1.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
Mrs Jarman
was duly proposed and seconded as Chairman of the Council. There being no other
nominations it was :
RESOLVED :
THAT Mrs Jarman be elected
Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
The Council then adjourned
for a short while to allow the Chain of Office to be passed to the new
Chairman.
Following the
re-commencement of the meeting Mrs Jarman took the Chair and formally declared
her acceptance of the office of Chairman and thanked the Members for her
election. It was announced that Cannon Stephen Palmer would be her Chaplain and
that the Isle of Wight Kidney Patients Association and Carousel would be her
Charities for the forthcoming year.
Tributes were then made to
the previous Chairman who responded accordingly and presented to her Charity
(the Isle of Wight Hospice) a cheque for £6252.00.
2.
ELECTION OF VICE
CHAIRMAN
The names of Mr Effemey, Mr
Mazillius and Mr Bartlett were separately moved and seconded.
Before the vote could be taken
a motion was moved to suspend Procedure Rule 18 (4) to allow voting at this
meeting for the various appointments to be by a show of hands. Following debate
it was
RESOLVED :
THAT, for this meeting,
Procedure Rule 18(4) be suspended to allow the voting on the various post
holder appointments to be by a show of hands rather than a secret ballot.
Following further debate and
conducting the voting in accordance with Procedure Rule 18 (7) it was
RESOLVED :
THAT Mr J
Effemey be elected Vice Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
The Council
then adjourned for a short while to allow the Chain of Office to be passed to
the new Vice Chairman.
Following
the re-commencement of the meeting Mr Effemy then formally declared his
acceptance of the office of Vice Chairman and thanked the Members for his
election.
3.
ELECTION OF DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Mr Bartlett
was duly proposed and seconded as Deputy Chairman of the Council. There being
no other nominations it was :
RESOLVED :
THAT Mr Bartlett be elected
Deputy Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
Mr Bartlett
thereupon formally declared his acceptance of the office of Deputy Chairman and
thanked the Members for his election.
The meeting
then adjourned until 1 pm for lunch.
4.
MINUTES
RESOLVED :
THAT
the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2004
be confirmed.
5.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations received at this stage.
6.
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
Questions were put to the Chairman as follows :
Ms M Swan concerning the appointment of
senior staff (PQ 21/04).
Mr Wortham asked
an oral question relating to the provision of AVT equipment in the Council
Chamber to which the Portfolio Holder for Resources agreed to provide a written
answer
7.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
The
Chairman explained that Mr Rees would be unable to attend the next meeting of
the Council as he had been invited by the Government to a meeting in Brussels
concerning structural funds.
Following
an invitation from the Chairman the Leader updated the Council on the latest
position with regard to the recently reported vote of confidence in the Chief
Fire Officer. It was noted that the Council had received no formal notification
from the FBU and accordingly the Chief Executive Officer had written to the FBU
requesting clarification of their position. The Leader made it clear that the Council
did had full confidence in the Chief Fire Officer and made it clear that as
there were a number of serious issues affecting the fire service, all concerned
needed to work through these together.
8.
ELECTION OF LEADER OF
THE COUNCIL
Mrs Smart was
duly proposed and seconded as Leader of the Council. There being no other
nominations it was :
RESOLVED :
THAT Mrs Smart be elected the Leader of the Council
for the ensuing year.
9.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW
It
was moved, seconded and
RESOLVED :
THAT the report on Constitutional Amendments be referred to the
Corporate Governance Working Group already established for these purposes with
that Group to make a recommendation back to Full Council as soon as possible.
At this stage it was agreed to take the following Agenda item:
10.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
EXECUTIVE HELD ON 2 APRIL 2004 – ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES ARISING FROM THE
CREATION OF A CHILDREN’S SERVICES DIRECTORATE
The Council considered the
recommendations of the Executive on the organisational changes arising from the
creation of a Children’s Services Directorate.
The Leader moved a motion that asked the Council to
endorse the decision of the Executive on 2 April with the exception that the
changes be made within a reasonable period after 1 May (and a proposed
structure from October 2004 was circulated) and that the Community Development
Section remain within the Education and Community Directorate until 30
September 2004, or until the completion of the review if completed sooner,
after which time it would transfer to the Adult and Community Services
Directorate.
During the debate it was clarified that the
arrangements for the Select Committee Support Team remained unaltered from the
current provision although the Executive had concluded that as the Best Value
Team were a corporate resource it would be more sensible for this section to be
located with the central Policy team. However in view of the close working
relationship of that team with Select Committee Support an amendment was moved
and seconded that the Best Value Team should be left as part of the Select
Committee Support team. Following debate on the amendment it was:
RESOLVED :
THAT the words “including Best Value” be added after
the words “Select Committee Support” in the list under Corporate Services of
the proposed Directorate structure.
Following further debate it was moved and seconded
that the whole matter be deferred for further consideration but on being put to
the vote this amendment was lost.
