Decision

·         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)