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Full Council October 2019
October 2, 2019 @ 19:00
Present:
Councillor Harry Clarke
Councillor Dennis Dannatt
Councillor Tim Davies
Councillor David Dobbie
Councillor Paul Key
Councillor Chris Lambie
Councillor Sally Loates
Councillor Pat O’Connor
Councillor James Plastow
Councillor Denise Schofield
Councillor Baptiste Velan
Councillor James Ward
Councillor Kenneth Woolley
In Attendance:
Rachel Allbones Deputy Clerk to the Council
Sean Alcock Operations Manager
Prior to the meeting Councillor Ward presented Gillian Gray with the Citizen of the Year 2019 award.
Due to neither the Mayor or Deputy Mayor being present at the meeting, nominations were requested for a Member to preside at the meeting.
Nominations were received for Councillors Dobbie and O’Connor.
At the request of Councillor Dobbie a recorded vote was taken as follows: –
Councillor Dobbie For: – Councillors Clarke, Dannatt, Dobbie, Plastow, Velan, Ward
Against: – Councillors Davies, Key, Lambie, Loates, O’Connor, Schofield, Woolley
Councillor O’Connor For: – Councillors Davies, Key, Lambie, Loates, O’Connor, Schofield, Woolley
Against: – Councillors Clarke, Dannatt, Dobbie, Plastow, Velan, Ward
RESOLVED that Councillor O’Connor be the Chairman for the meeting.
- TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Councillor Matthew Boles
Councillor Liz Clews
Councillor Richard Craig
Councillor Keith Panter
Councillor Lesley Rollings
- TO RECEIVE MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011 AND TO RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
None declared.
- PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
None received.
- MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING (Papers A & B)
- Meeting of Council held on Wednesday 4 September 2019
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 4 September 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Note: Councillors Dobbie, Lambie, Loates and Woolley abstained from voting on the above resolution.
- Extraordinary Meeting of Council held on Wednesday 18 September 2019
RESOLVED that the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on Wednesday 18 September 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Note: Councillor Davies abstained from voting on the above resolution.
- 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)
RESOLVED to NOTE draft minutes.
- TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER MOTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
- Recommendation from Community Services Committee (Paper E)
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to adopt the Exhumation Policy.
RESOLVED to adopt the Exhumation Policy.
- Recommendation from Community Services Committee
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to amend Structure and Functions to increase the membership of the Wildflower Verges Working Group to 3 Councillors.
RESOLVED to amend Structure and Functions to increase the membership of the Wildflower Verges Working Group to 3 Councillors.
RESOLVED under Standing Order 10.a.vi to alter the order of business and take item 8 next.
- COMMITTEE VACANCIES
x1 Wildflower Verges Working Group
RESOLVED that Councillor Schofield be appointed to the Wildflower Verges Working Group for 2019 / 2020.
Note: Councillors Clarke abstained from voting on the above resolution.
- TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER MOTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
- Recommendation from Community Services Committee (Paper F)
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to agree the quotation received from Javelin to install a permanent irrigation system to water Marshalls cricket square. Additional funds required on top of the £2,906.25 agreed for hire of irrigation equipment from Fineturf will be taken from General Reserves.
At the request of Councillor Key a recorded vote was taken as follows: –
For: – Councillors Dannatt, Davies, Lambie, Loates, O’Connor, Plastow, Schofield, Velan, Woolley
Against: – Councillors Clarke, Key
Abstained from voting: – Councillors Dobbie, Ward
RESOLVED to agree the quotation received from Javelin to install a permanent irrigation system to water Marshalls cricket square. Additional funds required on top of the £2,906.25 agreed for hire of irrigation equipment from Fineturf will be taken from General Reserves.
It was suggested that the Operations Manager investigate options to try and collect rain water for the tank.
- Recommendation from Personnel Committee (Paper G)
RESOLVED to RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL to adopt the: –
- Staff Appraisal & Pay Review Policy
- Maternity Leave Policy
- Paternity Leave Policy
- Shared Parental Leave Policy
RESOLVED to adopt the: –
- Staff Appraisal & Pay Review Policy
- Maternity Leave Policy
- Paternity Leave Policy
- Shared Parental Leave Policy
- REPORT FROM THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL
No report received due to the Leader sending apologies for the meeting.
Councillor Dobbie raised an issue that a report wasn’t sent.
- REPORT FROM THE CLERK TO THE COUNCIL (Paper H)
The Deputy Clerk distributed the report and presented same to members.
Councillor Woolley thanked office staff for the success of the Mayors Civic Service.
Meeting concluded at 7.38pm