Agenda, decisions and minutes
With effect from 1 April 2016 Agenda and Minutes will be available in both Welsh and English. Reports are working documents and produced in English only in accordance with Welsh Language Standard 41 of this Council’s Final Compliance Notice from the Welsh Language Commissioner.
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Apologies for Absence Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were
submitted on behalf of Councillors
Trevor Bates, Russell Gilmartin, David Maddocks, John C Phillips, Paul Roberts,
Andy Williams and Nigel Williams. |
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Mayor's Announcements Additional documents: Decision: The Mayor advised Members
that the Armed Forces Champion, Councillor David Griffiths would be meeting
with D Day veterans and members of the armed forces tomorrow in recognition of
their bravery on what would be the 75th anniversary of D Day
landing. Minutes: The Mayor advised Members
that the Armed Forces Champion, Councillor David Griffiths would be meeting
with D Day veterans and members of the armed forces tomorrow in recognition of
their bravery on what would be the 75th anniversary of D Day
landing. |
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Appointment of Members to Committees, Scrutiny Committees and Various Panels To consider the report of the
Lead Member for Organisation – Finance, Performance, Health & Safety and
Governance Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED – (i) That
the sizes and political balance of the Standing Committees and Scrutiny
Committees be agreed and the following Members appointed to give effect to the
wishes of the relevant Political Groups to which seats are allocated and to
those seats allocated to the Non-aligned Members. STANDARDS COMMITTEE (3 MEMBERS) Independent Group (1 seat)
Labour Group (1 seat)
Conservative Group (1 seat)
AUDIT COMMITTEE (12 MEMBERS) Independent (4
seats)
Labour (3 seats)
Conservative (2
seats)
Wrexham
Independent (1 seat)
Plaid Cymru (1
seat)
Liberal Democrats (1 seat)
Non-aligned (1 seat) – Seat relinquished by the Liberal Democrats
*The appointment of
Councillor William Baldwin, who is a member of the Executive Board, is not
compliant with the Council’s Constitution and as such did not take effect PLANNING COMMITTEE (20 MEMBERS) Independent Group (8 seats)
Labour Group (5 seats)
Conservative Group (3 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (3
seats)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING COMMITTEE (14 MEMBERS) Members of the Environmental Licensing Committee
will also sit as the Licensing Committee Independent Group (5 seats)
Labour Group (3 seats)
Conservative Group (2 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (2
seats)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
Liberal Democrats (1 seat)
DEMOCRATIC SERVICES COMMITTEE (13 MEMBERS) Independent Group (4 seats)
Labour Group (3 seats)
Conservative Group (2 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (2
seats)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
Liberal Democrats (1 seat)
aPPOINTMENTS Committee (10 Members) Independent Group (3 seats)
Labour Group (3 seats)
Conservative Group (2 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (2
seats)
Grievance Committee (10 Members) Independent Group (3 seats)
Labour ... view the full decision text for item 21. Minutes: The Lead Member for Organisation – Finance, Performance,
Health & Safety and Governance submitted a report COGC/23/19 allowing
Members to consider appointments to Committees, Scrutiny Committees and various
Panels set up by the Council
as part of its Constitution. In introducing his report the Lead Member referred to the following amendments to Memberships : Audit Committee To include Councillors Rondo Roberts and Nigel Williams Safeguarding, Communities and Well-being Scrutiny Committee To include Councillor John McCusker. Lifelong Learning Scrutiny Committee To remove Councillor T Alan Edwards Planning Committee In line with Regulation 6 of The Size and Composition of Local Authority Planning Committees (Wales) Regulations 2017, as Councillors Paul Pemberton and Kevin Hughes were same ward Members it was noted that it was not possible for both to sit on the Planning Committee. RESOLVED – (i) That the sizes
and political balance of the Standing Committees and Scrutiny Committees be
agreed and the following Members appointed to give effect to the wishes of the
relevant Political Groups to which seats are allocated and to those seats
allocated to the Non-aligned Members. STANDARDS COMMITTEE
(3 MEMBERS) Independent Group (1 seat)
Labour Group (1 seat)
Conservative Group (1 seat)
AUDIT COMMITTEE (12 MEMBERS) Independent (4 seats)
Labour (3 seats)
Conservative (2 seats)
Wrexham Independent (1 seat)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
Liberal Democrats (1 seat)
Non-aligned (1 seat) – Seat relinquished by the Liberal
Democrats
*The appointment of
Councillor William Baldwin, who is a member of the Executive Board, is not
compliant with the Council’s Constitution and as such did not take effect PLANNING COMMITTEE (20 MEMBERS) Independent Group (8 seats)
Labour Group (5 seats)
Conservative Group (3 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (3 seats)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING
COMMITTEE (14 MEMBERS) Members of the Environmental Licensing Committee will also sit as the Licensing
Committee Independent Group (5 seats)
Labour Group (3 seats)
Conservative Group (2 seats)
Wrexham Independent Group (2 seats)
Plaid Cymru (1 seat)
Liberal Democrats (1 seat)
DEMOCRATIC
SERVICES COMMITTEE (13 MEMBERS) Independent Group (4 seats)
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