Agenda item - Appointments

(a)               To approve the appointment of the Deputy Leaders of the Council;

Councillor Deane,

Councillors Kennedy and MacCafferty (job share).

(b)               To appoint the Leader of the Official Opposition;

Councillor Geoffrey Theobald.

(c)               To note the appointments to the following positions as agreed by the respective Groups represented on the Council (as detailed in the addendum papers to be circulated on the day of the meeting):

Convenor of the Green Group                            

-     Councillor Jason Kitcat;

Leader of the Conservative Group     

-     Councillor Geoffrey Theobald;

Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group

-     Councillor Gill Mitchell.

8.1             The Mayor moved the appointments of Councillors Deane and Mac Cafferty as Deputy Leaders of the Council for the forthcoming municipal year 2012/13 be agreed.

8.2             The motion was carried.

8.3             The Mayor moved that Councillor Geoffrey Theobald be appointed as the Leader of the Official Opposition, in recognition that he was the Leader of the Conservative Group which had the largest number of members of the two minority groups represented on the council.

8.4             The motion was agreed.

8.5             The Mayor moved that for the municipal year 2012/2013 the following appointments to the positions as agreed by the various Groups represented on the Council be noted:

(i)      Convenor of the Green Group                           Councillor Jason Kitcat

(ii)     Leader of the Conservative Group                    Councillor Geoffrey Theobald

(iii)    Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group    Councillor Gill Mitchell

8.6             The motion was carried.