Agenda item

A report of the Corporate Director of Legal and Corporate Services (Monitoring Officer) was presented the purpose of which was to seek approval for the establishment of committees, sub-committees, boards, panels and working groups and their terms of reference for the 2026-2027 Municipal Year, or until amended by Council, (whichever was the latter).

Appendix A to the submitted report set out details of Executive Sub-Committees and Advisory Bodies agreed by the Mayor (Schedule A), identified the nominations received from the various groups and individual Councillors for places on the committees to be established by Council (Schedules B and C), and board/steering/working groups that were not included in the calculation of political balance (Schedule D).  A number of Committees, as indicated in the schedule, would need to be appointed at a later date, due to the make-up of the membership.

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 conducted votes in respect of the role of Chair/Vice Chair and nominations for spare places, where applicable, in relation to the following committees:

Schedule C:

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Ewan appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Coupe appointed

1 vacancy: no nominations

CHIEF OFFICER APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Jackson appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Coupe appointed

CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair: Chair of Council (Councillor Banks)

Vice Chair: Vice Chair of Council (Councillor Kabuye)

1 vacancy: no nominations

CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:

Chair: Chair of Council (Councillor Banks)

Vice Chair: Councillor L Young appointed

LICENSING COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Lewis appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Hill appointed

1 vacancy: Councillor Livingstone appointed

3 vacancies: no nominations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Thompson appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Rostron appointed

STAFF APPEALS COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Davison appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Jackson appointed

STANDARDS COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Romaine appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Thompson appointed

TEESSIDE PENSION FUND COMMITTEE

Chair: Councillor Kabuye appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Coupe appointed

1 vacancy: no nominations

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY BOARD

Chair: Councillor L Young appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Mohan appointed

ADULT SOCIAL CARE AND HEALTH SCRUTINY PANEL

Chair: Councillor Kabuye appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Coupe appointed

1 vacancy: no nominations

CHILDREN’S SCRUTINY PANEL

Chair: Councillor Clynch appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Uddin appointed

1 vacancy: no nominations

PLACE SCRUTINY PANEL

Chair: Councillor Branson appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Jackson appointed

1 vacancy: no nominations

Schedule D:

CORPORATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STEERING GROUP

Chair: Councillor Branson appointed

3 vacancies: no nominations

YOU MATTER TO US - CORPORATE PARENTING BOARD

Chair: Councillor Henman appointed

Vice Chair: Councillor Uddin appointed

2 vacancies: Councillors S Platt and L Young appointed

WORKS COUNCIL

Chair: Deputy Mayor (Councillor Storey)

1 vacancies: Councillor Hubbard appointed

2 vacancies: no nominations

 ORDERED as follows that Council approved:

1.         The establishment of committees, sub committees, boards, panels and working groups and terms of reference for the 2026-2027 Municipal Year, or until amended by Council, (whichever is the latter).

2.         The places allocated in accordance with the wishes of the political groups and other Councillors as shown.

3.         The vacancies listed at paragraph 2.1.3 of this report were filled in accordance with political group and other Councillors’ preferences.

Noted:

4. The membership, size, and terms of reference of the Executive, its sub- committees and advisory bodies approved by the Mayor for 2026 onwards as set out in Schedule A in Appendix A to the submitted report.