Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 10 May 2006 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 10th May, 2006
Time:
6.45 pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
1 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 1
 
2 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 2
 
3 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 3
 
4 TO ELECT A MAYOR FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Business for item 4
RESOLVED:

That Councillor A.A. Clarke be elected Mayor of the Borough of Gedling for the ensuing year.

(Councillor Clarke made a signed Declaration of Acceptance of Office and adjourned the meeting to allow the transfer of Chain of Office and Robes.)

(The meeting then resumed with Councillor Clarke in the Chair.)
5 VOTE OF THANKS TO OUTGOING MAYOR
Business for item 5
RESOLVED:

That Councillor Chandran and Mrs. Chandran be thanked for the work undertaken by them during their term of office as Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough.
6 TO APPOINT A DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Business for item 6
RESOLVED:

That Councillor J. J. Spencer be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.
7 TO RECEIVE THE MAYOR'S NOMINATION OF CHAPLAIN AND THE MAYOR'S CHARITY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Business for item 7
 
8 TO APPOINT THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Business for item 8
RESOLVED:

That Councillor R. F. Spencer be recognised as the Leader of the Council for the ensuing year.
9 TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION FROM THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE CABINET
Business for item 9
 
10 TO RECOGNISE THE LEADERS OF THE POLITICAL GROUPS
Business for item 10
RESOLVED:

That Councillors R. F. Spencer, Gollop and Gillam be recognised as Leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups respectively for the ensuing year.
11 TO APPOINT THE SCRUTINY COMMITTEES, STANDING ORDINARY COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:-
Business for item 11
RESOLVED:

That the Scrutiny Committees, Standing Ordinary Committees and Sub-Committees of the Council on the schedule circulated to the meeting be appointed and that the numerical composition of such Committees and Sub-Committees be as circulated.
12 TO APPOINT THE CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE SCRUTINY COMMITTEES, STANDING ORDINARY COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL.
Business for item 12
RESOLVED:

To approve the appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen as detailed in the schedule circulated.
13 TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES
Business for item 13
RESOLVED:

That the persons detailed on the schedule submitted be appointed as representatives on the bodies indicated for the municipal year 2006/2007.
14 FIX THE DATES AND TIMES OF MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL, SCRUTINY COMMITTEES, STANDING ORDINARY COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 2007 TO DECEMBER 2007.
Business for item 14
RESOLVED:

To approve the dates and times of meetings from January 2007 to December 2007 as detailed on the schedule circulated to members.
The meeting closed at 7.50 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
T.R Chandran (Mayor), P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, D.N. Beeston, A.S. Bexon, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot, V.H. Bradley, A.A. Clarke, G.V. Clarke, W.J. Clarke (a), J.M. Cole, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day (a), A.M. Dunkin, M.S. Dunkin, P. Feeney, A.J. Gillam, J.F. Glass (a), W.H. Golland, I.S. Gollop, R.J. Goodwin, W.T. Grainger, G.J. Griffiths, R.G. Kempster, S.M. Lane, C.M. Luckett, H. Maddock, J.J. McCauley, V. McCrossen, G.L. Millar, R.J. Nicholson, J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, V.C. Pepper, R.A. Poynter (a), C.N.F.W. Pratt (a), C. Preston, S.J. Prew-Smith, D.E. Pulk, D.A. Pycroft, S.J. Ragsdale, A. Rigby (a), J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, J.A. Woodward, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
1Prayers were said by the Mayor's Chaplain
2Apologies for absence were received from Councillors W.J. Clarke, Day, Glass, Poynter, Pratt and Rigby.
3The Mayor informed Members of the Council of his work since the last meeting.
4It was proposed by Councillor Cole and seconded by Councillor Tunnicliffe and:-
5It was proposed by Councillor R F Spencer and seconded by Councillor Parr and:-
6It was proposed by Councillor Tanner and seconded by Councillor Parr and:-
7The Mayor nominated Pastor Darrell Holt as his Chaplain for the ensuing year.

The Mayor nominated ‘Research into Brain tumours in children' as his charity for the ensuing year.
8It was proposed by Councillor Golland, seconded by Councillor Gollop and:-
9Councillor Spencer advised the Council of his appointments of Cabinet Members and Deputy Leader.
10It was proposed by Councillor Golland and seconded by Councillor Grainger that Councillor R. F. Spencer be recognised as the Leader of the Conservative Group for the ensuing year.

It was proposed by Councillor Feeney and seconded by Councillor Cole that Councillor Gollop be recognised as the Leader of the Labour Group for the ensuing year.

It was proposed by Councillor M. S Dunkin and seconded by Councillor Wright that Councillor Gillam be recognised as the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group for the ensuing year.
11It was proposed by Councillor Grainger and seconded by Councillor Cole that the Scrutiny Committees, Standing Ordinary Committees and Sub-Committees of the Council on the schedule circulated to the meeting be appointed and that the numerical composition of such Committees and Sub-Committees be as indicated.
12It was proposed by Councillor Cole and seconded by Councillor Grainger that the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Ordinary Committees and Scrutiny Committees be as listed in the schedule circulated.
13It was proposed by Councillor Grainger and seconded by Councillor Cole that the Council representatives on the bodies listed on the schedule circulated be approved.
14It was proposed by Councillor Cole and seconded by Councillor Grainger that meetings of the Council Committees and Sub-Committees be held in accordance with the Schedule circulated.