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Election of Chair of the Council - 2021 - 2022 Minutes: The Vice-Chair of the Council pro tem invited nominations for
the Chair of the Council for the Municipal Year 2021 - 2022. Nominations were received in respect of Councillor J
Hobson and Councillor Rostron. On a vote being taken, Councillor J Hobson
received 24 votes and Councillor Rostron received 18 votes. ORDERED that Councillor J Hobson be elected as the Chair of the
Council for the Borough of Middlesbrough to hold office for the Municipal Year
2021 - 2022 pro tem. The newly elected Chair proceeded to Chair
the meeting for the remainder of the agenda items. |
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Appointment of Vice-Chair of the Council - 2021 - 2022 Minutes: The Chair of the Council invited nominations for the Vice-Chair of the
Council for the Municipal Year 2021 - 2022. Nominations were received in respect of Councillor Bell and Councillor
Thompson. On a vote being taken, Councillor Bell received 25 votes and Councillor
Thompson received 18 votes. ORDERED that Councillor Bell be elected as Vice-Chair of the Council for the
Borough of Middlesbrough to hold office for the Municipal Year 2021 - 2022 pro
tem. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Branson, Goodchild and the Elected Mayor, Andy Preston. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive
any declarations of interest. Minutes: There were
no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting. |
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Minutes- Council - 24 March 2021 PDF 193 KB Minutes: The minutes of the Council meeting held on 24 March 2021 were submitted and approved as a correct record. |
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Announcements/Communications
Minutes: The Chair advised that he wished to acknowledge the
work carried out by Democratic Services in facilitating Virtual meetings for
members, during the pandemic. The Chair reminded
Members that, when voting, they leave their hands up until after their voted
has been counted. |
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Political Balance - Allocation of Places on Committees - 2021 - 2022 PDF 599 KB Minutes: The Monitoring Officer presented a report in respect of Political
Balance Allocation of Place 2021/2022, the purpose of which was to recommend
the allocation of places on Committees and Sub-Committees for 2021/2022 in accordance
with the political balance of the Council. ORDERED as follows: 1. That the allocation of seats on committees that were subject to the
rules relating to political balance be approved as follows: Conservative - 11 seats Labour - 68 seats Middlesbrough Independent Group (MIG) - 49 seats Middlesbrough Independent Councillors Association (MICA) - 38 seats 2. That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to fill the unallocated
seats as indicated in paragraph 17 of the report, and to make any necessary
further adjustments to remove or replace members where directed by the relevant
group or member. 3. That any committee established prior to the next review be appointed
on the basis of the places shown in Table 3 attached
to the report. |
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Executive Scheme of Delegation PDF 588 KB Minutes: As required by the Council's Constitution, a report was submitted
setting out membership of the Executive appointed by the Mayor, included at
Appendix B of the report. Details of the Executive Scheme of Delegation, were
also included at Appendix A of the report, delegating responsibility for
certain functions to the Executive, Individual Executive Members, Executive
Sub-Committees, joint arrangements and, where appropriate, Officers of the
Council. ORDERED that the report be noted. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Council received a report of the Monitoring Officer, regarding the
establishment of committees, sub-committees, boards, panels and working groups
for the 2021 - 2022 Municipal Year, or until amended by Council, (whichever was
the latter) Schedule A of the report submitted set out the Executive and Executive
Sub-Committees and Advisory Bodies as agreed by the Mayor. Schedules B and C identified the nominations received from the various
groups and individual Councillors for places on the committees to be
established by the Council in accordance with Sections 15 and 16 of the Local
Government Act 1989 and Local Government (Political Groups and Committees)
Regulations 1990. The report included a list of current vacancies on various committees
and nominations were put forward at the meeting by the individual Members'
concerned. The Monitoring Officer advised, that in respect of the Chair of the
Chief Officer Appointments Committee, only one nomination for Councillor Mawston had been received. As there were no further
nominations received at the meeting, Councillor Mawston
was confirmed as Chair of the Chief Officer Appointments Committee. In respect of the Constitution and Members’ Development Committee, the
Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council were automatic appointments as the Chair
and Vice-Chair of this Committee. The Monitoring Officer advised, that the MICA
group would however be required to lose a place, following the appointment of
Councillor Bell as Vice-Chair of the Constitution and Members’ Development
Committee. 1 Spare place: open to
Independent Members: 1 nomination: Councillor McTigue: Councillor McTigue was automatically appointed to the spare place on
