Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chair for the forthcoming year.

The Democratic Services Officer opened the meeting and called for nominations for Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Cllr Philip Whitehead, seconded by Cllr Richard Gamble, moved that Cllr Simon Jacobs be elected as Chairman.

There being no other nominations, it was;

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Simon Jacobs as Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Cllr Simon Jacobs then took the Chair.

To elect a Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year.

Nominations were sought for the position of Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year.

Cllr Simon Jacobs, seconded by Cllr Peter Evans, moved that Cllr Laura Mayes be elected as Vice-Chair.

There being no other nominations, it was;

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Laura Mayes as Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year.

To welcome those present to the meeting.

Cllr Simon Jacobs welcomed everyone to the meeting, thanked the Board for re-electing him as Chair and welcomed Cllr Mayes to the position of Vice-Chair.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence had been received from Cllr Anna Cuthbert.

To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2020.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2020 were presented for consideration and it was;

Resolved:

That the minutes of the last Devizes Area Board held on 16 March 2020 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

There were no declarations of interest.

To appoint representatives to Devizes Area Board Outside Bodies and Working Groups.

The Area Board is requested to:

a)    Appoint Councillor representatives to Outside Bodies as set out at Appendix A;

b)    Agree to reconstitute and appoint to the Working Group(s) as set out in Appendix B; and

c)    Note the Terms of Reference for the Working Group(s), as set out in Appendix C.

The Board considered the Outside Bodies and Working Groups report attached to the agenda.

It was proposed that the Area Board reconstituted the working groups of the Area Board and appointed working group representatives and members to outside bodies as detailed in the report and appendices.

Resolved:

The Devizes Area Board agreed to:

a)    Appoint Councillor representatives to Outside Bodies as set out at Appendix A;

b)    Agree to reconstitute and appoint to the Working Group(s) as set out in Appendix B; and

c)    Note the Terms of Reference for the Working Group(s), as set out in Appendix C.

Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

It was requested that the Board obtain an update from the CCG on the progress of the new health care centre in Marshal Road.