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Composition of Committees, Panels and Boards - 2024/25

Minutes:

Number and size of committees

 

The Chair proposed, Vice Chair seconded and Council agreed that the number of committees and the number of members to serve on those committees as shown in table 2 of the report, be adopted subject to the proportionality option agreed upon later in the agenda.

 

POLITICAL PROPORTIONALITY

 

The Chair said that consensus amongst group leaders had been achieved and regarding the proportionality option to use for allocating seats on committees.

 

The Chair moved, Vice Chair seconded and Council approved the proportionality between groups for Committees, Panels and Boards as shown in Option three of the report.

 

Nomination of members to serve on committees

 

The meeting noted the nominations to committees as detailed in the various committee tables below.

 

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 Kristian Bright

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 Linda Wright

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Cllr Bertie Braidwood

2

Cllr Helen Whitehead

2

Cllr Cedric Towning

2

Cllr Alan Munns

3

Cllr Leo Britcher

3

Cllr Matthew Scott

4

Cllr Corinna Huxley

4

Vacant

5

Cllr Rick Everitt

6

Vacant

7

Vacant

8

Vacant

 

Licensing Board

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 Barry Manners

4

Cllr Raushan Ara

4

Cllr Linda Wright

5

Cllr Debra Owen-Hughes

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 Paul Moore

2

Cllr Rebecca Wing

3

Cllr Alan Currie

3

Cllr George Kup

4

Cllr Jack Packman

4

Cllr John Davis

5

Cllr Katie Pope

6

Cllr Will Scobie

7

Cllr Leo Britcher

8

Cllr Joanne Bright

 

Government and Audit Committee

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 Abi-Leigh Barlow

2

Cllr Barry Manners

2

Cllr Alan Munns

3

Cllr Leo Britcher

3

Cllr John Nichols

4

Cllr Jack Packman

4

Cllr John Davis

5

Cllr David Donaldson

6

Cllr John Edwards

7

Cllr Katie Pope

8

Cllr Roopa Farooki

 

Government and Audit(pool of substitute Members)

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Joanne Bright

1

Cllr George Kup

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

1

Cllr John Worrow

2

Cllr Anne-Marie Nixey

2

Cllr Reece Pugh

2

Vacant

3

Cllr Helen Crittenden

3

Cllr Linda Wright

4

Cllr Harry Scobie 

4

Vacant

5

Cllr Jim Driver

6

Vacant

7

Vacant

8

Vacant

 

General Purposes Committee

Labour

Conservatives 

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Harry Scobie

1

Cllr Emma Dawson

1

Cllr Tricia Austin

2

Cllr Rick Everitt

2

Cllr Linda Wright

3

Cllr Steve Albon

3

Cllr John Davis

4

Cllr Helen Whitehead

5

Cllr Tony Ovenden

6

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 Mike Garner

2

Cllr Rob Yates

2

Cllr George Rusiecki

2

3

Cllr David Green

3

Cllr Barry Manners

4

Cllr Helen Crittenden

5

Cllr Ruth Duckworth

6

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 Reece Pugh

2

Cllr Debra Owen-Hughes

2

Cllr George Kup

3

Cllr Kristian Bright

 

Constitutional Review Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Rick Everitt

1

Cllr Reece Pugh

1

Cllr Mike Garner

1

Cllr John Worrow

2

Cllr Will Scobie

2

Cllr Matthew Scott

2

Cllr Tricia Austin

3

Cllr Leo Britcher

3

Cllr Phil Fellows

4

Cllr Alan Currie

5

Cllr Helen Crittenden

6

Cllr David Green

7

Cllr John Edwards

 

AppointmentsCommittee

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 Mike Garner

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 Services Committee

Labour

Conservatives

Green and Ind

Thanet Ind

1

Cllr Rick Everitt

2

Cllr Helen Whitehead

 

Elections of Chair and Vice-Chair of Committees, Panels and Boards for the 2024/25 municipal year

 

Councillor Everitt proposed, Councillor Pugh seconded and Council agreed the list of nominations to Chair and Vice Chair positions as detailed below:

 

NOMINATIONS TO CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS TO COMMITTEES

 

Chair/Vice-Chair Role

Planning Chair

Cllr Helen Crittenden

Planning Vice-Chair

Cllr Pat Makinson

Licensing Chair

Cllr Alan Currie

Licensing Vice-Chair

Cllr Corinna Huxley

OSP Chair

Cllr Phil Fellows

OSP Vice-Chair

Cllr David Green

Gov & Audit Chair

Cllr Will Scobie

Gov & Audit Vice-Chair

Cllr Roopa Farooki

Joint Transportation Board Vice Chair

Cllr Jenny Matterface

General Purposes Chair

Cllr Harry Scobie

Chair of Standards 

Mr Peter Tucker

Vice Chair of Standards

Mr Peter Lorenzo

 

Standards Committee and Constitutional Review Committee

 

The Chair moved, Vice Chair seconded and Council agreed the following:

 

1.  The extended appointment of Peter Tucker as an Independent Member until 2027;

2.  That Peter Tucker be appointed as chair of the Standards Committee and Constitutional Review Committee;

3.  That Peter Lorenzo be appointed as Vice-Chair of the Standards Committee and the Constitutional Review Committee.

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