Annual Council Meeting - Tuesday, 26th May, 2015 7.00 pm - Agenda

          Cr. P.J. Moyle will move and Cr K. Dibble will second:

 

“That Councillor MARTIN JOHN TENNANT be elected Mayor of the Borough to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2016.”

 

On his election, the Mayor will be invested with the Insignia of Office, take the Chair and make his Declaration of Acceptance of Office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act, 1972.

 

The Mayor will address the Meeting and will signify the appointment of Mrs. Jill Tennant as Mayoress and Reverend Stephen Stewart as the Mayor’s Chaplain.

          To record the Council’s appreciation of the excellent service rendered by Councillor Mrs. Diane Beverley Bedford as Mayor and Miss Alison Bedford as Mayoress during the Municipal Year 2014/15. An illuminated scroll shall be presented, together with a Past Mayor’s Badge, to Councillor Mrs. Bedford and a Past Mayoress’ Badge to Miss Bedford.

          Cr. M.D. Smith will move and Cr. Sue Carter will second:

 

“That Councillor JACQUELINE MARY VOSPER be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2016.”

 

          On her election, Councillor Jacqui Vosper will be invested with the Deputy Mayor’s Badge. She will then make her Declaration of Acceptance of Office in accordance with Section 83 of the Local Government Act, 1972.

          To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 23rd April, 2015 (copy Minutes herewith).

          To receive the Returning Officer’s Report of the names of the persons elected as Borough Councillors at the Elections held on 7th May, 2015 (a copy of the Report is annexed hereto).

          To consider nominations and appoint the Leader of the Council to hold office until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2016. Cr. P.J. Moyle has been nominated by the Conservative Group.

(1)      To note the appointment of the following Cabinet Members and the

Deputy Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2015/16, as made by the Leader of the Council:

         

         

Cr. Sue Carter	Leisure and Youth Portfolio
Cr. R.L.G. Dibbs	Environment and Service Delivery Portfolio
Cr. A. Jackman	Concessions and Community Support
Cr. K.H. Muschamp	Business, Safety and Regulation
Cr. P.G. Taylor	Corporate Services Portfolio
Cr. R. Hughes	Health and Housing Portfolio

 

(2)     To consider and approve the Appointments to Committees and the Policy and Review Panels for the Municipal Year 2015/16 as follows, in accordance with the allocations to achieve political balance indicated:

         

(a)         COMMITTEES -

 

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

 

Voting Members

 

         

Conservative:  7	Labour:  3	UKIP:  1
Cr. D.B. Bedford	Cr. Sue Dibble	Cr. D.M.T. Bell
Cr. R. Cooper	Cr. Jennifer Evans
Cr. P.I.C. Crerar	Cr. C.P. Grattan
Cr, D.S. Gladstone
Cr. G.B. Lyon
Cr. J.H. Marsh
Cr. B.A. Thomas

 

 

Standing Deputies

 

Conservative:                              Labour:

Cr. S.J. Masterson                      Cr. P.F. Rust

 

NOTE:  The Cabinet Member for Environment and Service Delivery is to be an ex officio non-voting member of the Development Management Committee

 

LICENSING AND GENERAL PURPOSES

 

Voting Members

         

Conservative:  8	Labour  3
Cr. R. Cooper	Cr. A.H. Crawford
Cr. Liz Corps	Cr. B. Jones
Cr. A.M. Ferrier	Cr. L.A. Taylor
Cr. Barbara Hurst
Cr. S.J. Masterson
Cr. M.D. Smith
Cr. Jacqui Vosper
Cr. A.R. Newell

 

 

STANDARDS AND AUDIT

 

Voting Members

         

Conservative:  3	Labour  1	UKIP:  1
Cr. A.M. Ferrier	Cr. C.P. Grattan	Cr. D.M.T. Bell
Cr. J.H. Marsh
Cr. M.D. Smith

 

          Co-opted Members

 

          Mr. B. Hambleton              Mr. D. Austin

 

 

(b)         POLICY AND REVIEW PANELS -

 

BOROUGH SERVICES

 

         

Conservative:  6	Labour  3
Cr. D.E. Clifford	Cr. T.D. Bridgeman
Cr. A.M. Ferrier	Cr. C.P. Grattan
Cr. Barbara Hurst	Cr. M.J. Roberts
Cr. S.J. Masterson
Cr. A.R. Newell
Cr. D.M. Welch

 

COMMUNITY

         

Conservative:  6	Labour  3
Cr. M.S. Choudhary	Cr. Jennifer Evans
Cr. Sophia Choudhary	Cr. M.J. Roberts
Cr. R. Cooper	Cr. P.F. Rust
Cr. Liz Corps
Cr. S.J. Masterson
Cr. M.D. Smith

 

 

CORPORATE SERVICES

 

Conservative:  6	Labour  2	UKIP:  1
Cr. D.E. Clifford	Cr. B. Jones	Cr. D.M.T. Bell
Cr. D.S. Gladstone	Cr. P.F. Rust
Cr. Barbara Hurst
Cr. G.B. Lyon
Cr. Jacqui Vosper
Cr. D.M. Welch

 

 

ENVIRONMENT

         

Conservative:  6	Labour  3
Cr. M.S. Choudhary	Cr. Sue Dibble
Cr. Sophia Choudhary	Cr. J.J. Preece
Cr. D.E. Clifford	Cr. L.A. Taylor
Cr. D.S. Gladstone
Cr. G.B. Lyon
Cr. D.M. Welch

 

LEISURE AND YOUTH

 

         

Conservative:  6	Labour  2	UKIP: .1
Cr. D.B. Bedford	Cr. T.D. Bridgeman	CR. M. Staplehurst
Cr. Liz Corps	Cr. K. Dibble
Cr. P.I.C Crerar
Cr. J.H. Marsh
Cr. A.R. Newell
Cr. B.A. Thomas

 

 

(3)      To consider the nominations and appoint the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the following Committees (the Conservative Group nominations are set out below):

 

          Development Management

          Nominated Chairman         -                   Cr. G.B. Lyon

          Nominated Vice-Chairman -                   Cr. B.A. Thomas

 

          Licensing and General Purposes

          Nominated Chairman                             Cr. A.M. Ferrier

          Nominated Vice-Chairman -                   Cr. S.J. Masterson

 

 

(4)      To consider and approve the Appointments to the Management Boards for the Council Trusts  ...  view the full agenda text for item 8.