Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Jane Bryson, Liz Smyth, Janet Tait and Ross Walker.

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 urgent additional items to be considered

c)  any matters arising out of those items

and if appropriate, withdraw from the meeting at the relevant time.

There were no declarations made at the meeting.

To move:- 

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).  [The category of exempt information is stated below each item].

The Chair moved that the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006). This was seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley (Leader of the Council).

RESOLVED that that the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

Report of the Monitoring Officer recommending nominees to be conferred as Honorary Aldermen of the District.

(Paragraphs 1 & 2)

Councillor Duncan McGregor (Deputy Leader of the Council) presented a report to Members seeking approval to confer the title of Honorary Alderman on the nominees proposed to and recommended by the Council’s Honours Panel in accordance with the agreed procedures.

The Monitoring Officer advised that a recorded vote should be taken on the item because a vote to approve the recommendations would require more than a two thirds majority.  As noted in the report, Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 stated “that a principal council may, by a resolution passed by not less than two thirds of the members voting thereon, at a meeting of the Council specially convened for the purpose with notice of the object, confer the title of Honorary Alderman on persons who have, in the opinion of the Council, rendered Eminent Services to the Council as past members of that Council but who are not then members of the Council."

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor Steve Fritchley (Leader of the Council).

For the motion – 26

(Councillors Derek Adams, Allan Bailey, Rose Bowler, Dexter Bullock, Tracey Cannon, Anne Clarke, Nick Clarke, Jim Clifton, Tricia Clough, Paul Cooper, Mary Dooley, David Downes, Steve Fritchley, Ray Heffer, Andrew Joesbury, Chris Kane, Tom Kirkham, Duncan McGregor, Clive Moesby, Tom Munro, Evonne Parkin, Graham Parkin, Sandra Peake, Rita Turner, Deborah Watson and Jen Wilson.)

Against the motion – 1

(Councillor Peter Roberts.)

Abstentions – 3

(Councillor David Dixon, Maxine Dixon and Natalie Hoy.)

On being put to a recorded vote it was RESOLVED that the Council confers the title of Honorary Alderman on the former Councillors listed in the report.

(Monitoring Officer/Governance Manager)