Agendas, reports and minutes

Highland Council

Date: Thursday, 30 October 2014

Agenda: Read the Supplementary Agenda

AGENDA ITEM 8

Membership of Committees, etc
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Members are asked to agree the undernoted appointments which it was indicated would follow –

Community Services Committee – Mr H Wood to replace Mr M Rattray
Education, Children & Adult Services Committee – Mr J Stone to replace Mr M Rattray
Community Services Committee – Ms C Caddick to replace Mr J Stone
Audit & Scrutiny Committee – to be tabled
Audit & Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) – to be tabled

In terms of Standing Order 17, the Convener has agreed that the following should be considered as urgent business at this meeting -

The Council is advised that Mr D Millar is no longer a member of the Liberal Democrat Group within the Council and has confirmed that he is now to be Non-Aligned.

In this regard, the political make-up of the Council is now as follows -

Independent – 34/SNP – 21/Liberal Democrat - 12/Labour - 8/Independent Nationalist - 1/Non-Aligned Liberal Democrat – 1/Non-Aligned – 3

The formula in respect of the number of places on Strategic Committees remains as 10/6/4/2.

In this regard, Members will be asked to agree revised appointments (which will be tabled) in respect of the following –

Community Safety, Public Engagement and Equalities Committee
Planning, Development & Infrastructure Committee
Education, Children & Adult Services Committee (Substitute)
Gaelic Implementation Group
Customer Services Board

Chair of the Community Safety, Public Engagement and Equalities Committee

The Council will be asked to appoint a Chair for the Community Safety, Public Engagement and Equalities Committee at this meeting.

Yours sincerely

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development