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Composition of Committees, Panels and Boards 2023/24

Report to follow

Minutes:

NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMMITTEES

 

It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members agreed that number of committees and the number of Members to serve on those committees be as shown in the table below:

 

Committee

Number of Members

Planning Committee

15

Licensing Board

15

Overview and Scrutiny Panel

15

Governance and Audit Committee

15

General Purposes Committee

15

Boundary and Electoral Arrangements Working Party

5

Constitutional Review Working Party

5 (+2 independent) 

Disciplinary and Grievance Committee

5

Disciplinary and Grievance Appeals Committee

5

Appointments Committee

3

Joint Transportation Board 

7 (+1 parish)

Standards Committee

7 (+4 independent, +3 parish)

 

PROPORTIONALITY 

 

It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members agreed the proportionality between groups for committees, panels and boards for 2023/24 as shown in tables 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the report be adopted.

 

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members Agreed the appointment of Mr Peter Lorenzo as an independent member of the Standards Committee, with a term of office expiring at the Annual Council meeting of May 2027.

 

 

NOMINATION OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES

 

The nominations of Members to serve on committees were as follows:

 

 

Planning Committee

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Helen Crittenden

1

Cllr Paul Moore

1

Cllr Mike Garner

1

Cllr John Dennis

2

Cllr Joanne Bright

2

Cllr George Rusiecki

2

Cllr Rebecca Wing

3

Cllr Steve Albon

3

Cllr Marc Rattigan

4

Cllr Heather Keen

4

Cllr Jill Bayford

5

Cllr Jim Driver

6

Cllr Jenny Matterface

7

Cllr Pat Makinson

8

Cllr Martin Boyd

 

 

Planning Committee (pool of substitute Members)

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Elysa d’Abbro

1

Cllr Matthew Scott

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Cllr Bertie Braidwood

2

Cllr Helen Whitehead

2

Cllr Linda Wright

2

Cllr Kevin Pressland

3

Cllr Leo Britcher

3

Cllr Cedric Towning

4

Cllr Corinna Huxley

4

Vacant

5

Cllr Rick Everitt

6

Vacant

7

Vacant

8

Vacant

 

Licensing Committee

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Alan Currie

1

Cllr Brenda Rogers

1

Cllr Rebecca Wing

1

Cllr John Dennis

2

Cllr Corinna Huxley

2

Cllr Sam Bambridge

3

Cllr Harry Scobie

3

Cllr Linda Wright

4

Cllr Raushan Ara

4

Cllr Cedric Towning

5

Cllr Debra Owen-Hughes

5

Cllr Barry Manners

6

Cllr Pat Makinson

7

Cllr Jim Driver

8

Cllr Pat Moore

 

Overview and Scrutiny Panel

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr David Green

1

Cllr Phil Fellows

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Cllr John Worrow

2

Cllr Roopa Farooki

2

Cllr George Kup

2

Cllr Rebecca Wing

3

Cllr Alan Currie

3

Cllr Paul Moore

4

Cllr Jack Packman

4

Cllr John Davis

5

Cllr Katie Pope

6

Cllr Kristian Bright

7

Cllr Leo Britcher

8

Cllr Elysa d’Abbro

 

Government and Audit

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Will Scobie

1

Cllr Cedric Towning

1

Cllr Mike Garner

1

Cllr Bertie Braidwood

2

Cllr Kristian Bright

2

Cllr Barry Manners

2

Cllr Alan Munns

3

Cllr Ruth Duckworth

3

Cllr John Nichols

4

Cllr Jack Packman

4

Cllr Abi-Leigh Barlow

5

Cllr David Donaldson

6

Cllr Elysa d’Abbro

7

Cllr Katie Pope

8

Cllr Roopa Farooki

 

Government and Audit (pool of substitute Members)

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Jenny Matterface

1

Cllr John Davis

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Councillor John Worrow

2

Cllr Leo Britcher

2

Cllr George Kup

2

Cllr Rebecca Wing

3

Cllr Helen Whitehead

3

Cllr Reece Pugh

4

4

Cllr Linda Wright

5

6

7

8

 

