Annual Meeting of the Council – 18 May 2017
Present
THE MAYOR – Councillor Trevor Foster
Councillors Ali, Allcock, Armiger, Armitage, Bainbridge, J Briggs, Clark, Collinson, J Davison, Ellerby, England, L Foster, Glover, Godfrey, Gosling, Grant, Hannigan, Kataria, Kirk, Longcake, Marper, Mumby-Croft, Ogg, Oldfield, O’Sullivan, Perry, Poole, Baroness Redfern, Reed, Robinson, Rowson, C Sherwood, N Sherwood, K Vickers, P Vickers, Waltham, Wells and Wilson.
The council met at The Civic Centre, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe.
2500 MAYOR’S REMARKS – The Mayor welcomed fellow councillors, officers and members of the public to the meeting. He outlined some of the highlights of his year of office and said that it had been a great honour and privilege to represent North Lincolnshire for a second time. He also thanked all those who had supported him throughout his year especially Neville Moore, the former chauffeur, who had retired early due to ill health, and the Mayor’s Cadet, Sergeant Kieran Seaman of the Scunthorpe Army Cadets. Finally, he reported that £27,222.60 had been raised for his charities and he thanked and presented a cheque to representatives of Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support.
2501 ELECTION OF MAYOR – Following the opening remarks made by Councillor T Foster the council proceeded to elect a Mayor.
Moved by Councillor Wells and seconded by Councillor Hannigan –
That Councillor Peter Clark be elected Mayor of North Lincolnshire Council for the ensuing year until his successor becomes entitled to act as Mayor.
Motion Carried
Councillor Clark then made a declaration of acceptance of office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972.
At this point Councillor Clark took the chair.
Councillor Clark then expressed his thanks to the council for his appointment and spoke of his hopes for his year in office.
2502 VOTE OF THANKS TO RETIRING MAYOR – Moved by Councillor Baroness Redfern and seconded by Councillor L Foster –
That the council expresses to Councillor Trevor Foster sincere thanks for the most able way in which he has carried out the duties of Mayor of the council during the past year.
Motion Carried
2503 APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR – The council proceeded to the appointment of a Deputy Mayor –
Moved by Councillor Baroness Redfern and seconded by Councillor Reed –
That Councillor John Briggs be appointed Deputy Mayor of North Lincolnshire Council for the ensuing year.
Motion Carried
Councillor Briggs then made a declaration of acceptance of office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972.
The Council then adjourned for a short break and reconvened after 15minutes.
2504 COUNCILLOR PAULINE CARLILE – The Mayor referred to the recent sad death of Councillor Pauline Carlile who had been a member of North Lincolnshire Council since 1999. The Mayor paid tribute to Councillor Carlile’s years of dedicated public service and on behalf of all councillors, expressed their thoughts for Councillor Carlile’s family at this sad time.
The council then observed a minute’s silence in memory of Councillor Pauline Carlile.
2505 MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL 2017/2018 –
Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor L Foster –
That meetings of the council be held at the time indicated on the following dates –
Thursday 21 September 2017 – 4.00 p.m.
Thursday 14 December, 2017 – 2.00 p.m.
Thursday 22 February 2018 – 10.00 a.m.
Thursday 17 May 2018 – 10.30 a.m. (Annual Meeting)
Motion Carried
2506 NOTIFICATION OF GROUP LEADERS AND SECRETARIES – The Head of Paid Service and Executive Director: People and Transformation reported the following notifications in relation to the appointment of Group Leaders, Specified Representatives (Deputy Leader) and Secretaries.
| GROUP | LEADER |
SPECIFIED REPRESENTATIVE/DEPUTY |
SECRETARY |
| Conservative | Councillor R Waltham | Councillor R Hannigan | Councillor J England |
| Labour | Councillor L Foster | Councillor A Davison | Councillor J Collinson |
Resolved – That the report be noted.
2507 (1) LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING ACT 1989 – POLITICAL BALANCE AND COMMITTEES – Having regard to the report of the Director: Governance and Partnerships entitled ‘Local Government and Housing Act 1989 – Political Balance’ the representation of the different political groups on each committee/panel is to be reviewed.
Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Hannigan-
(a) That Committees/Panels be appointed until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018 or such earlier date as may be determined from time to time by the Council, and the number of members and appointments be as shown, and (b) that appointments be made to key outside bodies as follows until the date of the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2018 or such earlier date as may be determined from time to time by the council –
| Committees/Panels | Number of Members | Conservative Members | Labour Members | ||||
| Planning Committee | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Licensing Committee | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Appeals Committee Pool | 12 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Audit Committee | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Governance Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| People Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Health Scrutiny Panel | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| (plus 2 Church Representatives and 2 Parent Governors – voting, in relation to Education issues) | |||||||
| Standards Committee | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| (plus 1 co-opted non-voting member) | |||||||
| Appointment and Employment Committee | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Humberside Police and Crime Panel | To be appointed in line with the Council’s political balance/proportionality arrangements. | ||||||
That the membership of committees/panels be as follows –
PLANNING COMMITTEE (10 Members)
| Conservative (6) | Labour (4) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| N Sherwood (c) | Names to be notified |
| Ogg (vc) | |
| J Davison | |
| Glover | |
| Longcake | |
| Wells |
LICENSING COMMITTEE (15 Members)
| Conservative (9) | Labour (6) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| K Vickers (c) P Vickers (vc) Allcock |
Names to be confirmed |
| Clark | |
| Glover | |
| Hannigan | |
| Rowson | |
| C Sherwood | |
| Wells |
STANDARDS COMMITTEE (7 Members)
| Conservative (4) | Labour (3) |
| Councillors:
Poole(c) |
Councillors: |
| England (vc) | Names to be confirmed |
| T Foster | |
| Wells |
| Co-opted (Non-Voting) Members |
| Mr W Harvie |
| Independent Persons – (Non-Voting) |
| Mr J Goolden |
| Mr R Johnson |
APPEALS COMMITTEE (3 Members)
Membership of appeals committees to deal with individual cases to be appointed as required from eligible members as set out below –
| Conservative (8) | Labour (4) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| Allcock | Names to be confirmed |
| Armiger | |
| England | |
| Evison | |
| Ogg | |
| Poole | |
| Rowson | |
| Wells |
AUDIT COMMITTEE (7 Members)
| Conservative (4) | Labour (3) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| Glover (c) | Names to be confirmed |
| T Foster (vc) | |
| Clark | |
| K Vickers |
PEOPLE SCRUTINY PANEL (5 Members)
| Conservative (3) | Labour (2) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| T Foster (c) | Collinson (vc) |
| Evison | name to be confirmed |
| Rowson |
| Church Representatives | Parent Governor Representatives |
| Mr W Egan | Mr S Milner |
| Mr P Thompson | Mrs P Whittaker |
Note: The Church representatives and the Parent Governor representatives are entitled to attend meetings dealing with education issues. Parent governor representatives will be entitled to substitute for one another as and when required.
GOVERNANCE AND STANDARDS SCRUTINY PANEL (5 Members)
| Conservative (3) | Labour (2) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| Robinson (c) | Gosling (vc) |
| Longcake | name to be confirmed |
| Wells |
HEALTH SCRUTINY PANEL (5 Members)
| Conservative (3) | Labour (2) |
| Councillors: | Councillors: |
| Mumby-Croft (c) | O’Sullivan (vc) |
| Armiger | name to be confirmed |
| Ogg |
HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD (1 Member)
| Conservative (1)
Councillor: Baroness Redfern |
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| Key Outside Bodies | Number of Members | Conservative Members | Labour
Members |
|
| Humberside Combined Fire Authority |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
| Humberside Bridge Board | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Humberside Airport Board | 1 | 1 | – | |
| North Lincolnshire Adoption Panel | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Motion Carried
2508 (2) CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES – Members had before them a report by the Director: Governance and Partnerships outlining proposed amendments to the Constitution to facilitate changes to the council’s governance and working arrangements.
The amendments necessary to facilitate these changes were set out in the report and the accompanying appendices. These included limited changes to Part D Rule 1 – Council Procedure Rules, Contract Procedure Rules and amendments to cabinet member portfolios following election of a new Leader from 16 January 2017, and to facilitate management changes aligned to the council’s new senior leadership team structure.
Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Hannigan –
That the Constitution be approved noting and incorporating the amendments as detailed in the report.
Motion Carried
2509 NUMBER AND NAMES OF MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE CABINET AND THEIR CABINET MEMBER PORTFOLIOS, AND APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES/PANELS – Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Hannigan –
(a) That the number, names and revised titles as stated below, and content of the portfolios of Cabinet Members as detailed in Appendix A of the Working Papers be noted, and (b) that Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen/vice-chairs of Committees/Panels be appointed as follows –
| Committee Member/Chairman | Portfolio/Committee/Panel | Vice-Chairman/Vice-Chairs |
| Councillor Collinson | People Scrutiny | |
| Councillor J Davison
|
Business, Transformation and Finance | |
| Councillor Glover | Audit Committee | |
| Councillor England | Standards | |
| Councillor T Foster | People Scrutiny | Audit Committee |
| Councillor Gosling | Governance and Standards Scrutiny | |
| Councillor Hannigan | Deputy Leader and Safer, Greener and Cleaner | |
| Councillor Marper | Public Engagement and Assurance | |
| Councillor Mumby -Croft | Health Scrutiny | |
| Councillor Ogg | Planning Committee | |
| Councillor O’Sullivan | Health Scrutiny | |
| Councillor Poole | Investment, Assets and Employment Standards Committee |
|
| Councillor Reed | Adults and Health | |
| Councillor Rose | Children, Families and Learning | |
| Councillor Robinson | Governance and Standards Scrutiny | |
| Councillor C Sherwood | Planning Committee | |
| Councillor K Vickers | Licensing Committee | |
| Councillor P Vickers | Licensing Committee | |
| Councillor Waltham | Leader and Place Shaping |
Motion Carried
2510 APPOINTMENT OF LEAD MEMBERS – Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Hannigan –
(a) That lead members be appointed to champion the following :-
Councillor Allcock Flooding
Councillor Armiger Environment
Councillor Briggs Commercial Enterprise
Councillor England Highways Quality
Councillor Evison Steel
Councillor Glover Culture
Councillor Longcake Older People
Councillor Mumby-Croft Younger People
Councillor Ogg Transport
Councillor Rowson Farming and Rural Communities
Councillor P Vickers Town Centres
Councillor David Wells Learning and Skills
Motion Carried
2511 TIMETABLE OF MEETINGS 2017/2018 – The Director: Governance and Partnerships submitted a proposed timetable of meetings for 2017/2018.
Moved by Councillor Waltham and seconded by Councillor Hannigan –
That the timetable of meetings for 2017/2018 attached as an Appendix to the Working Papers be approved and adopted.