Issue - meetings

Report attached.

Amendment by Independent Residents’ Group NOT CARRIED by 30 votes to 23; deemed motion by Administration AGREED as substantive motion, without division.

A report of the Chief Executive sought to address the allocation of seats on the Committees of the Council following Councillor Sargent ceasing to be a member of the Independent Residents’ Group and becoming an independent Member.

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

That the report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect.

Amendment on behalf of the Independent Residents’ Group

That Council agrees the following changes to the seat allocation:

·        A reduction in total seat allocation from 136 to 135. (within this term the total number has been lower - 134 in Jan 2019).

·        A reduction in conservative seat allocation from 67 to 66.

·        One less conservative seat to allocate means no extra (very disproportionate) conservative seat on Crime and Disorder committee.

·        A reduction in the size of the Individuals committee from 7 to 6.

·        Reassign the IRG seat on Individuals to Crime and Disorder committee.

Following debate the amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group was NOT CARRIED by 30 votes to 23 with no abstentions (see division 2); the deemed motion by the Administration was AGREED as the substantive motion, without division.

RESOLVED:

That the report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect.