An update on the work of the Council Group since the last members meeting.

Obviously our main piece of work since the last meeting has been around the local elections on 6 May 2016. We were very pleased to welcome an additional Lib Dem colleague in Holyrood Ward, but gutten to just miss out this year in next door St Mary’s Ward by just 19 votes.

The Council Group has had its Annual General Meeting and the following appointments have been made for 2016-17:

Election of Group Officers 2016-17
Group Leader – Tim Pickstone
Group Deputy Leader – Mary D’Albert

Appointment to Council Committees 2016-17

Cabinet (without portfolio) – Pickstone
Overview and Scrutiny – Wright
Health Scrutiny – D’Albert
Planning – D’Albert
Licensing – Wright
Audit – Wright
Standards – D’Albert

Other Committees
JCC – Pickstone
JCC Teachers – Pickstone
Member Development – Pickstone
Democratic Arrangements – Pickstone
Youth Cabinet – Wright
Corporate Parenting – D’Albert
LGA General Assembly Delegation – Pickstone

Tim is also a School Governor at St Margaret’s CoE Primary, Steve is also a School Governor at Prestwich Arts College.

An additional verbal update will be given at the meeting.