Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Newport
Contact: Eleanor Mulligan Head of Democratic Services
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Announcements Additional documents: Minutes: There were no announcements to be made on this occasion. |
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Appointment of the Leader of the Council To make an appointment to the post of Leader of the Council.
The Leader as elected may then announce his or her appointments of Cabinet Members if he or she wishes. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Debbie Wilcox was appointed as Leader of the Council.
The Leader announced her Cabinet as follows:
Opposition Spokespersons
Councillor Matthew Evans announced that he would act as Leader of the Opposition. Opposition spokespersons were announced as follows:
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Appointment of Chairs of Committees To appoint chairs to the Planning and Licensing Committees; Scrutiny Committees and the Democratic Services Committee. Additional documents: Minutes: Following nominations by the leaders of their respective parties, the following Committee Chair appointments were agreed by the Council:
(The nominated persons declared an interest in this item and did not vote on the specific appointments.) |
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Appointments to Committees To give effect to appointments of members to committees by the political groups. Additional documents: Minutes: Each Group Leader agreed to pass the appointments of members to the committees to the proper officer for recording in the minutes. The following committee appointments were submitted.
Planning Committee: (6 Labour, 3 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
Licensing Committee: (6 Labour, 3 Conservative, 1 NIP,1 Lib Dem)
Audit Committee: (5 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem) LAY MEMBER CHAIR
* Chair appointed by the Committee
Democratic Services Committee: (6 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
Scrutiny Committees:
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (6 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
Performance Scrutiny Committee - Partnerships (6 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
Performance Scrutiny Committee - People (6 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
Performance Scrutiny Committee – Place and Corporate (6 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 NIP, 1 Lib Dem)
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Appointments to External Bodies To give effect to appointments of members to external bodies. Additional documents: Minutes: Each Group Leader agreed to pass the appointments of members to external bodies to the proper officer for recording in the minutes. The following appointments were submitted.
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Election of the Mayor To elect a Mayor for the municipal year 2018-19. Additional documents: Minutes: It was proposed by Councillor Wilcox and seconded by Councillor M Evans and unanimously
Resolved
That Councillor Malcolm Linton be elected as the Mayor of the City of Newport for the next year. Councillor Linton, having made and subscribed the Declaration of Office and taken the Official Oath and Oath of Allegiance, expressed thanks for the honour conferred upon him.
Vote of Thanks
It was proposed by the Mayor and seconded by Councillor Wilcox and unanimously:
Resolved
That the Council’s thanks be given to Councillor David Fouweather and Mrs Paula Fouweather for the manner in which they had discharged their duties as Mayor and Mayoress.
Response
The outgoing Mayor thanked everyone who had supported him during his time as Mayor, including family, friends, and colleagues in the Council. He especially thanked everyone for supporting for his nominated charities through the events and other fundraising activities held during the year. The outgoing Mayor concluded by showing a short film showing the many events he had attended and held during his time in office. |
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Appointment of the Deputy Mayor To appoint a Deputy Mayor for the municipal year 2018-19. Additional documents: Minutes: It was proposed by the Mayor, seconded by Councillor M Evans, and unanimously
Resolved
That Councillor Phil Hourahine be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year. Councillor Hourahine, having made and subscribed to the Declaration of Acceptance for the role of Deputy Mayor, expressed thanks for his appointment. |