Agenda and minutes

The Minutes of the meeting held on 7 April 2016 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED: That Council be recommended to

1)    appoint Councillor Polhill as Leader of the Council in accordance with the Council’s Constitution; and

2)    appoint Councillor Wharton as Deputy Leader of the Council for the 2016/17 Municipal Year.

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Community and Resources, regarding the appointments to the Council’s Boards, Committees, Appeals Panel, Working Party and Scrutiny Co-ordinator and the appointment of a non-voting co-optee to the Health Policy and Performance Board and the appointment of two non-voting Parish Council co-optees and two non-voting Independent co-optees to the Standards Committee.

The Board also considered the appointment of Independent Persons for the purposes of the Localism Act 2011.

A list of committee memberships was tabled at the meeting.

          RESOLVED: That Council be recommended to

1)    agree the appointments to the Council’s Boards, Committees, Appeals Panel and Working Party for the Municipal Year 2016/17 with the representation put forward by each of the political groups;

2)    approve the nomination of Councillor A McDermott as the Scrutiny Co-ordinator for the Municipal Year 2016/17;

3)    confirm the appointment as non voting co-optee of Mr Tom Baker as the Healthwatch Halton representative to the Health Policy and Performance Board for the Municipal Year 2016/17;

4)    confirm the appointment of Reverend David Felix and Mr Stephen Cluff as non-voting Parish Council co-optees to the Standards Committee for the Municipal Year 2016/17;

5)    confirm the appointment of Mr Tony Luxton and Mrs Anita Morris as non-voting Independent co-optees to the Standards Committee for a period of four years; and

6)    confirm the re-appointment of Professor David Norman,             

 Mrs Diane Howard and Mr Roy Radley as Independent Persons for  the purposes of the Localism Act 2011.