Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent
Contact: Gabriella Stewart
Link: This meeting will be live streamed
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Election of the Chair PDF 59 KB Minutes: Councillor Kup proposed and Councillor Fellows seconded that Councillor Paul Moore be Chair.
Councillor Everitt proposed and Councillor Albon seconded that Councillor Edwards be Chair.
Following a vote, Councillor Edwards was declared elected as Chair of Council for the 2023/24 municipal year.
There was a short recess, during which the new Chair of the Council was invested with the Chain and Badge of Office.
Following this recess, Councillor Edwards made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office of Chair of the Council. Councillor Edwards gave thanks for his election, and formalised Mrs Edwards as his escort. |
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Election of the Vice-Chair PDF 60 KB Minutes: Councillor Everitt proposed and Councillor Albon seconded that Councillor Owen-Hughes be Vice-Chair.
Councillor Kup proposed that Councillor Paul Moore be Vice-Chair.
Following a vote, Councillor Owen-Hughes was declared elected as Vice-Chair of the Council for the 2023/24 municipal year.
Councillor Owen-Hughes made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office of Vice-Chair of Council; she offered thanks for her election. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pugh. |
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Announcements To receive any announcements from the Chairman, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or Chief Executive in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.2 (iv). Minutes: The Chair announced that former Councillor Peter Osborne had recently passed away. Members paused for a minute’s silence in respect of Councillor Osborne.
Former Chair of the Council, Councillor Savage received his past Chair’s badge, and gave words of thanks. |
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Declarations of Interest PDF 87 KB To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest advice attached to this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete the Declaration of Interest Form Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 110 KB To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 30 March 2023, copy attached. Minutes: It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and agreed that the minutes of the Council meeting held on 30 March 2023 be approved and signed by the Chair. |
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Election of Leader of the Council PDF 59 KB Minutes: The Chair called for nominations for the Leader of Council and two nominations were received:
It was proposed by Councillor Whitehead and seconded by Councillor Albon that Councillor Everitt be elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2027.
It was proposed by Councillor Kup and seconded by Councillor Fellows that Councillor Pugh be elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2027.
Upon being put to the vote, Councillor Everitt was elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2027. |
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Appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council PDF 60 KB Minutes: The Leader announced his appointment of Councillor Whitehead as Deputy Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2027. |
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Responsibility for Functions - Executive Decisions PDF 69 KB Report to follow Additional documents:
Minutes: Council was informed of the Cabinet portfolios, Cabinet portfolio holders and Shadow Cabinet portfolio holders for the 2023/24 municipal year as follows:
*Councillor Kup is the Shadow Deputy Leader
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Composition of Committees, Panels and Boards 2023/24 PDF 108 KB Report to follow Additional documents: Minutes: NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMMITTEES
It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members agreed that number of committees and the number of Members to serve on those committees be as shown in the table below:
PROPORTIONALITY
It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members agreed the proportionality between groups for committees, panels and boards for 2023/24 as shown in tables 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the report be adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE
It was proposed by the Chair, seconded by the Vice-Chair and Members Agreed the appointment of Mr Peter Lorenzo as an independent member of the Standards Committee, with a term of office expiring at the Annual Council meeting of May 2027.
NOMINATION OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES
The nominations of Members to serve on committees were as follows:
Planning Committee
Planning Committee (pool of substitute Members)
Licensing Committee
Overview and Scrutiny Panel
Government and Audit
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Representation on Outside Bodies for 2023/24 PDF 65 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: It was proposed by Councillor Everitt, seconded by Councillor Albon and Members agreed the list of Executive and Non-Executive outside bodies, and the nominations to the Non-Executive Outside Bodies, as detailed in annex 1 and 2 of the report.
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