NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM’S

REPORT TO COUNCIL

29 January 2020

Report Title:	Changes to Committee Membership

Submitted by:	Chief Executive

Portfolios:	Corporate and Service Improvement, People and Partnerships

Ward(s) affected:	All

Purpose of the Report To appoint Members to the Employment Committee and the Economy, Environment and Place Scrutiny Committee.
Recommendation To appoint Councillor Kyle Robinson to the Employment Committee. To appoint Councillor David Grocott to the Economy, Environment and Place Scrutiny Committee.
Reasons To ensure that vacancies arising on the Council’s committees are appointed to on a politically proportionate basis.

1.	Background Due to the retirement of a Councillor in November 2019, there is a need to appoint to vacant committee seats.
2.	Issues
In accordance with Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and associated regulations, seats on the ordinary committees of the Council are to be allocated to the political groups in a manner proportionate to the number of overall seats on council held by each group. Additionally, in accordance with the council’s Constitution, Council is to make appointments to committee seats. Consequent upon the retirement of a Labour Councillor in November 2019, and the election of a Labour Councillor in December 2019, there is no need to alter the political balance of the committee seats currently allocated to each group. There is, however, a need to appoint to the seats allocated to the Labour group which were vacated upon the retirement of a Labour Councillor in November 2019.
3.	Proposal
To appoint Councillor Kyle Robinson to the Employment Committee and Cllr David Grocott to the Economy, Environment and Place Scrutiny Committee.
4.	Reasons for Proposed Solution To ensure that the seats vacated upon the retirement of a Labour Councillor in November 2019 are appointed to in accordance with the requirements of the relevant legislation and the Council’s Constitution.
5.	Options Considered
None.
6.	Legal and Statutory Implications
These are set out in the body of the report.
7.	Equality Impact Assessment
There is no requirement for an EIA to be undertaken in connection with this decision. Nominations to committee seats are made by Group Leaders who will have regard to equality and diversity considerations when making their nominations.
8.	Financial and Resource Implications
None.
9.	Major Risks
None.
10.	Sustainability and Climate Change Implications
None.
11.	Key Decision Information
This is not a Key Decision.
12.	Earlier Cabinet/Committee Resolutions
Not Applicable.
13.	List of Appendices
Not Applicable.
14.	Background Papers
Not Applicable.