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Agenda and minutes

Venue: The Pitman Room, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN

Contact: Kieran Elliott  Email: committee@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Cllr Bob Jones MBE attended in place of Cllr Ian Thorn.

 

Cllr Richard Clewer attended in place of Cllr Chuck Berry.

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2017.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2017 were presented, and it was,

 

Resolved:

 

To approve and sign as a correct record.

3.

Declaration of Interests

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

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations.

4.

Chairman's Announcements

Minutes:

There were no announcements.

5.

Public Participation

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

 

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

 

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 3 January 2018 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on 10 Janaury 2018. 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.

Minutes:

No members of the public were present.

6.

Urgent Items

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.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

7.

Exclusion of the Public

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.

Minutes:

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 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.

 

8.

Appointment of Director Housing & Commercial Development

A confidential report will be circulated.

Minutes:

The Committee conducted an interview and selection process to appoint to the role of Director, Housing and Commercial Development.

 

After discussion, it was,

 

Resolved:

 

To not appoint to the post of Director, Housing & Commercial Development at this time and to advertise the post externally as soon as possible.