Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Constitutional and Nomination Committee - Wednesday, 17th May, 2023 9.00 am

Venue: Council Antechamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension. View directions

Contact: Andrew Woods 

Items
No. Item

9.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 73 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2023.

Minutes:

Decision

 

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2023 as a correct record.

10.

Proposed changes to the remit of Scrutiny Committees pdf icon PDF 99 KB

The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the City Solicitor concerning proposed changes to the remits of the Council’s Scrutiny Committees and the renaming of Economy Scrutiny Committee and the Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee to reflect their full scopes.

 

The Committee noted an amend to the recommendation 3 made to Council regarding the renaming of the scrutiny committees with the inclusion of the Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee.

 

Decisions

 

1.         To recommend that Council agree the proposed changes to the remits of the Council’s Scrutiny Committees as set out in Appendix 2.

 

2.         To recommend that Council agree the renaming of the Economy Scrutiny Committee to the Economy and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee and the Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee to Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee.

 

3.         To note the amendment made to the report the recommendation made to Council to include the Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee to any changes to remits made to the Council’s Constitution by the City Solicitor.

11.

Appointment of Chairs of Committee and Committee Membership pdf icon PDF 132 KB

The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed.

Minutes:

A report was submitted which asked the Committee to make recommendations to the Council about the size and composition of the Council’s committees and to appoint chairs and deputy chairs of the committees.

 

Decisions

 

1.         To recommend to Council the appointment of the following members to the Executive Standing Panel for 2023/24:

 

 

Executive Standing Consultative Panel

 

Councillors -

Ahmed Ali

Butt

Chambers

Douglas

Foley

Johnson

Leech

Moran

Lynch

 

 

Chairs and Deputies

 

2.         To recommend to Council the appointment of the following members as chairs of scrutiny committees for the next municipal year:

 

Young People and Children

Councillor Reid

Communities and Equalities

Councillor Hitchen

Economy

Councillor Johns

Resources and Governance

Councillor Simcock

Environment and Climate Change

Councillor Shilton Godwin

Health

Councillor Green

 

3.         To recommend the Council to appoint the following members as chairs and deputy chairs of the non-executive committees for the next municipal year:

 

Committee

Chair

Deputy Chair

Audit

Councillor Lanchbury

 

Planning & Highways

Councillor Lyons

Licensing and Appeals

Councillor Grimshaw

Councillor Connolly

Licensing Committee

Councillor Grimshaw

Councillor Connolly

Licensing Policy

Councillor Grimshaw

Councillor Connolly

Constitutional and Nomination

Councillor Karney

 

Personnel

Councillor Akbar

 

 

Membership of Committees

 

4.         To recommend to Council the membership of committees for the municipal year 2023/24 as follows:

 

Scrutiny Committees

 

Children and Young People (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Reid (Chair)

N. Ali

Alijah

Amin

Bell

Cooley

Fletcher

Gartside

Hewitson

Judge

Lovecy

Ludford

McHale

Nunney

Sadler

 

Co-opted Members

·                Representative of the Diocese of Manchester – Canon Susie Mapledoram *

·                Representative of the Diocese of Salford – Julie Miles*

·                Parent governor representative – Yacob Yonis* (term ends 02/02/2025)

·                Parent governor representative – Gary Cleworth* (term ends 02/02/2024)

·                Parent governor representative – Katie McDaid* (term ends 30/11/2023)

·                Secondary sector teacher representative – Saba Iltaf (term ends30/11/2023)

·                Primary sector teacher representative – Laura Smith* (term ends30/11/2023)

 

* denotes members with voting rights on education matters

 

Communities and Equalities (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Hitchen (Chair)

Azra Ali

Appleby

Good

Ogunbambo

Priest

Rawson

Sheikh

Whiston

Wills

 

Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Shilton Godwin (Chair)

Chohan

Collins

Doswell

Holt

Ilyas

McCaul

Razaq

Wiest

Wright

 

Economy and Regeneration (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Johns (Chair)

Baker-Smith

Bano

Benham

Hussain

Iqbal

Northwood

Richards

I Robinson

Sharif Mahamed

Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

Health (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Green (Chair)

