Agenda item

To inform Council of the formation of a new political group on Tendring District Council; changes of membership of other political groups and also to enable Council to consider the outcome of a review of the membership of Committees conducted in accordance with Section 15(1)(e) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Regulation 17(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations.

Council had before it a report of the Chief Executive which informed Council of the formation of a new political group on Tendring District Council; changes of membership of other political groups and also enabled Council to consider the outcome of a review of the membership of Committees conducted in accordance with Section 15(1)(e) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Regulation 17(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations.

The Chief Executive formally reported that, pursuant to Regulation 10(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, Councillors Jeffrey Bray and Richard Everett on 10 May 2017, had each served formal notice on the Council that they no longer wished to be treated as a member of the UKIP political group.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, also on 10 May 2017, Councillor Bray and Councillor Everett, pursuant to Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had served formal notice on the Council that they wished to be treated as a political group. The name of the political group was the Independent Alliance Group. The Leader of the Independent Alliance Group was Councillor Bray and Councillor Everett was the deputy Group Leader.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, pursuant to Regulation 10(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, Councillor Anne Davis on 12 May 2017, had served formal notice on the Council that she no longer wished to be treated as a member of the UKIP political group.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, also on 12 May 2017, Councillor Davis, pursuant to Regulation 9(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had served formal notice on the Council that she wished to be treated as a member of the Independent Alliance group.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, on 15 May 2017, Councillor Laurie Gray, pursuant to Regulation 9(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had served formal notice on the Council that he wished to be treated as a member of the Independent Alliance group.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, on 15 May 2017, Councillor John Brown, pursuant to Regulation 9(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, had served formal notice on the Council that he wished to be treated as a member of the UKIP group.

The Chief Executive further formally reported that, pursuant to Regulation 10(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990, Councillor Jack Parsons on 23 May 2017, had served formal notice on the Council that he no longer wished to be treated as a member of the Labour political group.

In accordance with Section 15(1)(e) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Regulation 17(b) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 a review of the allocation of seats to political groups ha been carried out. The outcome of that review, as agreed by Group Leaders, was attached as an appendix to the report..

It was moved by Councillor Stock, seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi and:

RESOLVED that -

(a)  the Schedule of Appointments to Committees (which has been agreed by Group Leaders), as attached as an Appendix to item A.2 of the Report of the Chief Executive, be approved with immediate effect, subject to Councillor J A Brown being appointed to the Standards Committee in place of Councillor Whitmore; and

(b)  Councillor J A Brown be appointed to replace Councillor Bray as the named substitute on the Human Resources Sub-Committee Panel.