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Councillor Liz Leyshon proposed
the recommendations which were seconded by Councillor David
Fothergill.
 
Having been duly proposed and
seconded, the Council RESOLVED to:-
Paper A

1)    
Note the political balance of the Council and agree
the proposed allocation of committee places as set out in this
report and its appendices;

2)   
Agree the terms of reference, size and quorum
arrangements for all committees as set out in the Council’s
Constitution, this report and its appendices;

3)   
Continue to endorse the recommendation of the
political group leaders and agree to continue to set aside the
political balance rules for the Standards Committee and the four
area-based Planning Committees and instead allocate places for
those committees on the basis set out in Appendix 3;

4)   
Approve the political group leaders’
nominations for the appointment of Chairs, Vice-Chairs, members and
co-opted members to the Council’s committee and joint
committees as set out in the Appointments Schedule (see Appendix
3);

5)   
Delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer, in
consultation with the appropriate political group leader, to make
in-year changes to committee and joint committee appointments
(excluding the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs) in accordance
with the allocation of places to political groups by the Council
and the wishes of the relevant political group leader.
Paper B

6)   
Agree the appointment of members to internal,
partnership and outside bodies for 2024/25 until the next Annual
General Meeting, as set out in Appendix 1.

7)    
Delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer, in
consultation with the political group leaders, to make in-year
changes to internal, partnership and outside bodies appointments in
accordance with the wishes of the relevant political group
leader.
Paper C

8)   
Approve the proposed calendar of meetings for
Somerset Council from 22 May 2024 (set out in Appendix
1).

9)   
Delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer to
finalise and make any changes to the proposed meeting dates, times,
meeting arrangements and meeting venues in consultation with the
Chairs of the relevant committees.