Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive asked the Council to consider approving the appointment of various Committees and appointments to Outside Bodies.

To comply with the Constitution that required Committee appointments to be made by Council; waive proportionality rules in respect of the membership of Licensing and Appeals Hearings Panel and the Standards Hearings Panel; confirm that the Scrutiny Committee continues to be responsible for crime and disorder issues; appoint Members as the Council representatives on Outside Bodies; appoint the Cabinet Portfolio holder for Planning as the representative on the North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership; appoint the Deputy Leader of the Council as the District Council’s Member of the North Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel and appoint the Portfolio Holder for Governance as the Council’s representative on the Parking and Traffic Regulation Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee.

THE DECISION:

That:-

(1)     the Council appoints the Committees indicated at Annex  ‘A’ of the report;

(2)     proportionality rules be waived in respect of the membership of the Licensing and Appeals Hearings Panel and the Standards Hearings Panel;

(3)     Membership of the Committees be that shown at Annex ‘B’ of the report;

(4)     the Council appoints as the Council’s representatives on Outside Bodies identified with an asterisk within Annex ‘C of the report those Members indicated against those Outside Bodies;

(5)     the Scrutiny Committee be responsible for crime and disorder issues;

(6)     the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Planning be appointed as the representative on the North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership;

(7)     the Deputy Leader of the Council be appointed as the District Council’s Member of the North Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel; and

(8)     the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Governance be appointed as the representative on The Parking and Traffic Regulation Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee.