Agenda item

Selection Panel.

To receive the minutes of the Selection Panel held on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 and agree the recommendations contained therein.  The minutes will be tabled at the meeting.

Minutes:

The Leader of the Council moved and Councillor Ashall seconded the receipt of the recommendations from Selection Panel which had met on 14 May 2019.

Licensing Sub-Committees - Pool of Councillors

The Members of Selection Panel had considered a report on the two Licensing Sub-Committees which dealt with new, or changes to existing, premises licences for which objections have been received, applications for temporary event notices for which objections have been received and reviews of premises licences.  The report had proposed that, whilst the membership of the Sub-Committees should remain at three Councillors, the remaining members of the Licensing Committee should be appointed as substitutes to both Sub-Committees.

RESOLVED

That three members of the Licensing Committee continue to be appointed to both Licensing Sub-Committee A and B, with the remaining members of the Licensing Committee being appointed as substitutes to both Sub-Committees.

Appointment of Members to Committees and Sub-Committees - 2019/20

The Selection Panel had considered the membership of each Committee and had proposed that the membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee should be reduced from ten Members to nine Members. 

RESOLVED

That the proportions for each Committee be settled as follows:

                                                         Con      Lib Dem  Lab      Ind.    Ind. Co-Opted                                                                                                              Member

Appeals Cttee (3)                               1            1          1          -           -

Licensing Cttee (10)                          5            3          1          1          -

Overview and Scrutiny Cttee (9)       4            3          1          1          -

Planning Cttee (9)                              4            3          1          1          -

Standards and Audit Cttee (6)           2            2          -           1          1

Licensing Sub-Cttee A (3)                 1            1          -           1          -

Licensing Sub-Cttee B (3)                 1            1          1          -           -

Taxi Licensing Sub-Cttee (6)             3            2          1          -           -

Standards Hearings Sub-Cttee (5)    2            1          -           1          1

Woking Joint Cttee (7)                       4            2          1          -           -

Draft Terms of Reference - Woking Football Club Oversight Panel

The Panel had considered a draft Terms of Reference for the Woking Football Club Oversight Panel, established by Council at its meeting on 6 December 2018.  Following discussion, the Panel had agreed to recommend to Council that the Terms of Reference for the Panel be deferred until such time that it was necessary for it to meet.

RESOLVED

That the Terms of Reference for the Woking Football Club Oversight Panel and appointment of Members to it be deferred until such time that it was necessary for the Oversight Panel to meet.

Appointment of Members to Working Groups and Task Groups - 2019/20

The Council received the recommendations of the Panel in respect of the Working Groups under the remits of the Council, the Executive and the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. 

ReSOLVED

That the proportions for each Group be settled as follows:-

Council Appointed Working Groups

                                                                             Con   Lib Dem    Lab    Ind.    Ind. Co-Opted                                                                                                                            Member

Elections & Electoral Reg. Review Panel (7)         3        2          0        1        1

Freedom of the Borough Working Group (6)          3        1          1        1        -

Military Covenant Advisory Panel (6)                     3        1          1        1        -

Selection Panel (8)                                                 2        2          2        2        -

Sheerwater Regen. Oversight Panel (9)                3        2          3        1        -

Sheerwater Regen. Delivery Board (7)                  3        2          1        1        -

Victoria Square Oversight Panel (9)                       4        3          1        1        -

 

Executive Appointed Working Groups

                                                                            Con    Lib Dem    Lab    Ind.    Ind. Co-Opted                                                                                                                            Member

Climate Change Working Group (6)                       2        2          1        1        -

Leisure Partnership Board (5)                                2        2          1        -        -

Local Dev Framework Working Group (7)              3        2          1        1        -

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Appointed Working Groups

                                                                              Con    Lib Dem  Lab    Ind.    Ind. Co-Opted                                                                                                                               Member

Economic Development Task Group (7)                3        2          1        1       -

Finance Task Group (7)                                          3        2          1        1       -

Housing Task Group (7)                                         3        2          1        1       -

 

Appointment of Members to Ad Hoc Bodies - 2019/20

The Panel had considered the list of appointments available through the Surrey Leaders Group and had agreed that no nominations would be made for 2019/20.

ReSOLVED

That the proportions for each appointment be settled as follows:

Ad Hoc Body

Appointments (substitutes indicated in brackets)

Con

Lib Dem

Lab.

Ind.

Ashford & St Peters Hospital NHS Trust (1 rep, 3 years to 2022)

1

 

 

Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Cttee (2 reps, 1 year plus 2 subs, 1 year)

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

 

Corporate Trustee of Friends of Woking Palace (1 rep, 1 year)

 

 

 

1

Countryside Partnership Board (1 rep, 1 year plus 1 sub, 1 year).  Substitute to be appointed to the Local Liaison Group.

1 (1)

 

 

 

Fairoaks Airport Consultative Cttee(1 rep, 1 year plus 1 sub, 1 year)

1

 

 

Maybury Centre Trust (2 rep, 4 years to 2022 and 2023 respectively)

1 (2022)

 

1 (2023)

 

National Parking Adjudications Service Joint Committee (1 rep, 2 years, plus substitute)

1 (1)

 

 

 

Police and Crime Panel (1 rep, 1 year)

1

 

 

ShopMobility(1 rep, 1 year plus 1 sub, 1 year)

1

 

 

South East Employers (1 rep, 1 year plus 1 sub, 1 year)

1

 

 

 

Sport Woking (2 reps, 1 year)

 

1

1

 

Surrey County Playing Fields Assoc (1 rep, 1 year)

1

 

 

 

Sutton Green Village Hall Management Cttee (2 reps, 1 year, 1 to be local Ward Councillor, 1 to be a Member of WBC)

2

 

 

 

Woking Access Group (1 rep, 1 year)

1

 

 

Woking Community Transport (2 observers, 1 year)

1

1

 

 

Woking People of Faith (1 rep, 5 years to 2021)

1

 

 

Woking Youth Council (2 reps, 1 year plus 1 substitute, 1 year)

1 (1)

1

 

 

 

Appointment of the Armed Forces Champion - 2019/20

ReSOLVED

That John Kingsbury be nominated as the Council’s Armed Forces Champion for 2019/20.

Appointment of Lead Members for Elected Member Learning and Development

RESOLVED

That Councillor C Kemp, Councillor I Johnson, Councillor M I Raja and Councillor J Bond be appointed as Lead Members for each of the Political Groups.

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