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The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

The Leader and Portfolio Holder for Strategic and Borough-wide Leadership, Councillor Clarke presented the report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services, outlining the nominations for the appointment of committees and member groups for 2024/25.

It was proposed by Councillor Clarke and seconded by Councillor Brennan and RESOLVED that the nominations to committees and member groups for 2024/25 be approved as follows:

A. Scrutiny Committees

Corporate Overview Group

Councillors Combellack (Chair), Edyvean, Matthews, Plant, Polenta, Way, Williams

Governance Scrutiny Group

Councillors Edyvean (Chair), Polenta (Vice Chair), Birch, Calvert, Om, Regan, Thomas, Wells, G Wheeler

Growth and Development Scrutiny Group

Councillors Matthews (Chair), Way (Vice Chair), Chewings, Dellar, Grocock, Mason, Parekh, Soloman, R Walker

Communities Scrutiny Group

Councillor Williams (Chair), Plant (Vice Chair), Barney, Billin, Ellis, Fletcher, R Mallender, Parekh, Phillips

B. Regulatory Committees

Licensing Committee

Councillors Parekh (Chair), Billin, Chaplain, Chewings, Cottee, Fletcher, Grocock, R Mallender, Mason, Om, Phillips, Regan, Simms, Soloman, Williams

Planning Committee

Councillors Butler (Chair), R Walker (Vice Chair), Calvert, Chaplain, Edyvean, Ellis, Georgiou, S Mallender, Mason, Thomas, Wells

Employment Appeals Committee

Councillors Clarke (Chair), Bird, Brennan, J Walker, J Wheeler

Interviewing Committee

Councillors Clarke (Chair), Brennan, Dellar, Polenta, J Wheeler

Standards Committee

Councillors Simms (Chair), Bird, Birch, Matthews, Plant, Phillips, A Wood (Parish Members) and K White (Independent Member), H Richardson and C Richards (Independent Persons)

C. Member Groups

Local Development Framework Group

Councillors Upton (Chair), Butler (Vice Chair), Calvert, Chewings, Ellis, Georgiou, Gowland, S Mallender, Plant, Simms, Soloman, Thomas, R Walker, Wells, G Wheeler

Member Development Group

Councillors Soloman (Chair), Birch, Combellack, Gaunt, R Mallender, Om, Polenta, Wells, Williams

Rushcliffe Strategic Growth Board

Councillors Clarke (Chair), Bird, Brennan, Grocock, Gowland, Upton, Virdi, Way, J Wheeler

Civic Hospitality Panel

Councillor Brown (Chair), Brennan, Clarke, Cottee, Fletcher, Georgiou

West Bridgford Special Expenses and Community Infrastructure Levy Advisory Group

Councillor Virdi (Chair), Chaplain, Dellar, Gowland, R Mallender, Matthews, Phillips, G Wheeler, J Wheeler

Councillor J Walker wished for it to be formally noted that the Labour Group continued to object to the appointment of Councillor Combellack as Chairman of the Corporate Overview Group in light of her relationship with the Leader of the Council.