Agenda and minutes

To elect the Chair for the forthcoming year.

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

Cllr Fred Westmoreland, seconded by Cllr John Smale, moved that Cllr Rob Yuill be elected as Chairman.

There being no other nominations, it was;

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Rob Yuill as Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Cllr Rob Yuill then took the Chair.

To elect the Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year.

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

Cllr Fred Westmoreland seconded by Cllr Graham Wright moved that Cllr Mike Hewitt be elected as Vice-Chairman.

There being no other nominations, it was:

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Mike Hewitt as Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Amesbury Area Board.

At the Chairman’s invitation, the Councillors introduced themselves.

To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2020.

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 February 2020 were presented for consideration.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the last Amesbury Area Board held on 28 February 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 Amesbury 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 Amesbury Area Board agreed to:

a)    Appoint Councillor representatives to Outside Bodies as set out at Appendix A, with the amendment that Cllr Kevin Daley replaced Cllr Darren Henry on the Amesbury LYN and the Stonehenge World Heritage Site Steering Group.

b)    Reconstitute and appoint representatives to the Working Group(s) as set out in Appendix B, with the amendment that Cllr Kevin Daley replaced Cllr Darren Henry on the Amesbury LYN management group.

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.

There were no urgent items.