Agenda and minutes

Prayers were led by the Rev Canon Ling

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of an interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

 

 

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To receive Mayor’s communications and announcements.

 

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

 

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The Mayor invited nominations for Mayor for 2018/19.

                       

Councillor B Long proposed that Councillor Nicholas Daubney be elected to the office of Mayor and Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year this was seconded by Councillor Mrs E Nockolds.

 

Resolved:               That Councillor Nicholas Daubney be elected to the office of Mayor and Chairman of the Council for 2018/19.

 

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 J Moriarty and seconded by Councillor M Howland  that Councillor Geoffrey Hipperson  be appointed to the office of Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.

 

Resolved:               That Councillor Geoffrey Hipperson  be elected to the office of Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chairman of the Council for 2018/19.

 

 

Councillor Daubney took the Chair, read and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and then, in addressing Members, thanked them for his election and informed the Council that his wife Cheryl Daubney would be his Mayoress.  The Mayor’s Chaplain for the year would be the Rev Canon Adrian Ling.

 

The Mayor also informed the Council that he would continue to appoint Mayor’s Cadets and those for this year would be: Sea Cadet - 1^st Class Cadet Nicole Handley, Air Cadet - Cpl Isaac Mayes, Police Cadet - Michael Smith.

 

The Mayor’s Charities for the year would be The Purfleet Trust and the Night Shelter.

 

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

 

Councillor Long, seconded by Councillor Mrs Nockolds proposed a vote of thanks to the outgoing Mayor and Consort Councillor Mrs Carol Bower and Mr Simon Bower and Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress, Councillor J Moriarty and Mrs Liz Moriarty. 

 

RESOLVED:               That the Council place on record its sincere appreciation for the work undertaken by Councillor Mrs Carol Bower and her consort Mr Simon Bower and Councillor J Moriarty and Mrs Liz Moriarty, during their period in office as Mayor and Consort and Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress of the Borough.

 

The Mayor then presented gifts to Councillor Mrs Bower and Mr Bower and Councillor Moriarty and Mrs Moriarty.

 

 

RESOLVED:           That the Chairman of Cabinet and Leader of the Council be noted as Councillor B Long.

 

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 :

 

i)        Appointments Board

 

B Ayres (C)

J Collop (L)

I Devereux (C)

B Long (C)

C Manning (C)

K Mellish (C)

G Middleton (C)

A Morrison (C)

E Nockolds (C)

 

ii)         Planning Committee

 

C Bower (C)

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)

V Spikings (C)

M S Storey (C)

D Tyler (C)

G Wareham (C)

E Watson (C)

A White (C)

S Young (C)

Vacancy (L)

 

iii)      Licensing Committee

 

L Bambridge (C)

C Crofts (C)

S Fraser (C)

M Hopkins (C)

C Manning (C)

G McGuinness (L)

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)

 

iv)      Licensing and Appeals Board

 

A Bubb  (C)

C Crofts (C)

S Fraser (C)

M Hopkins (C)

C Manning (C)

T Parish (I)

C Sampson (C)

S Sandell (C)

M Taylor (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

D Tyler    (C)

D Whitby (C)

A White (C)

M Wilkinson (L)

S Young (C)

 

v)       Standards Committee

 

B Ayres (C) 

P Gidney (C)

C Manning (C)

S Sandell  (C)

J Westrop (C)

M Wilkinson (L)

S Young (C)

(Independent Person – C Wilkinson,

 Parish Rep - Non voting)

 

vi)      Corporate Performance Panel

 

B Ayres (C)

P Beal (C)

J Collop (L)

G Howman (L)

H Humphrey (C)

J Moriarty (I)

A Morrison (C)

D Pope (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

D Tyler (C)

T Wing-Pentelow (C)

A Wright (C)

 

vii)     Regeneration and Environment Panel

 

M Chenery of Horsbrugh (C)

J Collingham (C)

C J Crofts (C)

M Howland (C)

P Gidney (C)

P Kunes (C)

C Manning (C)

T Smith (C)

A Tyler (L)

E Watson (C)

D Whitby (C)

A Wright (C)

 

viii)     Environment and Community Panel

 

L Bambridge (C)

 C Bower (C)

 A Bubb (C)

 S Collop (L)

 S Fraser (C)

 G Hipperson (C)

 M Hopkins (C)

 T Parish (I)

 C Sampson (C)

 M Taylor (C)

 J Westrop (C)

 M Wilkinson (L)

 

ix)      Audit Committee

 

J Collingham (C)

J Collop (L)

P Kunes (C)

C Manning (C)

G Middleton  (C)

D Pope (C)

T Smith (C)

T Tilbrook (C)

A White (C)

 

Appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the following bodies:

 

-         Appointments Board

-         Planning Committee

-         Licensing Committee 

-         Licensing and Appeals Board

-         Standards Committee

 

Appointment of Chairmen of the following Bodies (Vice Chairmen will be appointed at the first meeting of the Body)

 

-                  Audit Committee

-                  Corporate Performance Panel

-                  Environment and Community Panel

-                  Regeneration and Development Panel

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

 

i)        Appointments Board

 

Chairman - B Long (C)

Vice-Chairman –  Mrs K Mellish (C)

 

ii)       PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

Chairman - Mrs V Spikings (C)

Vice-Chairman - M Peake (C)

 

iii)      Licensing Committee

 

Chairman – C Crofts (C)

Vice-Chairman – S Sandell (C)

 

iv)      Licensing and Appeals Board

 

Chairman – D Tyler    (C)

Vice-Chairman – M Hopkins (C)

 

v)       Standards Committee

 

Chairman – B Ayres (C) 

Vice Chairman –  J Westrop (C)

 

 

vi)      CORPORATE PERFORMANCE PANEL

 

Chairman: H Humphrey

 

vii)     ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PANEL

 

Chairman: C Sampson

 

viii)     REGENERATION AND DEVELOPMENT PANEL

 

Chairman: P Gidney

 

ix)      AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

Chairman: G Middleton

 

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 2018/19.