Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all members of the Council.

Councillor Navin Shah declared a personal interest in item 8 (Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies), as a Member of Harrow GMB, but considered that he could still speak and vote thereon.

To receive from the Leader of the Council, notification of the Cabinet Members, including the Wards they represent and their delegated authorities.

(i)                 Further to item 2 on the Summons, the Leader of the Council (Councillor Bill Stephenson) advised that he had appointed Councillor Phillip O’Dell as Deputy Leader of the Council.

(ii)               The Leader further reported that he had established a Cabinet of 10 Members including himself and the Deputy Leader.  The Leader also informed Council of the appointments to his Executive (Cabinet) and allocation of Portfolios to Executive Members for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

RESOLVED:  That

(i)                 it be noted that Councillor Phillip O’Dell is the appointed Deputy Leader of the Council;

(ii)               the membership of the Executive (Cabinet), allocation of Portfolios to Executive Members for 2010/11, together with the Terms of Reference of the Cabinet and the delegations to Portfolio Holders be noted, as set out in Appendices I and II to these minutes.

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Legal & Governance Services as to the appointment and proportional allocation of places on Standing Committees to the Political Groups on the Council in accordance with the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 (as amended) and as to the appointment of members to Committees in accordance with those Regulations.

The Mayor advised that formal notice of the calculations concerning the appointment to and proportional allocation of places on Standing Committees of the Council had been sent to the Leaders of the two Political Groups and had been accepted.

RESOLVED:  That the item be noted.

To receive the nominations of the Groups to Committee places in accordance with their proportional entitlements under the approved Determination and to formally establish Committees of the Council and their memberships for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

FOR CONFIRMATION

(i)                 The Council received confirmation, in the Supplementary Summons and tabled documents, of the nominations by the Political Groups to places on Committees of the Council in accordance with their proportional entitlements. 

(ii)               Councillor John Nickolay moved and Councillor Barry Macleod-Cullinane seconded an amendment proposing that the membership of the Standards Committee be increased by an additional Councillor and that this appointment be filled by Councillor Paul Osborn.

(iii)             Following a full debate and upon a vote, the amendment was not carried.

(iv)              Upon a further vote, the substantive proposal was adopted.

RESOLVED:  That the Committees of the Council be established with the memberships now agreed for the Municipal Year 2010/11 and as detailed at Appendix III to these minutes.

Recommendation I:            Standards Committee

                                                (22 April 2010)

Further to Item 5 on the Summons, the Council received a Recommendation from the Standards Committee meeting held on 22 April 2010.  The Recommendation was formally moved by the Mayor.

RESOLVED:  That

(i)                 Dr John Kirkland, Mohammed Rizvi, Derek John Lawrence and Anand Mantri be appointed as Independent Members of the Standards Committee until the Annual Council meeting to be held in May 2014;

(ii)               Mr James Coyle be appointed as Reserve Independent Member of the Standards Committee until the Annual Council meeting to be held in May 2014.

To receive a proposal from the Leader of the Council as to the appointment of Chairmen to Committees for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

FOR DECISION

(i)                 In the tabled documentation, the Council received a proposal from the Leader of the Council as to the appointment of Chairmen to Committees of the Council for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

(ii)               Upon a request by more than 10 Councillors a roll call vote was held  with regard to the proposal not to appoint a Member of the largest Opposition Group to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

(iii)             Upon a vote, the substantive proposal was adopted.

RESOLVED:  That the following Chairmen of Committees be appointed for the Municipal Year 2010/11:

Roll Call Vote:

FOR:  Councillors Anderson, Asante, Bond, Currie, Davine, Dharmarajah, Ferry, Ann Gate, Brian Gate, Gawn, Green, Henson, Idaikkadar, Ismail, James, Khalid, Marikar, Maru, Miles, O’Dell, Parmar, Perry, Phillips, Ray, Navin Shah, Rekha Shah, Sachin Shah, Silver, Stephenson, Stoodley, Krishna Suresh, Sasikala Suresh and Wealthy.

AGAINST:  Councillor Noyce.

ABSTAIN:  Councillors Akhtar, Bath, Bednell, Champagnie, Chana, Chauhan, Cowan, Ferrari, Greek, Hall, Lammiman, Macleod-Cullinane, Mithani, Chris Mote, Janet Mote, John Nickolay, Joyce Nickolay, Osborn, Romain, Anthony Seymour, Lynda Seymour, Sheinwald, Teli, Versallion, Williams and Wright.

On a proposal from the Leader of the Council, to agree the arrangements for the Terms of Reference and Delegated Powers of Committees, which will form part of the Constitution.  Within the proposals and attached are specific proposals from the Governance, Audit & Risk Management Committee concerning a change to its Terms of Reference, to accord with CIPFA Guidance.

Recommendation I:       Governance, Audit & Risk Management Committee  (8 April 2010)

FOR CONFIRMATION

Item 7 on the Summons provided for the proposals for the Terms of Reference and Delegated Powers of Committees for the Municipal Year 2010/11, to be included at Part 3 of the Constitution.

RESOLVED:  That the arrangements for the Terms of Reference and Delegated Powers of Committees circulated be approved and incorporated into the Constitution at Part 3.

To receive proposals from the Political Groups as to the appointment of representatives of the Authority to serve on outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2010/11.

FOR DECISION

(i)                 Item 8 on the Summons provided for the receipt of proposals from the Political Groups as to the appointment of representatives of the Authority to serve on Outside Bodies for the Municipal Year 2010/11.  The nominations of the Groups were notified in the Supplementary Summons and tabled documentation. 

(ii)               In moving the nominations the Leader of the Council further proposed that where there was more than one nomination to an available role, the Labour Group nomination be agreed as substantive.

(iii)             Councillor Susan Hall moved and Councillor Barry Macleod-Cullinane seconded an amendment that the conservative representation on the following outside bodies be agreed as follows:

LBH Bus and Highways Liaison Meeting  -  Councillors John Nickolay and Manji Kara;

LBH Rail Liaison Meeting  -  Councillors John Nickolay and Manji Kara;

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London -   Councillor Mark Versallion.

(iv)              Upon a vote the amendment outlined at (iii) above was not carried.

(v)                Upon a further vote, the substantive proposal at (ii) above was adopted.

RESOLVED:  That the Outside Body appointments for the Municipal Year 2010/11, be approved as set out Appendix IV to these minutes.