Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors Allison Bucknell, Andrew Davis, Matthew Dean, Bill Parks, Mike Sankey and Iain Wallis.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2021.

The minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2021 were presented for comment, 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.

There were no declarations.

At the close of the meeting the Chairman updated the Committee on the random dip sampling of Code of Conducts he had conducted since the last meeting, which had not identified any issues.

CoThe Council welcomes contributions from members of the public, however, to ensure Covid-19 public health guidance is adhered to, physical attendance at this meeting will be limited. Please contact the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on 20 July 2021 if you wish to attend this meeting.

Where is it is not possible for you to attend due to reaching the capacity limit, alternative arrangements will be made which may include your question/statement being submitting in writing.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda no later than 5pm on 20 July 2021.

Questions

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 15 July 2021 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on19 July 2021. 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.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

There were no statements or questions submitted.

To appoint four Co-Opted Non-Voting Members of the Standards Committee.

On recommendation of the Standards Committee, Full Council at its meeting on 23 February 2021 had resolved that four co-opted non-voting members of the Standards Committee be appointed for the new council term. The appointment of those members was delegated to the Standards Committee.

As detailed in the report, an advert was published in April 2021 until the end of June 2021. Over 25 applications were received, with 15 candidates shortlisted for interview. Following the interview process four candidates were recomemnded for appointment.

The Committee received the report, and after a brief discussion, on the motion of Councillor Pip Ridout, seconded by Councillor Sam Pearce-Kearney, it was,

Resolved:

To appoint the following persons as co-opted non-voting members of the Standards Committee for the remainder of the council term:

Gordon Ball

Kathy Barnes

Joanne Cetti

Julie Phillips

There were no urgent items.