The Council then voted on the substantive motion and
it was:
RESOLVED :
THAT Council:
1.
endorse the decision of
the Executive on 2 April to create a Children’s Services Directorate, and to
make consequent changes to the management structure as set out in the attached
Appendix A, within a reasonable period after 1 May 2004;
2.
endorse the indicative
timetable for the changes to the management structure as set out at Appendix B;
3.
note, in particular, the
proposal to retain the Community Development Service within the Education and
Community Directorate until September 30 2004, or until the completion of the
current review if completed sooner.
11.
APPOINTMENT OF OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE EXECUITVE
It
was moved, seconded and
RESOLVED :
THAT
in addition to the leader the following be appointed to the Executive with the
portfolios listed below:
Mr P Harris - Deputy Leader
Mr G Kendall – Adult and Community Services
Mrs J Wareham – Children’s Services
Mr H Rees - Economic Development, UK and EU, Regional Issues
Mr D Knowles - Fire, Emergency Planning and Consumer Protection
Mr R Barry - Resources
Mrs T Butchers – Sustainable Development, Environment and Planning
Policy
Mr J Fleming - Tourism and Leisure
Mr E Fox - Transport
12.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES
The following members were moved and seconded as the Chairmen and Vice
Chairmen of the Select Committees indicated:
Adult and Community Services
Chairman – Mr Ian Stevens
Vice Chairman – Mr Roger Mazillius
Children’s Services
Chairman – Mr John Howe
Vice Chairman – Mrs Barbara Clough
Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services
Chairman – Mr Charles Hancock
Vice Chairman – Mr Henry Adams
Environment and Transport
Chairman – Mr Garry Price
Vice Chairman – Mr Mike Cunningham
Fire and Public Safety
Chairman – Mr Vic Morey
Vice Chairman – Mr Barry Abraham
Resources
Chairman – Mrs Margaret Lloyd
Vice Chairman – Mrs Brenda Lawson
During the debate Mr Mazillius, Mr Cunningham and Mr Abraham indicated
that they wished their names to be withdrawn from the above motion.
During further debate an amendment was moved that Mr John Howe’s name
be replaced with Mr Andrew Mellor’s as Chairman of the Children’s Services
Select Committee. Following a debate this amendment was put to the vote and
lost.
RESOLVED :
THAT the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the various Select Committees be
as follows and that where a Vice Chairman was not appointed this be considered
at the next meeting of the relevant Select Committee:
Adult and Community Services
Chairman – Mr Ian Stevens
Vice Chairman – None appointed
Children’s Services
Chairman – Mr John Howe
Vice Chairman – Mrs Barbara Clough
Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services
Chairman – Mr Charles Hancock
Vice Chairman – Mr Henry Adams
Environment and Transport
Chairman – Mr Garry Price
Vice Chairman – None appointed
Fire and Public Safety
Chairman – Mr Vic Morey
Vice Chairman – None Appointed
Resources
Chairman – Mrs Margaret Lloyd
Vice Chairman – Mrs Brenda Lawson
13.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMEN
AND VICE CHAIRMEN OF THE REGULATORY COMMITTEES
The following members were moved and seconded as the Chairmen and Vice
Chairmen of the Regulatory Committees indicated:
Development
Control
Chairman – Mrs Muriel Miller
Vice Chairman – Mr Arthur Taylor
Licensing
Chairman – Mr Charles Chapman
Vice Chairman – Mr Colin Richards
Regulatory
Chairman – Mr Colin Richards
Vice Chairman – Mr Mike Cunningham
There being no other nominations it was
RESOLVED :
THAT the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the
various Regulatory Committees be as follows:
Development Control
Chairman – Mrs Muriel Miller
Vice Chairman – Mr Arthur Taylor
Licensing
Chairman – Mr Charles Chapman
Vice Chairman – Mr Colin Richards
Regulatory
Chairman – Mr Colin Richards
Vice Chairman – Mr Mike Cunningham
14.
DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
RESOLVED :
THAT the dates of future meetings
of the Council be:
Wednesday, 12 May 2004
Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Wednesday, 21 July 2004
Wednesday, 18 August 2004
Wednesday, 15 September 2004
Wednesday, 27 October 2004
Wednesday, 24 November 2004
Wednesday, 8 December 2004
Wednesday, 19 January 2005
Tuesday, 22 February 2005
Wednesday, 16 March 2005
Wednesday, 13 April 2005
Wednesday, 25 May 2005 (Annual Council)
All meetings to commence at 9.30 am and to be
held in the Council Chamber at County Hall, Newport.
15.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE
The Council considered recommendations from
the Co-ordinating Committee relating to the method of appointment of Chairmen
and Vice Chairmen and the size of the Select Committees.
RESOLVED :
i)
THAT the present
arrangements for the allocation of Chairmanship of Select Committees remain but
be reviewed in 12 months time.
ii)
THAT the size of Select
Committees be reduced to 9, with the quorum being amended to 3 and the number
required to activate a call-in reviewed accordingly to take into account
proportionality.
16.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEES
RESOLVED :
THAT the Council receives the annual report
of the Select Committees.
CHAIRMAN
