Agenda item

Appointment of Positions of Responsibility for 2023 - 2027

Meeting of Annual Meeting, Council, Monday, 5th June, 2023 6.00 pm (Item 8.)

(Report to be tabled)

Minutes:

The Chief Executive drew the Council’s attention to a report providing information on the following Positions of Responsibility which had been selected by the Nominating Officer of each Political Party for the four-year Council term:

InternalPositions of Responsibility

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Lord Mayor

ALL

DUP

DeputyLord Mayor

GREEN

DUP

SDLP

ALL

Chair - SP and R Committee	SF	SF	SF	DUP
DeputyChair – SP and R Committee	DUP	SDLP	ALL	SF

Chair - CityGrowthand Regeneration Committee	SF	ALL	DUP	SF
DeputyChair - CityGrowthand Regeneration	TUV	DUP	SF	ALL

Chair - People andCommunities	ALL	DUP	DUP	ALL
DeputyChair - Peopleand Communities	SF	SF	DUP	SF

Chair– Licensing Committee	SDLP	UUP	DUP	ALL
DeputyChair –Licensing Committee	SF	GREEN	SF	SF

Chair– Planning Committee	SF	SF	SF	SF
DeputyChair –Planning Committee	SDLP	ALL	DUP	SF

Chair - Climate and City Resilience	SF	SF	SF	SDLP
DeputyChair - Climateand CityResilience	PBPA	SF	DUP	SF

Chair - Standards and Business Committee	ALL	DUP	GREEN	DUP
DeputyChair - Standards and Business Comm	UUP	SF	DUP	SDLP

Chair– Waterfrontand UlsterHall	ALL	DUP	ALL	ALL
DeputyChair - Waterfrontand UlsterHall	SF	ALL	DUP	SF

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GREEN

DUP

ALL

The Council approved the Positions of Responsibility for the four-year Council term, as set out above.

Year 1 Positions of Responsibility - 2023/2027

The Chief Executive drew the Council’s attention to a report providing information on the persons who had been selected by the Nominating Officer of each Political Party to hold Positions of Responsibility in Year 1 of the current Council term:

Internal Positions of Responsibility	Year 1	Councillor

Lord Mayor	SF	Councillor Murphy
Deputy Lord Mayor	GREEN	Councillor Groogan

Chair – SP and R Committee	SF	Councillor Black
Deputy Chair – S P and R Committee	DUP	Alderman McCoubrey

Chair - City Growth and Regeneration Committee	SF	Councillor Nic Bhranair
Deputy Chair City Growth and Regeneration Committee	TUV	Councillor McDowell

Chair - People and Communities Committee	ALLIANCE	Councillor Murray
Deputy Chair - People and Communities Committee	SF	Councillor Micheal Donnelly

Chair – Licensing Committee	SDLP	Councillor McKeown
Deputy Chair – Licensing Committee	SF	Councillor McCabe

Chair – Planning Committee	SF	Councillor Garrett
Deputy Chair - Planning	SDLP	Councillor Whyte

Chair Climate and City Resilience	SF	Councillor Róis-Máire Donnelly
Deputy Chair Climate and City Resilience	PBPA	Councillor Collins

Chair Standards and Business	ALLIANCE	Councillor McDonough-Brown
Deputy Chair Standards and Business	UUP	Alderman Copeland

Chair Waterfront and Ulster Hall	ALLIANCE	Councillor Bower
Deputy Chair Waterfront and Ulster Hall	SF	Councillor Gormley

Outside Positions of Responsibility	Held for the 4-Year Term

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Partnership Panel	Councillor Duffy

NI Housing Council	INDEPENDENT Councillor McCusker

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association	DUP Councillor Lawlor

The Council agreed to appoint the Members to the positions of responsibility for Year 1 of the 2023/2027 Council term, as set out above.