Agenda and minutes

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To receive any items of business which in the opinion of the Mayor are urgent. 

 

None

The Mayor invited nominations for Mayor for 2017/18.

                       

Councillor B Long proposed that Councillor Carol Bower be elected to the office of Mayor and Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year this was seconded by Councillor J Collop.

 

Resolved:               That Councillor Carol Bower be elected to the office of Mayor and Chairman of the Council for 2017/18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At this point the Civic Party will withdraw for robing;

On return the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are invested with their badges of office.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Nockolds  and seconded by Councillor Devereux that Councillor James Moriarty  be appointed to the office of Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.

 

Resolved:               That Councillor James Moriarty  be elected to the office of Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chairman of the Council for 2017/18.

 

Councillor Mrs Bower took the Chair, read and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and then, in addressing Members, thanked them for her election and informed the Council that her husband Simon Bower would be her Consort.  The Mayor’s Chaplain for the year would be Father Adrian Ling.

 

The Mayor also informed the Council that he would continue to appoint Mayor’s Cadets and those for this year would be: OC James Clark(Sea), Cadet Darcy Hillard (Air).

 

The Mayor’s Charities for the year would be The Purfleet Trust and The One to One Project.

 

Councillor Moriarty read and signed the declaration of acceptance of office, and informed the Council that his wife,  Mrs Liz Moriarty, would be his Deputy Mayoress.

 

Councillor Long, seconded by Councillor Mrs Nockolds proposed a vote of thanks to the outgoing Mayor and Mayoress Councillor and Mrs Whitby. 

 

RESOLVED:               That the Council place on record its sincere appreciation for the work undertaken by Councillor David and Mrs Linda Whitby, during their period in office as Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough.

 

The Mayor then presented gifts to Councillor and Mrs Whitby

 

RESOLVED:           That Councillor B Long be confirmed Chairman of the Cabinet and Leader of the Council for the forthcoming two years.

 

RESOLVED:           That the Membership of the Cabinet be noted as follows:

 

Mrs E Nockolds - Deputy and Culture

A Beales – Corporate Projects and Assets

R Blunt - Development

I Devereux - Environment

P Hodson – Performance

A Lawrence - Community

K Mellish – Human Resources, Facilities and Shared Services

 

To agree proportional allocation of seats with regard to the following Council Bodies in the Constitution in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by subsequent legislation), and in accordance with Section 16 of that Act, to appoint members to serve on them (a full membership list will be made available at the meeting).

 

          -         Appointments Board

-         Planning Committee

-         Licensing Committee 

-         Licensing and Appeals Board

-         Standards Committee

 

Policy Review and Development Panels:

-                  Corporate Performance

-                  Regeneration and Development

-                  Environment and Community

-                  Audit Committee

 

          RESOLVED:           1)       That the proportional allocation of seats with regard to Council Bodies in the Constitution be agreed in accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended by subsequent legislation), and in accordance with Section 16 of that Act. 

 

2)       That Members be appointed to the proportional Council Bodies as follows :

 

APPOINTMENTS BOARD

(9 Members – 8 Con, 1 Lab)

 

B Anota (C)

B Ayres (C)

J Collop (L)

I Devereux (C)

B Long (C)

C Manning (C)

Mrs K Mellish (C)

G Middleton (C)

A Morrison (C)

 

AUDIT Committee

(9 Members – 8 Con, 1 Lab)

 

J Collop (L)

J Collingham (C)

M Hopkins(C)

P Kunes (C)

C Manning (C)

G Middleton  (C)

D Pope (C)

T Smith (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

 

 

LICENSING AND APPEALS BOARD

(15 Members - 13 Con, 1 Lab, 1 Ind,)

 

A Bubb  (C)

C Crofts (C)

S Fraser (C)

M Hopkins (C)

C Manning (C)

T Parish (I)

C Sampson (C)

S Sandell (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

D Tyler    (C)

D Whitby (C)

A White (C)

M Wilkinson (L)

S Young (C)

Vacancy (C)

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE

(15 Members -12 Con, 2 Lab, 1 Ind)

 

L Bambridge (C)

C Crofts (C)

S Fraser (C)

M Hopkins (C)

C Manning (C)

T Parish (I)

C Sampson (C)

S Sandell (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

D Tyler (C)

D Whitby (C)

A White (C)

M Wilkinson (L)

S Young (C)

Vacancy (L)

PLANNING COMMITTEE

(18 members – 15 Con, 2 Lab 1 Ind)

            

A Bubb (C)

S Buck (L)

C J Crofts (C)

S Fraser (C)

G Hipperson (C)

A Morrison (C)

T Parish (I)

M Peake (C)

S Sandell (C)

Mrs V Spikings (C)

M S Storey (C)

D Tyler (C)

G Wareham (C)

E Watson (C)

A White (C)

A Wright (C)

S Young (C)

Vacancy (L)

 

CORPORATE PERFORMANCE PANEL

(12 Members – 9 Con, 2 Lab, 1 Ind)

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B Anota (C)

B Ayres (C)

P Beal (C)

J Collop (L)

N Daubney (C)

G Hipperson (C)

H Humphrey (C)

J Moriarty (I)

A Morrison (C)

D Tyler (C)

G Wareham (C)

Vacancy (L)

 

ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PANEL

 

(12 Members – 9 Con, 2 Lab, 1 Ind)

 

L Bambridge (C)

 A Bubb (C)

 S Collop (L)

 S Fraser (C)

 G Hipperson (C)

 J Moriarty (I)

 C Sampson (C)

 T Smith (C)

J Westrop (C)

D Whitby (C)

M Wilkinson (L)

T Wing-Pentelow  (C)

 

Regeneration & DEVELOPMENT  Panel

(12 Members – 10 Con, 1 Lab, 1 Ind)

 

M Chenery of Horsbrugh (C)

J Collingham (C)

C J Crofts (C)

P Gidney (C)

M Howland (C)

P Kunes (C)

C Manning (C)

G Middleton (C)

T Parish (I)

A Tyler (L)

E Watson (C)

A Wright (C)

 

Standards Committee

(7 Members: 6 Con, 1 Lab)

(2 Parish, 1 Ind person)

 

B Ayres (C) 

P Gidney (C)

C Manning (C)

S Sandell  (C)

A Tyler (L)

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          -         Appointments Board

-         Planning Committee

-         Licensing Committee 

-         Licensing and Appeals Board

-         Standards Committee

 

RESOLVED:   That the Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen be appointed as below, noting that the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the Scrutiny and Overview Panels will be appointed at the first meeting of their Panels:

 

Appointments Board

 

Chairman - B Long (C)

Vice-Chairman –  Mrs K Mellish (C)

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

Chairman - Mrs V Spikings (C)

Vice-Chairman - M Peake (C)

 

Licensing Committee

 

Chairman – C Crofts (C)

Vice-Chairman – S Sandell (C)

 

Licensing and Appeals Board

 

Chairman – D Tyler    (C)

Vice-Chairman – M Hopkins (C)

 

Standards Committee

 

Chairman – B Ayres (C) 

Vice Chairman –  J Westrop (C)

 

Task Groups with 9 Members – 7 Conservatives: 1 Labour: 1 Independent

Task Groups with 5 Members – 4 Conservative: 1 Labour

 

RESOLVED:   That the political proportionality of Task Groups be approved as follows:

 

Task Groups with 9 Members – 7 Conservatives: 1 Labour: 1 Independent

Task Groups with 5 Members – 4 Conservative: 1 Labour

 

 

RESOLVED:   That any Members previously appointed to an outside body continue to serve until the Cabinet and Council meetings where they are considered for 2017/18