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RESOLVED:
1.            
That the following be
agreed:
a)           
the allocation of Committee /
Sub-Committee / Group / Panel seats to Political Groups as set out
at Annex A; and
b)           
appointments to Committees /
Sub-Committees / Groups / Panels and Other Bodies as set out in
Annex B.
2.            
That authority be delegated to
the Director – Law and Governance, (upon the written
instruction of the appropriate Group Leader) to make amendments to
membership of the Council’s Committees / Sub-Committees /
Groups / Panels and Other Bodies.
3.            
That the Council agree to
appoint all members of the Council (with the
exception of Cabinet members to the Audit Committee and
Scrutiny Committees), as substitutes to all bodies listed above,
noting the requirement for councillors
to be trained before participating in meetings of the Audit
Committee, Planning Committee, Licensing Committee and Regulatory
Committee.
4.            
That the Council:
a)           
agree the exemption of the
Chief Officer Appointments Panel and Statutory Officer Disciplinary
Panel from the political balance provisions in the Local Government
and Housing Act 1989 and Local Government (Committees and Political
Groups) Regulations 1990; and
b)           
delegate authority to the to
the Chief Executive or Director of Law and Governance (in
consultation with and in line with the wishes of the Leaders of
Political Groups), to appoint a panel of 5 or 3 members as set out
at paragraph 2.3.