Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

It was noted that Cllr Sam Pearce-Kearney was appointed as a Member of the Committee by Full Council on 20 February 2024 in place of the late Cllr Bob Jones MBE.

Apologies were received from Cllrs Sam Pearce-Kearney, Ashley O’Neill, and Derek Walters.

Cllr Pearce-Kearney was substituted by Cllr Gordon King, Cllr O’Neill was substituted by Cllr Jane Davies, and Cllr Walters was substituted by Cllr Carole King.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2023.

The minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2023 were received, and it was,

Resolved:

To approve and sign the minutes as a true and correct record.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee or Monitoring Officer.

There were no declarations.

To receive any announcements through the Chairman.

There were no announcements.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

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Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on 14 February 2024 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on16 February 2024. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

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There were no statements or questions submitted.

Any other items of business, which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered as a matter of urgency. Urgent items of a confidential nature may be considered under Part II of this agenda.

There were no urgent items.

To consider passing the following resolution:-

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item No. 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

It was,

Resolved:

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Minute Number 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

To appoint to the role of Director of Commissioning.

The Committee undertook an interview process for the appointment of the role of Director, Commissioning.

The appointment would be for a two-year fixed contract period.

It was then,

Resolved:

To appoint Alison Elliott as Director of Commissioning.