Agenda item

To receive a report which asks Council to:

a)                 Appoint the Cabinet Leader for the Municipal Year 2011/2012, and note the Cabinet Members and positions to be appointed by the Cabinet Leader (Annex A);

b)                 Agree arrangements for the distribution of places on Member bodies associated with the City of York Council, in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Annex B);

c)                  Agree amendments to the practice in relation to substitutes and  authorise the Monitoring Officer to make the necessary constitutional changes;

d)                 Approve the amalgamation of the Gambling & Licensing Acts Committee with the Gambling, Licensing & Regulatory Committee to form the Gambling, Licensing & Regulatory Committeeand approve the terms of reference for the new committee (Annex C);

e)                 Appoint the Chairs, Vice-Chairs and membership of the Council’s Committees, Boards and other Member bodies, including any partnership arrangements and representatives on Outside Bodies, for the Municipal Year 2011/2012 (Annexes D1-D4).

With reference to the recommendations contained in paragraph 15 of the report at page 3 of the Council papers, the Lord Mayor moved, and Council unanimously agreed, to:

(i)            Appoint Cllr James Alexander as Cabinet Leader and note the Cabinet Members and positions appointed by the Cabinet Leader (Annex A);

(ii)        Agree the necessary proportionality arrangements for allocation to seats (Annex B);

(iii)            Authorise the Monitoring Officer to make the necessary constitutional changes to reflect the change in practice relating to substitutes, as referred to in paragraph 6 of the report, subject to the views of the Audit and Governance Committee being sought on this change ;

(iii)            Approve the amalgamation of the Gambling & Licensing Acts Committee with the Licensing & Regulatory Committee to form the Gambling, Licensing & Regulatory Committee, and the terms of reference for the new committee (Annex C); and

(v)            Approve the nominations to Committees and other bodies set out in Annex D to the report and the amendments circulated around the Council Chamber.