Agenda and minutes

To receive the Minutes of the proceedings of the previous Council meeting, held on 28^th September 2022, subject to the correction of minute no 23(f), to read ‘Councillor Fewings’ as the nominated member of the Green Group on the Development Control Committee, and to confirm them or otherwise.

RESOLVED       The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 28^th September 2022 were confirmed, subject to the correction of minute no 23(f) to read ‘Councillor Fewings’ as the nominated member of the Green Group on the Development Control Committee, and signed by the Mayor.

To receive any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest in any of the items on the agenda.

To consider the proposed changes to the parliamentary boundaries put forward by the Boundary Commission.

Consideration was given to a report outlining the proposed changes to the parliamentary boundaries put forward by the Boundary Commission.

Recommendation 2(a) in the report was moved by Councillor Afrasiab Anwar and seconded by Councillor Gordon Birtwistle.

RESOLVED, THAT: Recommendation 2(a) be approved, to ask the Chief Executive to write to the Boundary Commission supporting the changes to the Burnley Parliamentary boundary.

To consider nominations for and make appointments to various committees and to note the revised political balance following the by-election held on Thursday 10^th November 2022.

Consideration was given to a report setting out the revised political balance of the Council following the recent by-election of Councillor Bill Horrocks as ward councillor for Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward and a number of consequential changes required to committee memberships.

The report also requested a nomination to the position of Vice-chair of the Audit & Standards Committee following the decision taken at the last Full Council meeting that the positions of Chair and Vice-chair of the committee should not be held either by a member of the Executive or the Scrutiny Chair.

RESOLVED, THAT: The following changes be made to committee memberships and appointments:

-       Add Councillor Bill Horrocks to Development Control Committee

-       Remove Councillor Howard Baker from Audit & Standards Committee

-       Remove Councillor Alan Hosker from Scrutiny Committee

-       Add Councillor Alan Hosker to Audit & Standards Committee

-       Remove Councillor Andy Fewings from Development Control Committee

-       Add Councillor Jack Launer to Licensing Committee

-       Remove Councillor Charlie Briggs from Licensing Committee

-       Appoint Councillor Gordon Lishman as Vice-chair of Audit & Standards Committee.