Agenda item

POLITICAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

Meeting of Argyll and Bute Council, Thursday, 25 April 2024 10:30 am (Item 7.)

Minutes:

The Council gave consideration to a report inviting appointments to vacant positions as a result of the decision taken at the Special meeting of the Council held on 4 April 2024.

Motion

The Motion moved by the Administration is attached at Appendix 1 to this Minute.

Moved by Councillor Jim Lynch, seconded by Councillor Audrey Forrest.

Amendment

To accept the Motion by Councillor Jim Lynch, seconded by Councillor Audrey Forrest subject to amending 7(c) and 7(k) as follows -

In relation to 7(c) Area Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs -

Table 7C
Area Committee	Chair	Vice-Chair
Bute and Cowal	Cllr Liz McCabe	Cllr Yvonne McNeilly
Helensburgh and Lomond	Cllr Gemma Penfold	Cllr Maurice Corry
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands	Cllr Alastair Redman	Cllr Garret Corner
Oban, Lorn and the Isles	Cllr Amanda Hampsey	Cllr Andrew Vennard

In relation to 7(k) to nominate Councillor Maurice Corry as Armed Forces Champion.

Moved by Councillor Gary Mulvaney, seconded by Councillor Yvonne McNeilly.

The Leader of the largest Opposition Group advised that their nominations for Members to sit on Council Committees and other bodies would be confirmed to the Leader of the Council and to the Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support.

As the meeting was being held on a hybrid basis, the vote required to be taken by calling the Roll and Members voted as follows –

Motion Amendment No Vote

Cllr Armour Cllr Corner Cllr MacPherson

Cllr Blair Cllr Corry

Cllr Brown Cllr A Hampsey

Cllr Campbell-Sturgess Cllr D Hampsey

Cllr Currie Cllr McCabe

Cllr Forrest Cllr McNeilly

Cllr Green Cllr Mulvaney

Cllr Hardie Cllr Penfold

Cllr Howard Cllr Redman

Cllr Hume Cllr Vennard

Cllr Irvine Cllr Wallace

Cllr Kain

Cllr Kelly

Cllr Kennedy

Cllr Kennedy-Boyle

Cllr Lynch

Cllr Martin

Cllr MacQuire

Cllr McFadzean

Cllr McKenzie

Cllr Moreland

Cllr Paterson

Cllr Philand

Cllr Sinclair

Decision

The Motion was carried by 24 votes to 11 votes, with one no vote, and the Council resolved accordingly. Full detail of all appointments are noted below (Opposition nominations are in italics) –

7(a) - Policy Leads and Depute Policy Leads

Portfolio	Policy Lead	Depute Policy Lead
Economic Development, Islands and Rural Communities, Housing	Cllr Robin Currie	Cllr Jim Lynch
Finance and Commercial Services	Cllr Ross Moreland	Cllr Jim Lynch
Planning and Regulatory Services	Cllr Kieron Green	Cllr Gordon Blair
Care Services	Cllr Dougie McFadzean	Cllr Kieron Green
Roads, Transport and Amenity Services	Cllr John Armour	Cllr Willie Hume
Climate Change, Renewables and Net Zero	Cllr Luna Martin	Cllr Reeni Kennedy-Boyle
Education	Cllr Audrey Forrest	Cllr Fiona Howard
Business Development	Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess	Cllr Jan Brown
Community Planning and Corporate Services	Cllr Mark Irvine	Cllr Iain Shonny Paterson

7(b) - Appointments to Committees

Policy and Resources Committee	Community Services Committee	Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee	Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee
Cllr John Armour	Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr John Armour (Chair)	Cllr John Armour
Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr Jan Brown	Cllr Robin Currie (Vice Chair)	Cllr Gordon Blair (Vice Chair)
Cllr Robin Currie	Cllr Fiona Howard	Cllr Graham Hardie	Cllr Jan Brown
Cllr Audrey Forrest (Vice Chair)	Cllr Audrey Forrest (Chair)	Cllr Willie Hume	Cllr Audrey Forrest
Cllr Kieron Green	Cllr Graham Hardie	Cllr Jim Lynch	Cllr Kieron Green (Chair)
Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess	Cllr Paul Donald Kennedy	Cllr Ian MacQuire	Cllr Fiona Howard
Cllr Mark Irvine	Cllr Dougie McFadzean (Vice Chair)	Cllr Luna Martin	Cllr Graham Hardie
Cllr Reeni Kennedy-Boyle	Cllr Julie McKenzie	Cllr Ross Moreland	Cllr Mark Irvine
Cllr Jim Lynch (Chair)	Cllr Iain Shonny Paterson	Cllr William Sinclair	Cllr Andrew Kain
Cllr Ross Moreland	Cllr Dougie Philand	Cllr Andrew Kain	Cllr Paul Donald Kennedy
Cllr Dougie McFadzean	Cllr Jennifer Kelly	Cllr Tommy Macpherson	Cllr Dougie Philand
Cllr Dougie Philand	Cllr Yvonne McNeilly	Cllr Gary Mulvaney	Cllr Liz McCabe
Cllr Gary Mulvaney	Cllr Amanda Hampsey	Cllr Alastair Redman	Cllr Peter Wallace
Cllr Yvonne McNeilly	Cllr Gemma Penfold	Cllr Liz McCabe	Cllr Amanda Hampsey
Cllr Amanda Hampsey	Cllr Maurice Corry	Cllr Peter Wallace	Cllr Daniel Hampsey
Cllr Liz McCabe	Cllr Daniel Hampsey	Cllr Andrew Vennard
Audit and Scrutiny Committee	Argyll and Bute Harbour Board	Argyll Islands Sounding Board
Cllr Graham Hardie	Cllr Fiona Howard	Cllr Robin Currie (Vice Chair)
Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle	Cllr John Armour (Vice Chair)	Cllr Kieron Green
Cllr Fiona Howard	Cllr Ross Moreland (Chair)	Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle
Cllr Gary Mulvaney (Vice Chair)	Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr Jim Lynch (Chair)
Cllr Andrew Vennard	Cllr Dougie McFadzean	Cllr Dougie McFadzean
Cllr Daniel Hampsey	Cllr Liz McCabe	Cllr Julie McKenzie
	Cllr Maurice Corry	Cllr Willie Hume
	Cllr Andrew Vennard	Cllr Liz McCabe
		Cllr Peter Wallace
		Cllr Alastair Redman

7 (c) – Appointment of Area Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

Area Committee	Chair	Vice-Chair
Bute and Cowal	Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle
Helensburgh and Lomond	Cllr Mark Irvine	Cllr Fiona Howard
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands	Cllr John Armour	Cllr Dougie McFadzean
Oban, Lorn and the Isles	Cllr Julie McKenzie	Cllr Andrew Kain

7(d) - Appointments to Statutory Boards and Joint Committees

Organisation	Representative	Substitute (where appropriate)
Scotland Excel	Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle	Cllr William Sinclair
Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute Valuation Joint Board	Cllr Mark Irvine Cllr Ian MacQuire Cllr Dougie McFadzean Cllr Gordon Blair Cllr Peter Wallace	Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess Cllr Andrew Vennard 3 Vacancies
HITRANS (Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership)	Cllr John Armour	Cllr Gordon Blair
Strathclyde Concessionary Travel Scheme Joint Committee	Cllr Iain Shonny Paterson	Cllr Maurice Corry
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority	Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr Iain Shonny Paterson
West of Scotland European Forum	Cllr Gordon Blair	Cllr Mark Irvine
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Integration Joint Board	Cllr Kieron Green Cllr Dougie McFadzean Cllr Ross Moreland Cllr Gary Mulvaney

7(e) - Appointments of the Licensing Board

Argyll and Bute Licensing Board
Cllr Jan Brown	Cllr Audrey Forrest
Cllr Kieron Green	Cllr Graham Hardie
Cllr Mark Irvine	Cllr Paul Donald Kennedy
Cllr Dougie Philand	Cllr Liz McCabe
Cllr Amanda Hampsey	1 Vacancy

7(f) – Appointments to COSLA

COSLA Convention

Cllr Jim Lynch

Cllr Fiona Howard

Cllr Daniel Hampsey

COSLA Leaders

Cllr Jim Lynch

COSLA’s Policy Boards:

