Agenda item - Appointments 2015/16

(a)       To approve the appointment of the Deputy Leader of the Council:

Councillor Mitchell

(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:

(i)        Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group:

Councillor Warren Morgan

(ii)       Deputy Leaders of the Labour & Co-operative Group

Councillor Mitchell

Councillor Hamilton (Finance

(iii)      Leader of the Conservative Group:

          Councillor Geoffrey Theobald

(iv)      Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group

Councillor Simson

Councillor Wealls

(v)       Convenor of the Green Group:

Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty

(vi)      Deputy Convenors of the Green Group:

Councillor Lizzie Deane

Councillor Alex Phillips

10.1.        The Mayor moved that for the municipal year 2015/2016 the following appointments be agreed:

(i)     Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Mitchell; and

(ii)    Leader of the Official Opposition, Councillor G. Theobald.

10.2.        The Mayor also moved that for the municipal year 2015/2016 the following appointments to the positions as agreed by the various Groups represented on the Council be noted:

(i)        Leader of the Labour & Co-operative Group-

         Councillor Warren Morgan;

(ii)      Deputy Leaders of the Labour & Co-operative Group -

         Councillors Hamilton and Mitchell;

(iii)     Leader of the Conservative Group -

         Councillor Geoffrey Theobald;

(iv)     Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group –

         Councillors Simson and Wealls;

(v)      Convenor of the Green Group –

         Councillor Phelim Mac Cafferty;

(vi)     Deputy Convenors of the Green Group –

         Councillors Deane and Phillips.

10.3.        The motion was carried.