General Purposes

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Harry Scobie

1

Cllr Emma Dawson

1

Cllr Mike Garner

1

Councillor John Worrow

2

Cllr Rick Everitt

2

Cllr John Davis

2

Cllr Tricia Austin

3

Cllr Steve Albon

3

Cllr John Nichols

4

Cllr Helen Whitehead

4

Cllr Linda Wright

5

Cllr Tony Ovenden

6

Cllr Ruth Duckworth

7

Cllr Corinna Huxley

8

Cllr David Donaldson

 

General Purposes (pool of substitute Members)

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Jenny Matterface

1

Cllr Jill Bayford

1

Cllr Rebecca Wing

1

Councillor Bertie Braidwood

2

Cllr Rob Yates

2

Cllr Barry Manners

2

Vacant

3

Cllr David Green

3

Cllr George Rusiecki

4

Cllr Helen Crittenden

4

Vacant

5

Cllr Pat Moore

6

Vacant

7

Vacant

8

Vacant

 

Boundaries and Electoral Arrangements Working Party

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Will Scobie

1

Cllr George Kup

2

Cllr David Green

2

Cllr Linda Wright

3

Cllr Jack Packman

 

Disciplinary and Grievance Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Helen Crittenden

1

Cllr Jill Bayford

2

Cllr David Green

2

Cllr Linda Wright

3

Cllr Jack Packman

 

Disciplinary and Grievance Appeals Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Heather Keen

1

Cllr Jill Bayford

2

Cllr Debra Owen-Hughes

2

Cllrr Linda Wright

3

Cllr Kristian Bright

 

Constitutional Review Working Party

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Rick Everitt

1

Cllr Matthew Scott

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

2

Cllr Will Scobie

3

Cllr Leo Britcher

 

Appts Committee

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Rick Everitt

1

Cllr Reece Pugh

2

Cllr Helen Whitehead

 

Standards Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

Independent Members

Parish / Town Councillors

1

Cllr Ruth Duckworth

1

Cllr Jill Bayford

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Tucker

1

TBC

2

Cllr Helen Crittenden

2

Cllr Phil Fellows

2

Lorenzo

2

TBC

3

Cllr Elysa d’Abbro

3

Ruston

3

TBC

4

Cllr Tony Ovenden

4

Clarke

 

Joint Transport Board

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

Parish / Town Councillors

1

Cllr Jenny Matterface

1

Cllr Emma Dawson

1

Cllr Mike Garner

1

TBC

2

Cllr Harry Scobie

2

Cllr John Davis

3

Cllr Joanne Bright

4

Cllr Anne-Marie Nixey

 

East Kent Joint Arrangements Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Rick Everitt

2

Cllr Helen Whitehead

 

 

ELECTION OF CHAIRS AND VICE-CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES, PANELS AND BOARDS FOR THE 2023/24 MUNICIPAL YEAR

 

The Chair proposed, the Vice-Chair seconded and Members agreed the following list of nominations to Chair and Vice-Chair positions:

 

Position to be Filled

Councillor

Chair of the Planning Committee

Cllr Helen Crittenden

Vice Chair of the Planning Committee

Cllr Joanne Bright

Chair of the Licensing Board

Cllr Alan Currie

Vice Chair of the Licensing Board

Cllr Corinna Huxley

Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel

Cllr Phil Fellows

Vice Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel

Cllr David Green

Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee

Cllr Will Scobie

Vice Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee

Cllr Kristian Bright

Chair of the Joint Transportation Board

Jenny Matterface

Chair of General Purposes Committee

Harry Scobie 

 

STANDARDS COMMITTEE AND CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW WORKING PARTY

 

It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members agreed that Mr Peter Tucker was appointed Chair of the Standards Committee and Constitutional Review Working Party, and Mr Peter Lorenzo appointed as Vice-Chair of the Standards Committee and Constitutional Review Working Party for 2023/24.

 

 

 

 

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