Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 11 May 2005 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 11th May, 2005
Time:
6.45 pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
1 OPENING PRAYERS.
  
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 Chandran be elected Mayor of the Borough of Gedling for the ensuing year.

(Councillor Chandran 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 Chandran in the Chair.)
5 VOTE OF THANKS TO OUTGOING MAYOR.
Business for item 5
RESOLVED:

That Councillor Woodward and Mrs. Woodward be thanked for the work undertaken by them during their term of office as Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough.

PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING MAYOR

On behalf of the Members and Officers of the Council, the Mayor presented to Councillor Woodward a scroll and a past Mayor's Jewel and Pin as a memento of his year of office. The Mayoress also made a presentation to Mrs. Woodward.
6 TO APPOINT A DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
Business for item 6
RESOLVED:

That Councillor A A Clarke 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.
 MAYOR'S CHAPLAIN

The Mayor nominated the Reverend John Burgess as his Chaplain for the ensuing year.

MAYOR'S CHARITY

The Mayor nominated the "DARE" CHARITY as his charity for the ensuing year.
8 TO APPOINT THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
Business for item 8
RESOLVED:

That Councillor Gollop 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 Gollop, R. F. Spencer and Gillam be recognised as Leaders of the Labour, Conservative 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:
A) CONSTITUTIONS OF SCRUTINY COMMITTEES, STANDING ORDINARY COMMITTEES, AND SUB-COMMITTEES;
B) MEMBERSHIP OF SCRUTINY COMMITTEES, STANDING ORDINARY COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES
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 circulated.
13 TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES FOR VARIOUS OUTSIDE BODIES.
Business for item 13
RESOLVED:

That the under-mentioned persons be appointed as representatives on the bodies indicated for the municipal year 2005/2006.
14 DATES AND TIMES OF MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES
Business for item 14
RESOLVED:

To approve the dates and times of meetings from January 2006 to December 2006.
The meeting closed at 8.10 pm.

Attendance Details

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

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
2An apology for absence was received from Councillor McCrossen.
3None.
4It was proposed by Councillor R F Spencer and seconded by Councillor Parr and:-
5It was proposed by Councillor Griffiths and seconded by Councillor R F Spencer and:-
6It was proposed by Councillor W J Clarke and seconded by Councillor Tunnicliffe and:-
8It was proposed by Councillor Feeney, seconded by Councillor R F Spencer and:-
9Councillor Gollop advised the Council of his appointments of Cabinet Members and Deputy Leader.
10It 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 Mrs. 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 Poynter and seconded by Councillor M. S. Dunkin that Councillor Gillam be recognised as the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group for the ensuing year.
11It was proposed by Councillor Cole and seconded by Councillor Grainger 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 Grainger and seconded by Councillor Cole 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 Cole and seconded by Councillor Grainger that the Council Representatives on the bodies listed on the schedule circulated be approved.

14It was proposed by Councillor Grainger and seconded by Councillor Cole that meetings of the Council Committees and Sub-Committees be held in accordance with the Schedule circulated.