Bayunu

Curley

Hilal

Karney

Muse

Reeves

Riasat

Stogia

Wilson

 

Resources and Governance (at least 10 members)

 

Councillors -

Simcock (Chair)

Abdullatif

Andrews

Brickell

Connolly

Davies

Evans

Kilpatrick

Kirkpatrick

Lanchbury

Rowles

Wheeler

 

 

 

 

Non-Executive Committees

 

Art Galleries Committee - In addition to the members of the Council,7 persons are to be nominated by University of Manchester. (14 elected members)

 

Councillors -

Rahman (Chair)

Akbar

Bridges

Craig

Hacking

Igbon

Johnson

Midgley

Rawlins

T Robinson

White

 

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee (up to 11 members plus 2 independent co-opted)

 

Councillors -

Lanchbury (Chair)

Curley

Kilpatrick

Noor

Simcock

Stogia

Wheeler

Dr D Barker (Co-opted member)

Mr S Downs (Co-opted member)

 

 

Planning and HighwaysCommittee (up to 15 members)

 

Councillors -

Lyons  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

12.

Appointments to the Combined Authority, Joint Authorities, Joint Committees and Boards pdf icon PDF 88 KB

The report of the City Solicitor is enclosed.

Minutes:

The Committee was invited to review the current appointments and make recommendations for appointments to the Combined Authority, joint authorities and joint committees together with the appointment of spokespersons to answer questions about the work of the joint authorities at meetings of the Council as outlined in Council Procedural Rule 24.

 

Decisions

 

1.            To recommend to Council the appointment of the following members to serve on the Combined Authority, joint authorities and joint committees for the 2023/24 Municipal Year:

 

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Councillors Craig and Councillor Midgley (substitute)

 

Greater Manchester Waste and Recycling Committee

            Councillors Igbon and Shaukat Ali (substitute)

 

            GMCA Audit Committee

Councillor Lanchbury

 

Greater Manchester Transport Committee

Councillor Rawlins

 

GM Culture and Social Impact Fund Committee

            Councillor Whiston

 

            Integrated Care Partnership

Councillors Craig and T Robinson (substitute)

 

Clean Air Charging Authorities Committee

Councillors Tracey Rawlins and Foley (substitute)

 

Air Quality Administration Committee

Councillors Tracey Rawlins and Foley (substitute)

 

Greater Manchester Clean Scrutiny Committee

Councillor Shilton Godwin

 

GM Homelessness Programme Board

Councillor Midgley

 

Green City Region Board

Councillor Rawlins

 

AGMA Executive Board

Councillors Craig and Midgley (substitute)

 

 

Draft Joint Development Plan – Places for Everyone Committee

Councillor Rawlins

 

            AGMA Statutory Functions Committee

            Councillors Whiston and Flanagan (substitute)

 

GM Police, Crime & Fire Steering Group

Councillor Rahman

 

            GM Police, Crime and Fire Panel

Councillor Rahman

 

            GM Health Scrutiny Committee

            Councillor Hussain 

 

Planning and Housing Commission

Councillor White

 

GM Pensions Fund Management Panel

Councillor Moran

 

People History Museum

Councillor Douglas

 

Manchester Airport Consultative Committee

Councillors Judge and Taylor

 

            Manchester Port Health Authority

Councillors Evans, Lanchbury, Andrews and Bayunu

 

North West Employers

Councillor Hacking

 

Schools Forum

Councillor Reid

13.

Appointment of Lead Members

Minutes:

Decision

 

To recommend that Council appoint the following lead members –

 

LGBT Men's Lead                          Councillor Wills

LGBT Women's Lead                    Councillor Baker-Smith

Intergenerational Issues              Councillor Iqbal

Race                                                  Councillor Hussain

City Centre                                       Councillor Karney

Disability                                           Councillor Flanagan

Age Friendly Manchester            Councillor Davies

Women                                              Councillor Chambers

Active Travel                                   Councillor Shilton Godwin

Mental Health Champion             Councillor Douglas

Carers Champion                           Councillor Collins

Race Women                                   Councillor Igbon

Trauma Informed                            Councillor Doswell