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Full Council July 2018
July 3, 2018 @ 19:00
Present:
Councillor Keith Panter (In the Chair)
Councillor Harry Clarke
Councillor Liz Clews – arrived at 7.10pm
Councillor Caz Davies
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor Michael Hopper
Councillor Denise Schofield
Councillor Aaron Taylor
Councillor Steven Ward
Councillor Kenneth Woolley – arrived at 7.02pm
Councillor Cynthia Isherwood
Councillor David Dobbie
In Attendance:
Matthew Gleadell Clerk to the Council
Rachel Allbones Deputy Clerk to the Council
Sean Alcock Operations Manager
- TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND REASONS GIVEN
Councillor Neil Cook
Councillor Richard Craig
Councillor Sharon Hopkinson
Councillor Sally Loates
Councillor Matt Boles
RESOLVED to receive the apologies for absence and accept the reasons given.
- TO RECEIVE MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND TO RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
None received.
- PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
None received.
- COUNCIL MINUTES (Paper A)
- Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 5 June 2018
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 5 June 2018 be approved and signed as a correct record. Councillor David Dobbie abstained.
- GAINSBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE
Councillor Trevor Young gave members a presentation regarding his Save the Town Centre campaign and circulated some power point presentation to the members accordingly.
At the close of the presentation Councillor Young asked that the Town Council submitted questions to West Lindsey District Council in respect of the campaign.
There was various discussion in relation to the campaign and some of the issues impacting on the Town Centre.
There were various suggestions as to how the matter could be dealt with from that point but ultimately no firm decisions were reached.
- TO RECEIVE SUCH COMMUNICATIONS AS THE PERSON PRESIDING MAY WISH TO LAY BEFORE THE COUNCIL (Paper B)
RESOLVED to note the Mayors Diary
- TO RECEIVE THE DRAFT MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS (Paper C)
All minutes were NOTED.
- TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER MOTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
- Motion from Councillor David Dobbie
Full Council Meetings for the Year 2018-2019 will be held on the first Wednesday of each month
The Clerk advised that this was a special motion he had received 6 signatures.
Councillor Dobbie requested a recorded vote.
RESOLVED to conduct a recorded vote.
The vote was recorded as follows: –
For the motion Councillor Steven Ward
Councillor David Dobbie
Against the motion Councillor Mike Hopper
Councillor Cynthia Isherwood
Councillor Kenneth Woolley
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor Caz Davies
Councillor Denise Schofield
Councillor Harry Clarke
Councillor Keith Panter
Abstain Councillor Liz Clews
Councillor Aaron Taylor
- The motion received from Councillor David Dobbie (Paper D)
The motion was seconded by Councillor Steven Ward therefore it was automatically referred to Community Services.
- Motion received from Personnel Committee
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to carry out a staff welfare investigation with the Councils grounds staff with such investigation to be conducted by a Council Member who should be appointed by the Full Council and who should then attend the next Personnel committee meeting to determine the scope, extent and nature of the investigation to be undertaken.
RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Denise Schofield to conduct a welfare investigate with the Councils grounds staff members and to report to the next Personnel Committee to obtain further instruction on the matter.
- COMMITTEE VACANCIES
Councillor Caroline Davies was appointed to the War Memorial working group.
- NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
Councillor Mike Hopper gave members a brief update in relation to the Neighbourhood Plan
progress.
- REPORT FROM THE CLERK TO THE COUNCIL
The Clerk distributed his written Clerks report and presented same to members accordingly
- TOWN CLERK EMPLOYMENT
The Clerk left the meeting prior to this agenda item being discussed.
RESOLVED that the Council should thank Councillor Mike Hopper, Councillor Matt Boles, Councillor Richard Craig for conducting a meeting without prejudice, and the committee should be dissolved. It was noted that no other proposals came before the Council.
Meeting concluded at 8.22pm