Declarations of Interest
Members should declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and Non Statutory Interest as defined by the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of:
a) any business on the agenda
b) any matters arising out of those items
and if appropriate, withdraw from the meeting at the relevant time.
Minutes:
The Monitoring Officer reminded Members that they were likely to have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in relation to the Level of Council Tax item as follows:
· Any Councillor who was a resident of the District would need to declare an interest however there was an automatic dispensation to remain in the meeting and to speak and vote on the item.
· Members in arrears of Council Tax of more than 2 months must not vote on a decision which might affect budget calculations and they must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applied to them.
A failure to comply with these requirements was a criminal offence under Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
The Monitoring Officer requested that Members indicated by a show of hands whether they were a resident of the District and all of those present bar Councillor Chris Kane indicated that was the case. As previously advised the automatic dispensation applied.
Councillor Chris Kane indicated that he was not a resident of the District and therefore was not required to declare an interest in this item.
No Members indicated that they were 2 months or more in arrears with council tax which would preclude them from voting on the Level of Council Tax item.
Prior to the commencement of the next agenda item the Chair advised members that the minutes of the previous meeting would be considered before Chair’s announcements.