ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S POLITICAL BALANCE
May 1, 2025 The Council (Other) Awaiting outcome View on council websiteFull council record
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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 date | 1 May 2025 |