Agenda and minutes

Standards Committee - Thursday 29 June 2017 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room

Contact: Helen Barrington  Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

35.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Powell.

36.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2017. pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

37.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

38.

Recruitment of Independent Person and Reserve Independent Person pdf icon PDF 90 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking the Committees recommendation to Council for appointments to the roles of Independent Person and Reserve Independent Person.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.    To recommend to Council that John Baggaley should be appointed as Independent Person under the Localism Act 2012 for 5 years;

 

2.    To recommend to Council that Susan Dewey OBE should be appointed as reserve Independent Person under the Localism Act 2012 for 5 years with a review after 1 year; and

 

3.    To delegate authority to conduct the said review to the interview panel.

 

39.

Gifts and Hospitality 2016/17 pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, informing members of the Standards Committee of gifts and hospitality received between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

40.

Code of Conduct Complaints pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, informing members of the Standards Committee of complaints received between 1 February 2017 and 20 June 2017.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

41.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.