Agenda item - Appointments for 2021/22

The Mayor will move the following appointments for 2021/22:

(a)       To approve the appointment of the Joint Deputy Leaders of the Council, Councillors Clare & Shanks (job-share);

(b)       To approve the appointment of the Joint Leaders of the Official Opposition,

Councillors Allcock & Appich (job-share) ;

(c)       To note the appointments of the following positions as agreed by the respective Groups represented on the Council:

(i)        Convenor of the Green Group,

Councillor Mac Cafferty;

(ii)       Deputy Convenors of the Green Group

Councillor Clare (External) and Councillor Shanks (Internal);

(iii)      Joint Leaders of the Labour Group

Councillors Allcock & Appich;

(iv)     Deputy Leader of the Labour Group

Councillor Evans;

(v)      Leader of the Conservative Group

Councillor Bell;

(vi)     Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group

Councillor Nemeth and Councillor Simson.

8.1            The Mayor moved that for the municipal year 2021/22 the following appointments be agreed:

(a)      Joint Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillors Clare and Shanks (job-share);

(b)      Co-Leaders of the Official Opposition, Councillors Allcock and Appich (job-share);

8.2            The Mayor then moved that:

(c)       The following appointments to various positions be noted:

Convenor of the Green Group, Councillor Mac Cafferty;

Joint Deputy Convenors of the Green Group, Councillors Clare and Shanks;

Leader of the Labour Group, Councillor Allcock;

Deputy Leader of the Labour Group, Councillor Evans;

Leader of the Conservative Group, Councillor Bell;

Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Group, Councillors Nemeth and Simson.

8.3            RESOLVED:

(1)      That the appointments of Councillors Clare and Shanks as Joint Deputy Leaders of the Council for the municipal year 2021/22 be agreed;

(2)      That the appointments of Councillors Allcock and Appich as Co-Leaders of the Official Opposition for the municipal year 2021/22 be agreed;

(3)      That the appointments listed above in 8.2 (c) for the municipal year 2021/22 be noted.