Meeting documents

Council
Wednesday 22 April 2009 6.45 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 22nd April, 2009
Time:
6.45pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
88 OPENING PRAYERS.
Business for item 88
 
89 PETITION
Business for item 89
 
90 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 90
 
91 MAYORS ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Business for item 91
 
92 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS HELD ON 25 FEBRUARY AND 4 MARCH 2009.
 RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meetings held on 25 February and 4 March 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.
93 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 93
 
94 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE PUBLIC UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.8.
Business for item 94
 
95 TO DEAL WITH QUESTIONS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.9(1)(A) ON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES.
Business for item 95
 
96 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11(1) UPON ANY MATTER DEALT WITH BY THE EXECUTIVE OR BY A COMMITTEE OR SUB-COMMITTEE.
Business for item 96
 
97 TO CONSIDER COMMENTS OF WHICH DUE NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.11(3)(A) UPON ANY MATTER IN RELATION TO WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS POWERS OR DUTIES OR WHICH SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE DISTRICT OTHER THAN ANY MATTER WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECOMMENDATION OF A COMMITTEE.
Business for item 97
 
98 NON - ATTENDANCE BY COUNCILLOR
Business for item 98
 
99 COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS
Business for item 99
RESOLVED:

That the Council recognise revised Group nominations to Committees and that Councillor Kumarasiri be appointed to the Planning Committee and Councillor Gillam be appointed to Personnel and Resources Committee and removed from the Planning Committee.

(Councillors W.J. Clarke and Gillam left the meeting)
100 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL
Business for item 100
RESOLVED:

To accept the report and the recommendation contained therein.
Thee meeting closed at 7.45 pm

Attendance Details

Present:
R.J. Goodwin (Mayor), P.A. Andrews (a), P.G. Barnes, S.J. Barnes, C.P. Barnfather, A.G. Barton, D.N. Beeston, A.S. Bexon, P.M. Blandamer, F.J.D. Boot, V.H. Bradley, G.V. Clarke, W.J. Clarke, E.J. Collin, S.M. Creamer, R.T. Day, W.H.F. Doe, M.S. Dunkin, A.M. Ellwood, P. Feeney, G. Fullwood, A.J. Gillam, W.H. Golland, P.A. Hughes, R.G. Kempster, D.I.A. Kumarasiri, H. Maddock, S. Mason-Kempster, B.S.R. Miller, R.J. Nicholson, J. O'Riordan, J.M. Parr, W.A. Peet, T.J. Pepper, V.C. Pepper, C.J. Powell, R.A. Poynter, C.N.F.W. Pratt, S.J. Prew-Smith, D.E. Pulk, M. Roach (a), M.A. Shepherd, J.J. Spencer, M.S. Spencer, R.F. Spencer, R.J. Tait, J.O. Tanner, G.G. Tunnicliffe, G.E. Withers, M.A. Wright

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
88Prayers were said at the start of the meeting.
89Councillors P.G. Barnes, W.J. Clarke, O'Riordan and Pulk presented petitions to the Mayor received from residents and shopkeepers in the Borough objecting to the proposal to introduce car-parking charges.
90Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Andrews and Roach.
91The Mayor informed Members of his activities since the last meeting.
93Councillors W.J. Clarke and Gillam declared personal non prejudicial interests in agenda item 12 (Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel)
94No questions were asked.
95No due notice of questions had been given.
96Comments were made by Members present at the meeting.
97None were received.
98Councillor Day advised the Mayor that he had recovered sufficiently from his recent ill health to be able once again to attend Council meetings. In view of this, no proposition regarding this matter was moved
99Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Democratic and Community Services following a change in Committee seat allocations due to a reduction of the Liberal Democrat Group by 1 member.

A proposition was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Parr that Council recognise the revised Group nominations to Committees as submitted and that Councillor Kumarasiri be appointed to the Planning Committee and Councillor Gillam be appointed to the Personnel and Resources Committee and removed from the Planning Committee.

The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was: -
100The Head of Democratic and Community Services reported that the Council's Independent Remuneration Panel had prepared a report to Members in response to the revised numbers in the Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups.

A proposition was moved by Councillor R.F. Spencer and seconded by Councillor Parr that the Council accept the report and the recommendation contained therein.

The Mayor put the proposition to the meeting and declared the same carried and it was: -