Decision details

The Assembly will be asked to make appointments to the Political Structure and Other Bodies for the 2021/22 municipal year.

The Strategic Director, Law and Governance, introduced a report on the annual process of appointments to the various elements of the political structure and other internal and external bodies for the 2021/22 municipal year. 

The Strategic Director advised that in view of the impending election of a new Thames ward councillor at a by-election on 6 May 2021, it was proposed that the Chief Executive be authorised to approve the appointment of the new councillor to any vacant positions on Council committees, to enable that individual to commence his/her involvement in the Council’s business as soon as possible.

It was also noted that the schedule of proposed appointments that was appended to the report had incorrectly shown that there was a vacancy on the Pensions Committee, to which Councillor Miah was to be appointed to.  The Labour Group Secretary confirmed that the membership of the Pensions Committee remained unchanged from 2020/21.

The Assembly resolved to:

(i)  Approve the appointments to various Council committees and other internal and external bodies, as set out in Appendix 1; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to approve the appointment of the new Thames ward councillor, to be elected on 6 May 2021, to vacant positions on Council committees.