Agenda and minutes

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Council meeting held on 6 March 2019.

The minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2019 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.

The Mayor gave a résumé of his year in office and expressed thanks to his escort, friends and family, Council employees and fellow Council members for their valued assistance and support during the period.

 

A vote of thanks to the Mayor was proposed by Councillor J M Owen, seconded Councillors M Radulovic MBE and carried unanimously.

 

It was proposed by Councillor M Handley and seconded by Councillor R S Robinson that Councillor M Brown be elected Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing year.

 

RESOLVED that Councillor M Brownbe elected Mayor of the Borough for 2019/20.

 

Councillor M Brown, having signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office, thanked the Council for having elected him Mayor of the Borough. Councillor Brown stated that he would be supporting Nottingham City Hospital Trent Cardiac Unitduring his year in office.

 

 

The Mayor presented the Jewel of Office to Councillor D A Burnett BEM to mark his term of office.

 

It was proposed by Councillor S J Carr and seconded by Councillor R I Jackson that Councillor J C Patrick be appointed Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing year.

 

RESOLVED that Councillor J C Patrick be appointed Deputy Mayor of the Borough for 2019/20.

 

Councillor J C Patrick, having signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office, thanked the Council for the appointment.

 

The Council is asked to note the members chosen as Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the Council and Opposition and the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of any other groups.

 

It was noted that Councillor M Radulovic MBE is the Leader of the Council and Councillor S J Carr as the Deputy Leader. CouncillorR I Jackson is Leader of the Opposition with Councillor P D Simpson as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

 

A Recorded vote to confirm the Leader of the Council was proposed by Councillor R I Jackson and seconded by at least five other councillors. The voting was as follows:

 

For	Against	Abstention
D Bgashaw	E H Atherton
S A Bagshaw	L A Ball BEM
B C Carr	M Brown
S J Carr	E Cubley
T A Cullen	M J Crow
R H Darby	S Easom
D A Elliott	L Fletcher
M Hannah	M Handley
L A Lally	R I Jackson
P Lally	E Kerry
H Land	S Kerry
R D Macrae	H G Khaled MBE
G Marshall	J M Owen
J W McGrath	P J Owen
J C Patrick	J Parker
M Radulovic MBE	D Pringle
R S Robinson	P Roberts-Thompson
H E Skinner	P D Simpson
C M Tideswell	R D Willimott
I L Tyler
D K Watts
E Williamson

 

RESOLVED that Councillor M Radulovic MBE be confirmed as the Leader of the Council

1.           Appointments to committees/working groups etc.

             

To make appointments in accordance with the schedule to be laid before the meeting, it being noted that

 

a)      The allocation of seats to political groups takes account of, and includes, the rights of the Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition or their nominated representatives set out in 2. below;

 

b)      The allocation of seats available to political groups following the Stapleford South East by election on 13 June 2019 will change in accordance with the proportionality principles set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the Chief Executive be authorised to (i) re-calculate the seats allocated to the political groups following this by election and, then, inform the groups and members accordingly, requesting fresh nominations in respect of any changed entitlements and, then (ii) give effect to those nominations.

 

2.           The Council is asked to NOTE that:

 

              Either the Leader of the Council or another councillor being his nominated representative, and either the Leader of the Opposition or another councillor being his nominated representative, have the right to attend any of the Council’s Committees and to speak and vote thereat provided that such representatives may not be in attendance at the same meeting as their respective Leaders or either of them, as the case may be.

Appointments to committees/working groups etc.

 

            RESOLVED that in accordance with the powers set out in the Local Government Act 2000 and all and every power enabling, the following be appointed with the powers appropriate to each as set out in the scheme of delegation or as approved by Council it being noted that:

 

a)     The allocation of seats to political groups takes account of, and includes, the rights of the Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition or their nominated representatives set out in 2. below;

 

b)     The allocation of seats available to political groups following the Stapleford South East by election on 13 June 2019 will change in accordance with the proportionality principles set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the Chief Executive be authorised to (i) re-calculate the seats allocated to the political groups following this by election and, then, inform the groups and members accordingly, requesting fresh nominations in respect of any changed entitlements and, then (ii) give effect to those nominations.

 

Alcohol and Entertainments Licensing Committee

 

Conservative

 

E H Atherton

E Cubley

J C Goold

R I Jackson

D D Pringle

P D Simpson

 

Labour

 

D Bagshaw (Chair)

T A Cullen (Vice Chair)

P Lally

J C Patrick

 

Liberal Democrat

 

B C Carr

 

Independent

 

R D MacRae

 

 

 

 

 

Community Safety Committee

 

Conservative

 

J C Goold

S D Kerry

J M Owen

J P T Parker

L Fletcher

 

Labour

 

G Marshall (Chair)

D Bagshaw (Vice Chair)

C M Tideswell

 

Liberal Democrat

 

H Land

 

Independent

 

R D MacRae

 

 

Finance and Resources Committee

 

Conservative

 

E Cubley

S Easom

R I Jackson

P J Owen

P M Roberts-Thompson

P D Simpson

 

Labour

 

D A Elliott (Chair)

S A Bagshaw (Vice Chair)

P Lally

G Marshall

 

Liberal Democrat

 

S J Carr

H Land

 

 

 

Governance, Audit and Standards Committee

 

Conservative

 

E H Atherton

E Cubley

S D Kerry

J M Owen

P D Simpson

 

Labour

 

R H Darby

M Hannah (Vice Chair)

M Radulovic MBE

 

Liberal Democrat

 

D K Watts

 

Independent

 

E Williamson (Chair)

 

 

Housing Committee

 

Conservative

 

L A Ball

E Kerry

H G Khaled MBE

J M Owen

P D Simpson

 

Labour

 

T A Cullen (Chair)

H E Skinner

J W McGrath

 

Liberal Democrat

 

B C Carr (Vice Chair)

 

Independent

 

E Williamson

 

Jobs and Economy Committee

 

Conservative

 

M J Crow

M Handley

R I Jackson

P M Roberts-Thompson

 

Labour

 

M Hannah

P Lally (Chair)

L A Lally

 

Liberal Democrat

 

I L Tyler

 

Independent

 

R D MacRae (Vice Chair)

E Williamson

 

Leisure and Environment Committee

 

Conservative

 

S Easom

L Fletcher

J P T Parker

P D Simpson

R D Willimott

 

Labour

 

D Bagshaw

J W McGrath

H E Skinner (Chair)

 

Liberal Democrat

 

I L Tyler (Vice Chair)

 

Independent

 

E Williamson

 

 

Licensing and Appeals Committee

 

Conservative

 

E H Atherton                                                 Substitutes:   L A Ball BEM

E Cubley                                                                                M J Crow

J C Goold                                                                              E Kerry

R I Jackson                                                                           H G Khaled MBE

P D Simpson                                                                         P M Roberts-Thompson

 

Labour

 

D Bagshaw   (Chair)                                    Substitutes:   D A Elliott  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.