The agreement of the Shadow Council was sought to its proposed Committee and other structures and consideration was given to a report and appendices setting out that proposed structure and to the proposed terms of reference.
RESOLVED
1. That the following bodies be appointed with the terms of reference and powers set out in Appendix B to the report, subject to any amendments which the Shadow Council may have agreed as part of the earlier report on Adoption of the Constitution:
· Cabinet
· Staffing Committee
· Scrutiny Committee
· Standards Committee
· Governance and Constitution Committee
· Joint Liaison Committee
2. That a Member Learning and Development Panel be appointed to oversee and agree the Shadow Council’s Member learning and development programme, and to develop the approach towards Member learning and development which may be adopted by the Cheshire East unitary authority.
3. That three Cabinet advisory panels be appointed, each chaired by a portfolio holder, with a cross-party politically-proportional membership, having responsibility to provide advice to the Cabinet in the following areas of the implementation project:
· People
· Places
· Performance and Capacity.
4. That the size and composition of the committees and bodies referred to above be agreed as detailed in the later item (Minutes 12 refers).
5. That, in respect of the Shadow Council’s Standards Committee, and following on from the recommendations contained in paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2 of the report to the Political Structures Sub-Group, the Standards Committee shall comprise:
· 5 Statutory Independent Members (including Chairman);
· 3 parish/town Council representatives; and
· 8 Elected Members.
6. That two Sub-Committees of the Standards Committee be established to deal with the various roles, both chaired by Independent Members and drawn, from time to time, from the pool of 16 Members, and constituted in accordance with relevant legal requirements (e.g. with a Parish/Town Council Representative as necessary).
7. That the recruitment process for Parish/Town Council representatives and Independent Members be taken forward by the Interim Monitoring Officer as soon as soon as possible.
8. That the Shadow Council shall appoint a Leader, a Deputy and 8 other Cabinet Members, and that portfolios be allocated to them in due course by the Shadow Council.