Meeting documents

Cllr William Wallace was elected Chairman of the County Council for the ensuing year.

(1) Cllr Christine Lawrence welcomed all Members to the meeting, thanked the Vice-Chairman, the Monitoring Officer and the County Solicitor, and thanked the Council for the honour of being Chairman.  Cllr Lawrence further informed the Council that Cllr Terry Napper was making good progress following a recent operation, and made  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Cllr Peter Burridge-Clayton was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.

(1) On the motion of Cllr David Fothergill, seconded by Cllr Jane Lock, Cllr Peter Burridge-Clayton was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year. Cllr Burridge-Clayton made the statutory declaration of office and took the Chair.

(2) Cllr William Wallace welcomed new Members to the Council, requested that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Apologies for absence were received from:

Cllr Nigel Hewitt-Cooper

Cllr Terry Napper

Cllr David Fothergill further informed the Council that Cllr Nigel Hewitt-Cooper had been awarded a gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Details of Cabinet Member interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

Members’ written notifications of interests were affixed to the Notice Board at the back of the Council Chamber for the duration of the meeting.

Council is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The Minutes, including attached Appendices, of the meeting of Council held on 26 April 2017 were signed as a correct record.

(see explanatory notes attached to agenda)

This item includes the presentation of petitions. Details of any public questions / petitions submitted will be included in the Chairman’s Schedule which will be made available to the members and to the public at the meeting.

(1) Public Questions / Statements / Petitions (under 5000 signatures): Notice was received of questions / statements / petitions regarding: 

Public Questions / Statements:

1. County Council Meeting Venues

From Andrew Lee

Response from Cllr David Hall – Interim Leader of the Council

2. A303 Improvements

From Andrew Lee

Response  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider a report by the Monitoring Officer covering Appointments and Procedural Matters (Appendix A to follow)

The Council RESOLVED to:

(1)       Support the Administration’s proposal to appoint Councillor David Fothergill as the Leader of the Council for 2017-21.       

(2)       Approve the County Council Appointments Schedule to the report - (Annex A to Appendix A), to include, as necessary, summary revised terms of reference, and operational arrangements including delegations for the Council and its committees .   

(3)       Approve the Full Council meeting dates set out in Appendix A section 3.5.

(4)       Approve the proposal for the establishment of a Constitution and Standards Committee with the terms of reference and operational arrangements proposed in this report – see Annex B to Appendix A.

(5)       Approve the revised ‘hearing panel’ arrangements for the hearing of complaints against members and co-opted members – see Appendix A section 3.3.

(6)       Agree that aside from the changes to the committee structure outlined above that the Council’s existing committee structure and operational arrangements should continue unchanged including the Scheme of Delegation contained in the Constitution – see Appendix A section 3.4. 

(7)       Approve the revised Contract Standing Orders set out as Appendix B to item 7 as recommended by the Constitution Committee from its April meeting.

(8)       Approve the appointments to internal groups, partnerships and outside bodies as set out in Annex A to Appendix A.

(9)       Delegate to the Monitoring Officer authority:

(i)    In consultation with the Group Leaders, to make in-year amendments to committee and other appointments which are the responsibility of the Council including those to be detailed in Appendix A  – this delegation to last until May 2021.  Where changes to committee appointments are required then appointments will be made in accordance with the wishes of the group leader.  Other appointments will only be referred to Full Council for confirmation in the event that group leaders are not in agreement with the proposed appointment;

(ii)   In consultation with the Group Leaders and committee chairmen, to agree the detailed calendar of meetings of committees / sub-committees of the Council for 2017/18;

(10)     To approve the payment of Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA) for any new equivalent SRA qualifying posts created in 1 above that fit within the existing SRA bandings scheme, pending the Council considering recommendations of the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the review of the Members’ Allowances Scheme in July 2017.

(11)     Note that any further amendments to the Constitution required as a result of the approval of the above recommendations will be brought to the Council for approval in July following consideration by the Constitution and Standards Committee. 

(1)  The Council considered a report (Paper 7) from the Monitoring Officer which

set out the decisions on appointments and procedural matters as required by the Constitution to be made by the County Council.

(2)  The Monitoring Officer introduced the report and highlighted: the

supplementary paper Appendix A included additional  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

To consider a report by the Corporate Parenting Board

The Council RESOLVED to adopt the Corporate Parenting Board requests to:

•      Recommend Corporate Parenting Board training to be mandatory for all Councillors.

•      Recommend that signed up councillors who do not attend Corporate Parenting Board meetings for three consecutive months are reported to Group Leads.

•      Recommend Cabinet appoint District Councillor representation on the Corporate Parenting Board to provide support on housing and leisure issues.

The Council further resolved to appoint Jill Shortland as the independent Chair of the Corporate Parenting Board.

(1) The Council considered a report (Paper 8) from the Chairman of the Corporate Parenting Board, Jill Shortland.

(2) Cllr David Fothergill introduced the report, highlighting Jill Shortland’s future role as the Independent Chair of the Corporate Parenting Board.

(3) Jill Shortland thanked the Leader and the Council for proposing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

(1) The Chairman noted: the importance of cross-party working; and the continuation of the Chairman’s charities fundraising with a renewed focus on charities supporting Learning Disabilities and dementia.

(1)  The Leader thanked Members for the trust placed in him, and noted that

He would work hard and champion the authority.

(2)  The Leader noted the recent terrorist attack in Manchester, paying

Respects to those who had lost their lives, and adding his own condemnation of those who seek  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.