Issue - meetings

Political Balance of the Council

Meeting: 20/01/2021 - Council (Item 64)

64 ALLOCATION OF SEATS ON THE COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 179 KB

To consider a report of the Chief Executive on the Allocation of Seats on the Committees of the Council (attached).

Additional documents:

Decision:

Amendment on behalf the Independent Residents’ Group NOT CARRIED by 35 votes to 12 with 5 abstentions; deemed motion on behalf of the Administration AGREED without division.

Minutes:

 

 

A report of the Chief Executive recommended a revised allocation of seats on Committees following a Member joining the North Havering Residents’ Group.

 

 

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

 

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

 

Amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group

 

The recommendation of the report be amended to read as follows:

That Council agrees to:

(a)          To increase the number of seats to be allocated from 139 to 142.

(b)          Increase the size of Crime & Disorder Sub-Committee from 7 to 10, adding a Conservative, Labour and Independent Residents’ Group member to the Sub-Committee.  Overall numbers of seats for political balance are as shown on the breakdown attached to the supplementary agenda.

 

 

 

 

Following debate, the amendment on behalf the Independent Residents’ Group was NOT CARRIED by 36 votes to 12 with 5 abstentions (see division 1); the deemed motion on behalf of the Administration AGREED without division.

 

RESOLVED:

 

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