Agenda item

Councillor Baroness Wilcox nominated Councillor Jane Mudd; Councillor R Truman seconded this.  Councillor Mudd declared an interest in the item, with no amendments.

Resolved: Councillor Jane Mudd was unanimously appointed as Leader of the Council

(a)             To consider any other consequential appointments

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Jane Mudd then announced her Cabinet appointments as follows:-

Councillor Jeavons – Deputy Leader

Councillor Rahman – Cabinet Member for Assets

Councillor Davies – Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development.

Councillor C Townsend queried the cost of the additional post, however, it was noted that there were no additional posts created in the Cabinet, although the portfolios and Cabinet Member titles had changed

The Leader then moved, and it was seconded by Councillor Jeavons, that Councillor Hughes be appointed as the new Chair of Licensing Committee There were no further amendments or nominations.

Resolved: that Councillor Hughes be appointed as Chair of Licensing Committee

(b)             To consider the proposed appointments set out in the report

           Councillor Harvey moved the appointments set out in the Report, as agreed by the Business managers, subject to the following amendments

Mrs Beverly Perkins to be appointed LEA Governor of Gaer Primary School, instead of Councillor Ibrahim Hyatt.

Councillor Ibrahim Hayat to be removed a LEA Governor at Tredegar Park, and appointed as LEA Governor for Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed.

Subject to these amendments, the appointments were moved and seconded;

Cllr Whitehead referred to the Newport High School Governor’s appointment and suggested that there was no representation from the Bettws Ward Members.  Parents had made requests that ward members should represent the residents.

In response, Councillor Harvey mentioned that Councillor Whitehead stood down as school governor for Newport High School so that one of his ward colleagues may take up a position.

In relation to this item the majority were in favour of the motion and the proposed appointments with four abstentions.

Resolved: That the following appointments be agreed.

In addition to the above appointments, Councillor Harvey informed Council of the need to agree dispensations for Councillor absences, in accordance with section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972:

Resolved:

(a) To approve and extend absence of Councillor Critchley for a further six months

(b) To approve six months absence for Councillor Holyoake 

(c)             To note the decision(s) of the Appointments Sub-Committee in relation to the

appointment of interim statutory officers

The Council noted the Minutes of the Interim Chief Executive Appointments sub-Committee of 1 October 2019 and adopted and ratified their decision to appoint Sheila Davies as Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

The Mayor announced that the Acting Strategic Director for People would be Chris Humphrey, Head of Adult and Community Services, who would assume the statutory role of Director of Social services pending a permanent appointments

Resolved:

That the interim statutory officer appointments be adopted and ratified.