Appointment of Member Level Bodies for 2018/19

06 May 2018 | District

At South Somerset District Council's annual Full Council meeting on Thursday 17 May, district councillors decided who will be appointed to the different committees at the council.

Any changes to the committees would have to be voted in by the district councillors.

Committee Composition 2018/19

Chairman of Council: Councillor T Capozzoli

Vice Chairman of Council: Councillor M Best

Leader: Councillor R Pallister

Deputy Leader: Councillor J Roundell Greene

Current Political Composition:

Liberal Democrat	30 seats	50%
Conservative	27 seats	45%
Independent	3 seats	5%

Committees

CABINET
Name	Political Group	Lead Member
Councillor R Pallister	Liberal Democrat	Leader; Strategy & Policy
Councillor J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat	Deputy Leader; Environment & Economic Development and Transformation
Councillor S Seal	Liberal Democrat	Leisure & Culture
Councillor A Singleton	Liberal Democrat	Strategic Planning (Place Making)
Councillor H Hobhouse	Liberal Democrat	Property and Climate Change and Income Generation
Councillor P Seib	Liberal Democrat	Finance & Legal Services

AREA CHAIRS (Chairman automatically members of cabinet)
Area South	Chairman	Cllr P Gubbins	Vice-Chair	Cllr D Recardo
Area West	Chairman	Cllr V Keitch	Vice-Chair	Cllr J Baker
Area North	Chairman	Cllr G Middleton	Vice-Chair	Cllr G Tucker
Area East	Chairman	Cllr N Weeks	Vice-Chair	Cllr N Colbert

SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
14 members in total: Liberal Democrats 7 - Conservatives 6 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr J Baker	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Clark - Vice-Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr C Goodall	Liberal Democrat
1 vacancy	Liberal Democrat
Cllr M Lock	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Smith	Liberal Democrat
Cllr R Stickland	Liberal Democrat
Cllr D Bulmer - Vice-Chairman	Independent
Cllr J Field	Conservative
Cllr D Norris	Conservative
Cllr S Steele - Chairman	Conservative
Cllr G Tucker	Conservative
Cllr M Wale	Conservative
Cllr C Winder	Conservative

AUDIT COMMITTEE
10 members in total: Liberal Democrats 5 - Conservatives 5
Name	Political Group
Cllr J Baker	Liberal Democrat
Cllr M Best	Liberal Democrat
Cllr V Keitch	Liberal Democrat
Cllr C Goodall	Liberal Democrat
Cllr T Lock - Vice Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Groskop	Conservative
Cllr G Middleton	Conservative
Cllr D Norris	Conservative
Cllr C Winder	Conservative
Cllr D Yeomans - Chairman	Conservative

REGULATION COMMITTEE
14 members in total: Liberal Democrats 7 - Conservatives 6 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr M Best	Liberal Democrat
Cllr M Lock	Liberal Democrat
Cllr P Gubbins - Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr T Lock	Liberal Democrat
Cllr D Recardo	Liberal Democrat
Cllr S Seal	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Singleton - Vice Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr T Capozzoli	Independent
Cllr C Aparicio Paul	Conservative
Cllr N Bloomfield	Conservative
1 vacancy	Conservative
Cllr M Wale	Conservative
Cllr N Weeks	Conservative
Cllr C Winder	Conservative

LICENSING COMMITTEE
15 members in total (exempt from political balance)
Name	Political Group
Cllr J Baker	Liberal Democrats
Cllr V Keitch	Liberal Democrats
Cllr T Lock	Liberal Democrats
Cllr C Raikes - Vice Chairman	Liberal Democrats
Cllr W Read	Liberal Democrats
Cllr D Recardo - Chairman	Liberal Democrats
1 vacancy	Liberal Democrats
Cllr A Smith	Liberal Democrats
Cllr D Bulmer	Independent
Cllr N Bloomfield	Conservative
Cllr D Norris	Conservative
1 vacancy	Conservative
Cllr L Vijeh	Conservative
Cllr M Wale	Conservative
Cllr N Gage	Conservative

APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
8 members in total: Liberal Democrats 4 - Conservative 3 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr R Pallister - Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Roundell Greene - Vice Chairman	Liberal Democrat
Cllr S Seal	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Singleton	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Turpin	Independent
Cllr A Groskop	Conservative
Cllr M Wale	Conservative
Cllr M Lewis	Conservative

STANDARDS COMMITTEE
6 members in total: Liberal Democrats 3 - Conservative 3
Name	Political Group
Cllr C Raikes	Liberal Democrats
Cllr P Maxwell	Liberal Democrats
Cllr A Singleton	Liberal Democrats
Cllr N Gage	Conservative
Cllr N Bloomfield	Conservative
Cllr A Groskop - Chairman	Conservative

Plus 3 parish representatives and 2 independent representatives:

Godfrey Townrow Parish Rep

Vacancy Parish Rep

Christopher Borland Independent

Peter Forrester Independent

APPEALS PANEL
8 members in total: Liberal Democrats 4 - Conservative 3 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr J Baker	Liberal Democrat
Cllr P Gubbins	Liberal Democrat
Cllr V Keitch	Liberal Democrat
Cllr P Seib	Liberal Democrat
Cllr T Capozzoli	Independent
Cllr H Burt	Conservative
Cllr M Wale	Conservative
Cllr L Vijeh	Conservative

TRANSFORMATION BOARD
8 members in total: Liberal Democrats 5 - Conservative 2 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat
Cllr R Pallister	Liberal Democrat
Cllr P Seib	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Clark	Liberal Democrat
Cllr C Raikes	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Turpin	Independent
Cllr S Steele	Conservative
Cllr D Yeomans	Conservative

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
6 members in total: Liberal Democrats 4 - Conservative 2
Name	Political Group
Cllr R Pallister	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat
Cllr A Singleton	Liberal Democrat
Cllr V Keitch	Liberal Democrat
Cllr G Middleton	Conservative
Cllr N Weeks	Conservative

Chard Regeneration Programme Board, Yeovil Regeneration Programme Board, Wincanton Regeneration Programme Board will all see member appointments at a future Council meeting.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH SEDGEMOOR
4 members in total: Liberal Democrats 2 - Conservative 1 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr R Pallister	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat
Cllr D Bulmer	Independent
Cllr M Lewis	Conservative

INCOME GENERATION BOARD
6 members in total: Liberal Democrats 5 - Independent 1
Name	Political Group
Cllr H Hobhouse	Liberal Democrat
Cllr J Baker	Liberal Democrat
Cllr C Goodall	Liberal Democrat
Cllr V Keitch	Liberal Democrat
Cllr C Raikes	Liberal Democrat
Cllr T Capozzoli	Independent

Local Strategic Partnership

Cllr R Pallister (plus Area Chairmen are automatically members)

Liberal Democrat

South West Internal Audit Partnership Ltd

Cllr D Norris

Conservative

Housing and Exceptions Appeals Panel	Cllr J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat
	Cllr S Seal	Liberal Democrat

Somerset Waste Board	Cllr J Roundell Greene	Liberal Democrat
	Cllr D Yeomans	Conservative

PATROL (Parking and Traffic regulations outside London) Joint Committee

Cllr T Lock

Liberal Democrat

Somerset Growth Board

Cllr J Roundell Greene

Liberal Democrat

Outside Bodies

Board of Governors for Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Cllr D Recardo
Board of Governors for Musgrove Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Cllr S Steele
LGA General Assembly	Cllr R Pallister
District Councils Network Executive	Cllr R Pallister
South West Provincial Employers	Cllr C Winder
South West Councils	Cllr S Seal
Somerset Rivers Authority	Cllr R Pallister Cllr N Weeks (Sub)
Parrett Drainage Board	Cllr N Weeks Cllr M Lewis Cllr G Tucker
Somerset Water Management Partnership	Cllr N Weeks
Health & Well-Being Board	Cllr S Seal
Safer Somerset Partnership	Cllr T Lock
Police and Crime Panel	Cllr M Wale
Somerset Building Preservation Trust	Cllr C Winder
Armed Forces Community Covenant	Cllr C Goodall
Somerset Local Access Forum	Cllr P Maxwell