Issue - meetings

Recommended that the Council:

(i)         Notes the appointments made to the Cabinet by the Leader of the Council as set out in Part A of Appendix A (Appendix A to be circulated following the elections);

(ii)        Receives notification from the Leader of the Council that unless and until the Leader of the Council otherwise directs, the Cabinet, being the body which will undertake the relevant functions and powers set out in Part 3 (Responsibility for functions) of the Constitution of Havant Borough Council, will undertake all those functions and powers by acting together, save that, where Cabinet functions have been delegated to individual members of the Cabinet in accordance with the Scheme of Delegations to Portfolio Holders set out in Part 4D of the Constitution and/or to officers in accordance with the Scheme of Delegations to Officers set out in Part 8 of the Constitution, those delegations will continue to have effect.

(ii)        Reviews the representation of the different political groups on each of the Committees and Boards set out in Part B of Appendix A and determines:

(a) the allocation of seats on each of those bodies to each of the political groups into which the Council is divided and

(b) the membership of those bodies in accordance with the wishes of those groups; and

(iii)       Approves:

1     the appointment and functions of the various Committees and Boards

2     the appointment of Councillors to those Committees and Boards

3     the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs (as appropriate) to those Committees and Boards

all as set out in Parts B and C of Appendix A; and

(iv)       Approves the sundry appointments set out in Part D of Appendix A.

(v)           Approves the following changes to the Constitution which are required to reflect the change to the title of Portfolio Holders and in the structure of the Scrutiny Board.

Cabinet Leads

All references in the Constitution to Portfolio Holder be amended to read Cabinet Lead

Scrutiny Board

Council Standing Orders

Standing Order No.                                       Amendment

6.11                                                                Add the following sentence: “For the Scrutiny Board all Councillors who are not members of the Scrutiny Board or Cabinet shall be appointed as a standing deputy for the Scrutiny Board”.

15.1                                                                Scrutiny Board Quorum to read 3.

            Scrutiny Standing Orders

Standing Order No.                                       Amendment

66a                                                                 Reference Article 6 to read Article 7.

66b                                                                 To be amended to read: “The Scrutiny Board shall comprise of 11 elected members”.

70.1, 84.1, 84.3                                             References to Panels to be amended to read “Scrutiny and Policy Development Panels".

MOVED by Councillor Cyril Hilton and seconded by Councillor Jackie Branson it was RESOLVED that the Council:

(i)         Notes the appointments made to the Cabinet by the Leader of the Council as set out in Part A of Appendix A;

(ii)        Receives notification from the Leader of the Council that unless and until the Leader of the Council otherwise directs, the Cabinet, being the body which will undertake the relevant functions and powers set out in Part 3 (Responsibility for functions) of the Constitution of Havant Borough Council, will undertake all those functions and powers by acting together, save that, where Cabinet functions have been delegated to individual members of the Cabinet in accordance with the Scheme of Delegations to Portfolio Holders set out in Part 4D of the Constitution and/or to officers in accordance with the Scheme of Delegations to Officers set out in Part 8 of the Constitution, those delegations will continue to have effect.

(ii)        Reviews the representation of the different political groups on each of the Committees and Boards set out in Part B of Appendix A and determines:

(a)       the allocation of seats on each of those bodies to each of the political groups into which the Council is divided; and

(b)       the membership of those bodies in accordance with the wishes of those groups; and

(iii) Approves:

(a)       the appointment and functions of the various Committees and Boards;

(b)       the appointment of Councillors to those Committees and Boards;

(c)        the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs (as appropriate) to those Committees and Boards all as set out in Parts B and C of Appendix A; and

(iv)       Approves the sundry appointments set out in Part D of Appendix A; and

(v)        Approves the following changes to the Constitution which are required to reflect the change to the title of Portfolio Holders and in the structure of the Scrutiny Board.

Cabinet Leads

All references in the Constitution to Portfolio Holder be amended to read Cabinet Lead

Scrutiny Board

Council Standing Orders

Standing Order No.                           Amendment                          

6.11                                                    Add the following sentence: “For the Scrutiny Board all Councillors who are not members of the Scrutiny Board or Cabinet shall be appointed as a standing deputy for the Scrutiny Board”.

            15.1                                                    Scrutiny Board Quorum to read 3.

Scrutiny Standing Orders

Standing Order No.                           Amendment

            66a                                                     Reference Article 6 to read Article 7.

66b                                                     To be amended to read: “The Scrutiny Board shall comprise of 11 elected members”.

70.1, 84.1, 84.3                                 References to Panels to be amended to read “Scrutiny and Policy Development Panels".