ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S POLITICAL BALANCE

May 1, 2025 The Council (Other) Awaiting outcome View on council website
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·        
To adopt the list of committees and sub-committees to
be established for the municipal year, as noted in Appendix A (below), together
with the adoption of the seat allocation and the senior salaries set out in the
Appendix.

·        
To delegate the authority to the Head of Democracy
Services to make appointments to the committees on the basis of political
balance, and in accordance with the wishes of the political groups.

·        
To allocate the chairpersonships of scrutiny
committees on the basis of political balance as follows:-

 

Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee -
Plaid Cymru Group

Communities Scrutiny Committee – Plaid Cymru
Group

Care Scrutiny Committee - Independent Group

 

·       
To adopt the seat allocation for the North Wales
Corporate Joint Committee Overview and Scrutiny Joint Committee for the term of
this Council unless there is a significant change in the political balance –
there is 1 seat for the Plaid Cymru Group and 1 seat for the Independent Group

 

APPENDIX A - ALLOCATION OF SEATS ON COMMITTEES

 


A


Plaid Cymru


Independent


Labour Liberal


Total





Education
and Economy Scrutiny Committee


12


6


0


18




Communities
Scrutiny Committee


12


5


1


18




Care
Scrutiny Committee


12


5


1


18




Governance
and Audit


8


4


0


12

 


B


Plaid Cymru


Independent


Labour Liberal


Total





Democratic
Services


10


4


1


15




Planning


10


4


1


15




Central
/ General Licensing


10


5


0


15




Language


10


5


0


15




Chief
Officers Appointment


10


5


0


15




Employment
Appeals


5


2


0


7




Number of seats


99


45


4


148

 

 


C


Plaid Cymru


Independent


Labour Liberal


Total





Pensions


4


2


1


7




Local
Joint Consultative Committee


7


4


0


11




SACRE


5


2


0


7

 


Total seats


115


53


5


173


 

 

 

 

Senior Salaries

In accordance with the previous decision of the Council, the senior
salaries are paid as follows:

· Leader

· Deputy Leader

· 8 other Cabinet members

· The Leader of the largest Opposition

· Committee Chairs

- Scrutiny Committee (x3)     

- Planning Committee

- Licensing Committee (Central and General
counts as one Committee)

- Pensions Committee

 

·        
Civic head (Chair of the Council)

§    Deputy civic head (Vice-chair of the
Council)

 

Related Meeting

The Council - Thursday, 1st May, 2025 1.30 pm on May 1, 2025

Details

Decision date1 May 2025