Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors: Braidwood, Campbell, G Coleman-Cooke, Curran, Day, Dennis, Dixon, J Fairbrass, L Fairbrass, Larkins, Martin, Parsons, R Potts, Pugh, Rogers, Townend and Wright.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in accordance with Council Procedure rule 2.2 (v)

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS pdf icon PDF 183 KB

Minutes:

It was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by the vice Chairman, that Members agree the recommendation within the report, namely that:

 

‘That the public and press be excluded from the meeting for agenda item 4 as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).’

 

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was declared lost.

4.

The Monitoring Officer's Report pdf icon PDF 179 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by the vice Chairman, that Members agree the recommendations within the report, namely that:

 

‘1 - The Council consider the report by the Monitoring Officer, and

 

2 - The Council declare a vacancy in the office of councillor for the Margate Central ward'

 

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Wells and seconded by the Leader that the first recommendation be removed.  Therefore Members were asked to agree that:

 

‘The Council declare a vacancy in the office of councillor for the Margate Central ward'

 

Upon being put to the vote, the amended motion was declared carried.