Agenda item

a)  That Committees having Terms of Reference as detailed in Schedule 8(a) be established (to follow).

b)  That appointments be made to the Committees as detailed in Schedules 8(b)(i), (ii), (iii) (to follow) and (iv).

c)  That Chairs be appointed as detailed in Schedule 8(c) (to follow).

d)  That Chairs be appointed in respect of Community Committees as detailed in Schedule 8(d) (to follow).

e)  That appointments be made to joint authorities and joint committees as detailed in Schedule 8(e) (to follow).

f)  That appointments and nominations be made to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as detailed in Schedule 8(f) (to follow).

It was moved by Councillor Dowson seconded by Councillor Scopes that Schedules 8(a) to (c) and Schedules 8(e) and (f) be approved.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Campbell, seconded by Councillor D Blackburn

P117 Council Committees' Terms of Reference.

Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

‘Delete the current text entirely and replace with:

“COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

A Committee with full scrutiny powers authorised to consider and make recommendations regarding climate change and sustainability.*

In particular,

To advise the Council and the Executive in relation to functions which are

·  specified as being executive and non executive functions or

·  being local choice functions, are reserved to the Council and the Executive: or

·  functions which are not specified as being either non executive functions or local choice functions and by default are executive functions.

and to report to full council each meeting cycle.

*with particular reference to the Council Climate Emergency resolution of March 27^th 2019 and other relevant, past or future resolutions of Council.”

The amendment in the name of Councillor Campbell was declared lost and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED –That Schedules 8(a) to (c) and Schedules 8(e) and (f) be approved.

On the requisition of Councillor Campbell and Bentley the voting on the amendment in the name of Councillor Campbell was recorded as follows:

YES – 16

Bentley, A Blackburn, D Blackburn, Campbell, Dobson, Downes, Elliott, Finnigan, Forsaith, Gettings, Golton, Howley, Hutchison, Kidger, Lay and McCormack.

NO – 56

Akhtar, Almas, Arif, Bithell, Blake, Brooks, Bruce, Carlill, Charlwood, Coupar, Cunningham, Dawson, Dowson,  Drinkwater, Dye, Gabriel, Garner, Garthwaite, Goddard, P Grahame, R Grahame, Groves, C Gruen, P Gruen, Hamilton, Harland, Hayden, Heselwood, Hussain, Illingworth, Iqbal, Jenkins, Khan, Knight, Lennox, J Lewis, Maqsood, McKenna, Midgley, Mulherin,  Nash, Pryor, Rafique, Ragan, Renshaw, Ritchie, Scopes, Shahzad, Sharpe, Smart, Truswell, Tunnicliffe, Venner, Walshaw, Wenham and Wray.

ABSTAIN - 0