a) Environment and Economy Board – Cllr Kieron Green

b) Health and Social Care Board – Cllr Dougie McFadzean

c) Community Wellbeing Board – Cllr Robin Currie

d) Children and Young People Board – Cllr Audrey Forrest

COSLA Scottish Joint Council for Local Government Employees

Cllr Robin Currie

7(g) - Appointments to Outside Bodies

Organisation	Representative/s	Substitute/s as appropriate
Age Scotland Older People’s Champion	Cllr Fiona Howard
Trustee to the Blindcraft Trust Fund	Cllr Graham Hardie
University of the Highlands and Islands Foundation Committee	Cllr Audrey Forrest
SOILLSE – National Network for Gaelic Research Consultative Committee	Cllr Robin Currie
Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile (Islay Gaelic Centre)	Cllr Robin Currie
PA23BID	1 Vacancy
Isle of Bute BID Board	Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle
Nadair Trust (Scottish Natural Heritage)	Cllr Kieron Green
Argyll and Bute Local Biodiversity Partnership	Cllr Fiona Howard
Argyll, Lomond and the Isles Energy Agency (ALIEnergy) Management Board	Cllr Mark Irvine Cllr Dougie McFadzean
Argyll and Bute Renewables Alliance (ABRA)	Cllr Robin Currie
Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust	Cllr Luna Martin	Cllr Iain Shonny Paterson
KIMO (Kommuners International Kiljorganisation)	Cllr Luna Martin
Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive Substances	Cllr Math Campbell Sturgess
West of Scotland Archaeology Service Joint Committee	Cllr Jan Brown
Clyde Marine Planning Partnership	Cllr Kieron Green
Clyde and Lomond Local Plan Flood District	Cllr Reeni Kennedy Boyle
Highland and Argyll Local Plan Flood District	Cllr Jim Lynch
Argyll and Bute Care and Repair Agency	Cllr Dougie McFadzean Cllr Graham Hardie
Fyne Homes Management Committee	Cllr Peter Wallace
Argyll Community Housing Association	Cllr William Sinclair Cllr Jan Brown
Argyll and Bute Area Support Team	Cllr Julie McKenzie
Argyll and Bute Culture and Heritage Assembly (CHARTS)	Cllr Luna Martin
Live Argyll Board	Cllr William Sinclair Cllr Fiona Howard Cllr Maurice Corry
Convention of the Highlands and Islands	Cllr Jim Lynch
Scottish Islands Federation	Cllr Dougie McFadzean
Islands Strategic Group	Cllr Jim Lynch
Scottish Government Forum Against Poverty	Cllr Graham Hardie
Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)	Cllr Gordon Blair
A83 Taskforce	Cllr John Armour Cllr Robin Currie Cllr Jim Lynch Cllr Jennifer Kelly Cllr Maurice Corry
Clyde, Kintyre and the Islands Ferry Stakeholder Group	Cllr John Armour Cllr Dougie McFadzean Cllr Robin Currie Cllr Liz McCabe
Argyll, Lochaber, Skye and Small Isles Ferry Stakeholder Group	Cllr Willie Hume Cllr Julie McKenzie 1 Vacancy
Northern Roads Collaboration	Cllr John Armour Cllr Willie Hume
Trustee to the Scottish National War Memorial	Cllr Tommy Macpherson

7(h) – Appointments to Area Committee Outside Bodies

Organisation	Representative/s
Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group	Cllr Gordon Blair Cllr Ross Moreland Cllr Peter Wallace
Helensburgh and Lomond Area Community Planning Group	Cllr Mark Irvine Cllr Fiona Howard Cllr Gemma Penfold
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Area Community Planning Group	Cllr John Armour Cllr Dougie McFadzean Cllr Garret Corner
Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Community Planning Group	Cllr Julie McKenzie Cllr Kieron Green Cllr A Hampsey

* All other Area Committee Outside Bodies appointments deferred to the next appropriate meeting of each Area Committee

7(i) – Appointments to Employee Joint Consultative Committee

· Leader of the Council – Cllr Jim Lynch

· 8 Policy Lead Councillors – Cllrs Armour, Currie, Forrest, Green, Irvine, McFadzean, Martin and Moreland

· Leader of Opposition Group – Cllr Gary Mulvaney

7(j) – Appointments to Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers

· Policy Lead for Education – Cllr Audrey Forrest

· Depute Policy Lead for Education – Cllr Fiona Howard

· Policy Lead with responsibility for HR – Cllr Mark Irvine

7(k) – Appointments to other positions

i) Armed Forces Champion – Cllr William Sinclair

ii) Bute and Cowal Children’s Champion – Cllr Audrey Forrest

iii) Helensburgh and Lomond Children’s Champion – Cllr Graham Hardie

iv) Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands Children’s Champion – Cllr Dougie McFadzean

v) Oban, Lorn and the Isles Children’s Champion – 1 Vacancy

vi) Representatives on the Community Planning Partnership Management Committee – Cllr Jim Lynch, Leader of the Council and Cllr Mark Irvine, Policy Lead for Community Planning

vii) Representatives on Oban Common Good Fund – Cllr Jim Lynch, Cllr Julie McKenzie, Cllr Kieron Green, Cllr Amanda Hampsey

7(l) – Councillors Remuneration

i) Noted that remuneration for the Provost and Leader, as set out by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2024, would be

· Provost/Civic Head - £32,024

· Leader of the Council - £42,698

ii) Agreed that the annual remuneration for a Policy Lead Councillor and Area Committee Chair be set at £32,023 and £25,547 respectively in line with the approach taken in previous Council terms, and noted that, in the event that the same member holds more than one of these positions, that member would receive the higher amount only in respect of the relevant position;

iii) Agreed that any future annual percentage increase in Policy Lead Councillor or Area Committee Chair remuneration shall be the same as that determined by regulations for the basic allowances;

iv) Proposed that a salary of £25,547 be provided to the Leader of the largest Opposition Group.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated 9 April 2024, submitted and Motion by Councillor Jim Lynch, seconded by Councillor Audrey Forrest, tabled)

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