(Attached at pages 15 – 38)

The Council considered a report from the Leader of the Council outlining the requirements for Member appointments to committees and other Council bodies, including taking account of political proportionality.  It was noted that the overall balance for the Independent Liberal Democrat was 1.18 and not 11.18 as set out in the report.

Council was advised that the Fostering Panel and Fostering Permanence Panel had merged into one panel, the Fostering and Permanence Panel.  The nomination for the single position on that Panel was Councillor Amanda Dodwell.

RESOLVED

1.      that the Council confirms for the municipal year 2014/15:

(a)       the structure, size and terms of reference of the committees, sub-committees and joint committees set out in sections D1, E2 and J2 of the Council’s constitution; and

(b)      the allocation of seats and substitutes to these and other bodies, as listed in Appendix A to the report, in accordance with the political balance rules where they apply.

2.      that the appointment of individual Members and substitutes to committees and other bodies be approved in accordance with the nominations submitted by the political groups, subject to Councillor Dodwell taking up the position on the Fostering and Permanence Panel, as set out in Appendix B to the report and attached as Appendix A to these minutes;

3.      that the appointment of the Members to the Central Bedfordshire Health and Wellbeing Board, including at least one member of the Council nominated by the Leader, be approved, as set out in Appendix C to the report and attached at Appendix B to these minutes;

4.      that the appointment of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the various committees for the municipal year 2014/15 be approved in accordance with nominations as set out in Appendix D to the report and set out at Appendix C to these minutes;

5.      to note that the following persons had been appointed to the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee as co-opted members with voting rights on education matters for the period June 2011 to the AGM in May 2015:

(a)       Mrs Frances Image, Roman Catholic Diocesan representative

(b)      Mr Jon Reynolds, Church of England Diocesan representative

(c)       Mr Stephen Court, School Parent Governor representative

(d)      Mr Jonathan Chapman, School Parent Governor representative

(e)       Mr Timothy Hodey, School Parent Governor representative.