Agenda item

To receive a report which asks Council to:

(i)      Agree the allocation of seats in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex A;

(ii)      Agree the delegation of approval of future changes to group allocations to the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer;

(iii)     Agree the appointment of the Council Leader and note the Executive appointments and respective portfolios to be approved by the elected Leader of the Council;

(iv)    Note the group nominations to Committees and other bodies, as well as appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in the report and its annexes, together with details of any nominations and appointments which may be circulated prior to the meeting, in light of the Council’s duty to give effect to group nominations;

(v)     Waive political balance requirements in respect of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation place, as noted in Annex B4;

(vi)    Agree the proposed allocation of motions for consideration at Ordinary Full Council meetings for the period 2024-2027; and

(vii)    In the event that the Leader of the Council notifies the Monitoring Officer of any changes to the Executive Portfolios, the Monitoring Officer to update the Council’s Constitution accordingly.

Cllr Douglas moved, and Cllr Kilbane seconded, the recommendations in respect of allocations to seats, appointments, and other matters, as set out in the report of the Director of Governance at pages 1-8 of the agenda papers, with reference to the annexes to that report and the revised annexes, B2, B3 and B4, in the Agenda Supplement.

On being put to the vote, the recommendations were declared CARRIED and it was

 Resolved: 

(i)            That the allocation of seats in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex A to the report be approved.

(ii)           That the approval of future changes to group appointments be delegated to the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

(iii)          That the Executive appointments and the respective portfolios to be approved by the elected Leader of the Council (Annex B1) be noted.

(iv)          That the group nominations to Committees and other bodies, as well as appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in the report and its annexes, together with details of any nominations and appointments which were circulated prior to the meeting, be approved, in light of the Council’s duty to give effect to group nominations.

(v)           That the political balance requirements in respect of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation place, as noted in Annex B4 to the report, be waived.

(vi)          That the proposed allocation of motions for consideration at Ordinary Full Council meetings for the period 2024-2027 be agreed; and

(vii)         That it be noted that, in the event that the Leader of the Council notifies the Monitoring Officer of any changes to the Executive Portfolios, the Monitoring Officer will update the Council’s Constitution accordingly.

Reason: To fulfil the Council’s statutory and constitutional requirements.