Issue - meetings

The Chairman, Councillor English, will present the Minutes from the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 20 February 2020.  There are recommendations at:

o       Minute 464 [Appointment of Two Additional Independent Persons to the Standards Committee] – to view the Officer’s report – please click on this link - Report

(At the commencement of this item, Councillor Coster redeclared his Personal Interest made at the start of the meeting).

            Various Points of Order were then made over the conduct of the meeting.

            The then Chairman, Councillor English, presented the Minutes from the meeting of Standards held on 20 February 2020.

            Councillor English alerted Members to recommendations at Minute 464 [Appointment of Two Additional Independent Persons to the Standards Committee] and confirmed that he needed to make a very small amendment to Recommendations (3) and (4).  The changes to these recommendations have been set out below with deletions shown using strikethrough and additions shown using bold:

Recommendation (3) – subject to the appointments being confirmed at (1) and (2) above, the Group Head of Council Advice & Monitoring Officer the Interim Monitoring Officer be authorised to confirm the appointment terms to John Cooke and Sandra Prail; and

Recommendation (4) – the Standards Committee review any extensions to these terms of office in January April 2021 and then report back to Full Council.

            Councillor Bennett then duly proposed the amendments to these recommendations. 

            On the amendments being put to the named vote, they were declared CARRIED.

            The Council

                        RESOLVED - That

(1)          John Cooke is appointed as an Independent Person to the Standards Committee for an initial term of office of one year from the date of the Full Council decision;

(2)          Sandra Prail is appointed as an Independent Person to the Standards Committee for an initial term of office of one year from the date of the Full Council decision;

(3)          Subject to the appointments being confirmed at (1) and (2) above, the Interim Monitoring Officer be authorised to confirm the appointment terms to John Cooke and Sandra Prail; and

(4)          The Standards Committee review any extension to these terms of office in April 2021 and then report back to Full Council.

The Chairman then proposed a Motion without Notice to adjourn the meeting allowing agenda items 12 to 42 to be considered on 22 July 2020 at 6.00 pm.  Councillor Brooks then seconded this motion.

            On the motion being put to the named vote it was declared CARRIED.

            The Council

                        RESOLVED

That the meeting be adjourned to 22 July 2020 with a commencement time of 6.00 pm which would consider items 12 to 44 of the agenda published for 15 July 2020.