Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

(The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )

The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.

For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker and you will be asked to speak before Councillors debate the issue.

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To consider and finalise the report (see Appendix A – to follow) for submission as Somerset Council’s Phase 2 response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE).

RESOLVED that the Constitution and Governance Committee agreed to:

1.    Approve the proposed report for submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for Stage 1 of Somerset Council’s Phase 2 response.

2.    Delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer to write to the LGBCE outlining any remaining concerns with the proposed boundaries that were raised at the meeting by a few elected members.