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Committee Places and Appointment of External Member to the Education and Children's Services Committee - COM/23/379

Meeting: 13/12/2023 - Council (Item 14)

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Decision:

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to agree that three Partnership committee places transfer to Councillor van Sweeden - Finance and Resources, Education and Children’s Services and Pensions;

(ii)           to agree the request from Councillor Boulton regarding swapping of committee places, as contained in paragraph 3.6 of the report;

(iii)          to agree the appointment of Jacqueline Munro as the new secondary teacher representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee with immediate effect; and

(iv)          to appoint Councillor Neil MacGregor as a Baillie.

Minutes:

The Council had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer - Governance (Assurance) which considered (1) the allocation of committee places following the resignation of Councillor van Sweeden from the SNP group; and (2) a request from some of the Independent members to reallocate their committee places amongst themselves. The report also sought approval for the appointment of a new secondary teacher representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)           agree that three Partnership committee places transfer to Councillor van Sweeden and determine those committees;

(b)           consider the request from Councillor Boulton regarding swapping of committee places, as contained in paragraph 3.6 of the report; and

(c)           agree the appointment of Jacqueline Munro as the new secondary teacher representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee with immediate effect.

 

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to agree that three Partnership committee places transfer to Councillor van Sweeden - Finance and Resources, Education and Children’s Services and Pensions;

(ii)           to agree the request from Councillor Boulton regarding swapping of committee places, as contained in paragraph 3.6 of the report;

(iii)          to agree the appointment of Jacqueline Munro as the new secondary teacher representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee with immediate effect; and

(iv)          to appoint Councillor MacGregor as a Baillie.