Agenda and minutes
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Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary or Personal Interests and/or Non-Registrable Interests Minutes: No declarations of interest were made.
(At this point in the proceedings, a minute’s silence was held in honour of Mr. Jamie Brugh, a local businessman who had recently passed away.) |
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Election of Chairman of the Council Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor David Walters be elected Chairman of the Council until the next Annual Meeting. |
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Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Chairman Minutes: The newly elected Chairman subscribed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Chairman pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972 and thanked Members of the Council for his appointment.
Councillor Walters thanked everyone present for giving him the opportunity to represent the Council and to advise that his chosen charities for the year would be the Dogs Trust and the Cats Protection League. |
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Vote of thanks to the retiring Chairman Minutes: Councillor Jason Zadrozny led the tributes and thanks to the retiring Chairman, Councillor Hankin and welcomed Councillor Walters into his new role.
The following Councillors also expressed their thanks and gratitude to Councillor Hankin:
Cllr. Matthew Relf Cllr. John Wilmott Cllr. David Hennigan Cllr. Lee Waters Cllr. Andy Gascoyne Cllr. Tom Hollis Cllr. Andy Meakin.
Councillor Hankin took the opportunity to address Council and thanked everyone in attendance at the meeting for their kindness and support throughout the previous year. He also gave special thanks to the Civic Officers for their unwavering and committed assistance to him during his time as Chairman and his attendance at numerous events. To conclude he spoke about the recent Chairman’s ‘Black Tie’ event which had been held to raise funds for his two chosen charities, the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research. A wonderful night was had by all.
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Election of Vice Chairman of the Council Minutes: RESOLVED that Councillor Dale Grounds be elected Vice Chairman of the Council until the next Annual Meeting. |
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Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Vice Chairman Minutes: The newly elected Vice Chairman subscribed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Vice Chairman pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 1972 and thanked Members of the Council for his appointment. |
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Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 7 April 2022, as now submitted, be received and approved. |
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Chairman and Head of Paid Service Announcements Minutes: No announcements were made. |
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Composition of the Council's Executive (Scheme of Delegation to be circulated at the meeting if required – yellow papers) Minutes: RESOLVED that in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 1.1(viii) and (ix), Council notes the composition of the Executive and Scheme of Delegation (as circulated at the meeting) for the coming year, as advised by the Leader of the Council:
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Appointments of Committees, Panels and Working Groups Accordingly, the Council is requested to appoint the following Committees, Panels and Working Groups (including appointment of Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and membership seats):-
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Scrutiny Panel A Scrutiny Panel B Planning Committee Licensing Committee Audit Committee Local Joint Consultative Committee Chief Officers’ Employment Committee Standards and Personnel Appeals Committee Charites Committee Local Plan Working Group
(Schedule of committee memberships to be circulated at the meeting – grey papers) Minutes: Council was requested to determine the appointment of Committees, Panels and Working Groups including Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and membership seats for the ensuing year as per the Committee Membership Schedule as circulated at the meeting.
RESOLVED that a) the cessation of the Covid-19 Recovery Scrutiny Panel, be approved;
b) approval be given for the Local Plan Working Group to become a formal Panel and renamed the Local Plan Development Panel;
c) the positions of Chair and Vice-Chair of the Local Plan Development Panel receiving the same Special Responsibility Allowance as the Scrutiny Panel Chairs and Vice-Chairs (£6,226.42, Chair and £1,764.15, Vice Chair respectively), noting that the necessary consultation had been carried out with the Independent Remuneration Panel, be approved;
d) the overall allocation of seats by group as detailed in Table A of the report, be noted;
e) the allocation of seats on Committees as detailed in Table B of the report, be noted;
f) the appropriate membership changes to the Licensing Committee as detailed in Table B of the report, be approved
g) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 1.3 (i) and (iv), the following Committees be appointed for the ensuing year:-
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Scrutiny Panel A Scrutiny Panel B Planning Committee Licensing Committee Audit Committee Local Joint Consultative Committee Chief Officers’ Employment Committee Standards and Personnel Appeals Committee Charities Committee Local Plan Development Panel
as a result of (a) above, the following appointments for Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and membership seats be approved:-
Overview and Scrutiny Committee (7) (6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative) Chris Baron Kier Barsby (Chairman) Jim Blagden Will Bostock Andrew Harding (Vice Chairman) Lee Waters Daniel Williamson
Scrutiny Panel A (7) (6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Labour) Jim Blagden Dale Grounds Lauren Mitchell Warren Nuttall Dave Shaw (Chairman) David Walters Caroline Wilkinson (Vice Chairman)
Scrutiny Panel B (7) (6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Non-Aligned Independent) Jim Blagden Christian Chapman (Chairman) Melanie Darrington Dale Grounds Trevor Locke (Vice Chairman) David Walters Caroline Wilkinson
Planning Committee (9) (7 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour) Jamie Bell (Vice Chairman) Samantha Deakin Arnie Hankin Rachel Madden Andy Meakin (Chairman) Lauren Mitchell Phil Rostance Helen-Ann Smith Jason Zadrozny
Licensing Committee (9) (7 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Non Aligned Independent) Jamie Bell Jim Blagden Melanie Darrington Dale Grounds Arnie Hankin Trevor Locke Warren Nuttall (Chairman) Kevin Rostance Caroline Wilkinson
Audit Committee (7) (6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative) John Baird Jim Blagden Will Bostock (Chairman) Christian Chapman Kevin Rostance Dave Shaw David Walters
Charities Committee (7) (5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Labour, 1 Non-Aligned Independent) Jamie Bell (Chairman) Jim Blagden Melanie Darrington Dale Grounds Lauren Mitchell David Walters Caroline Wilkinson
Chief Officers’ Employment Committee (7) (6 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative) Chris Baron Jim Blagden (Chairman) Samantha Deakin Tom Hollis Rachel Madden Helen-Ann Smith Jason Zadrozny
Standards and Personnel Appeals Committee (7) (5 Ashfield Independents, 1 Conservative, 1 Non-Aligned Independent) Chris Baron Jim Blagden Christian Chapman David Hennigan Warren Nuttall Helen-Ann Smith Lee Waters (Chairman)
Local Plan Development Panel (9) (7 Ashfield ... view the full minutes text for item C.10 |
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Schedule of Council, Cabinet and Committee Meetings for 2021/22 Minutes: Council was requested to approve the updated Schedule of Council, Cabinet and Committee Meetings for 2022/23 as appended to the agenda.
RESOLVED that in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 1.1(x), the Schedule of Council, Cabinet and Committee meetings for 2022/23, as appended to the agenda, be approved subject to all references to the Local Plan Working Group being changed to read the Local Plan Development Panel. |
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Annual Constitution Review Additional documents:
Minutes: Council was requested to consider and approve the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution for 2022/23, as presented.
RESOLVED that the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution for 2022/23, as outlined in the report, be received and approved. |
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Appointments to Outside Bodies (Schedule of appointments to outside bodies to be circulated at the meeting – pink papers)
Minutes: RESOLVED that the following representatives be appointed to the under-mentioned bodies:-
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