the Constitution
and Members’ Development Committee. The Monitoring Officer conducted a vote in respect of the role of
Chair/Vice Chair and nominations for spare places, where applicable, in
relation to the following committees: Corporate Affairs and Audit Committee: Chair: 2 nominations: Councillor Hubbard and Councillor Rooney Following a vote,
Councillor Hubbard was elected as Chair of Corporate Affairs and Audit
Committee. Vice-Chair: 2 nominations: Councillor Platt and Councillor Rooney Following a vote,
Councillor Platt was elected as Vice-Chair of Corporate Affairs and Audit
Committee. Corporate Health and Safety
Committee Chair: Only 1 nomination received: Councillor
Branson As there were no further nominations, Councillor
Branson was elected as Chair of Corporate Health and Safety Committee. Vice-Chair: As there were no nominations received
for Vice-Chair, it was decided to Defer the appointment to the next meeting of the Council. 2 Spare Places: I Spare place open to all Councillors: 1 nomination: Councillor
Coupe Councillor Coupe was appointed to 1 spare place. 1 Spare place open to
Independent Members: 1 nomination: Councillor McTigue: Councillor McTigue was automatically appointed to the remaining spare
place on the Committee. Corporate Parenting Board Chair: 2 nominations: Councillor
Davison and Councillor Hellaoui Following a vote,
Councillor Davison was elected as Chair of Corporate Parenting Board. Vice-Chair: 2 nominations: Councillor Garvey and Councillor
Higgins Following a vote,
Councillor Garvey was elected as Vice-Chair of Corporate Parenting Board. Licensing Committee Chair: 2 nominations: Councillor Arundale and Councillor J Walker Following a vote, ... view the full minutes text for item 21/9 |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The Monitoring Officer submitted a report regarding the appointment of
representatives to joint committees and outside bodies. ORDERED as follows:- 1. That appointments to the organisations shown in Appendices A (Council
nominations), B (Council/Executive nominations) and C (Executive appointments)
of the report submitted, for the 2021/2022 Municipal Year be approved, until
amended by Council/Executive, (whichever was the latter). 2. That the following appointments for the 2021-2022 Municipal Year,
nominated at the meeting, be approved and noted, until amended by
Council/Executive (whichever was the latter). Appendix A – Council nominations Durham Darlington Teesside Hambleton Richmondshire and Whitby STP Joint Committee 1 Vacancy: 1 nomination: Councillor D Rooney Agreed that Councillor Rooney be appointed to
the vacancy. Tees Valley Health Scrutiny Joint Committee 1 MICA Vacancy:
No nominations received. Deferred to the next meeting of the Council Tees Valley Combined Authority – Overview and
Scrutiny Committee 1 Independent Member Vacancy: 1 nomination:
Councillor C Hobson Agreed that Councillor C Hobson be appointed to
the vacancy. Tees Valley Combined Authority – Audit and
Governance Committee 1 Independent Member Vacancy: 1 nomination:
Councillor Waters Agreed that Councillor Waters be appointed to
the vacancy. Chemoxy 1 Vacancy (usually
Central and North Ormesby Ward Councillors) 1
nomination: Councillor Uddin Agreed that Councillor Uddin be appointed to the
vacancy. Cleveland Police and Crime Panel 1 Vacancy – MIG member – 1 nomination: Councillor
Mawston Agreed that Councillor Mawston be appointed to
the vacancy. Cleveland Show Society Committee 4 Places: 5 Nominations received: Councillors Bell, Dodds, C Hobson, J Hobson, J Thompson Following
a vote, it was agreed that Councillors Bell, Dodds, C Hobson and J Hobson, be appointed to the vacancies North
East Regional Joint Health Scrutiny Committee 1
Vacancy: 1 nomination: Councillor Hellaoui Agreed that Councillor Hellaoui
be appointed to the vacancy. Northumbria
Regional Flood Defence Committee (will also be required to sit on the Tees
Valley Flood Risk Partnership) 1 Vacancy: No Nominations received Deferred to
the next meeting of the Council Tees
Valley Community Foundation – The Endowment Funds Advisory Board 1 Vacancy: No Nominations received Deferred to
the next meeting of the Council Appendix B – Council/Executive
Appointments Middlesbrough Voluntary
Development Agency 1 Vacancy: 1 nomination:
Councillor J Thompson Agreed that Councillor Thompson be appointed to
the vacancy. Appendix C – Executive Appointments Resources and Finish Task Group (ANEC) 1 Vacancy: No nominations received Deferred to
the next meeting of the Council Family Placement Panel 1 Vacancy: Further information required regarding appointment. Deferred to next
meeting of Council Nunthorpe & Marton Playing Fields Association –
Management Committee 1 Vacancy: 2
nominations: Councillor J Hobson and Councillor M Smiles Following a vote, Councillor J Hobson was appointed
to the vacancy Staying Put Advisory Committee 1 Vacancy: 2 nominations: Councillor Cooke and Councillor Davison Following a vote,
Councillor Davison was appointed to the vacancy Thorntree Community Hub 2 Vacancies: 3 Nominations: Councillors Purvis, Thompson and Wilson Councillor Rooney queried whether the Outside Body could be approached to see if the Council could have an ... view the full minutes text for item 21/10 |
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Update to the Constitution Report to
be deferred Minutes: The
Monitoring Officer advised that, in consultation with the Chair, the report in
relation to the Update to the Constitution had been deferred to the next
meeting of the Council. |