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No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman pdf icon PDF 143 KB

Minutes:

On the proposal of Councillor Bayford, seconded by Councillor Ashbee, and there being no further nominations, Councillor Savage was declared elected as Chairman of Council for the 2019/20 municipal year.

 

RECESS

 

There was a short recess, during which the new Chairman of Council was invested with the Chain and Badge of Office.

 

Following this recess, Councillor Savage made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office of Chairman of Council, returned thanks for his election and formalised Mrs Savage as his escort.

 

COUNCILLOR SAVAGE IN THE CHAIR

 

2.

Election of Vice-Chairman pdf icon PDF 143 KB

Minutes:

On the proposal of Councillor Bayford, seconded by Councillor Ashbee, and there being no further nominations, Councillor Wright was declared elected as Vice-Chairman of Council for the 2019/20 municipal year.

 

Councillor Wright made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office of Vice-Chairman of Council, returned thanks for her election and formalised Councillor Kup as her escort.

3.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Shrubb.

 

4.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 87 KB

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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.

5.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 90 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Council held on 28 March 2019, copy attached.

Minutes:

It was proposal by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and agreed that the minutes of the Council meeting held on 28 March 2019 be approved and signed by the Chairman.

 

 

6.

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:

There were no announcements.

7.

Election of Leader of the Council pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Minutes:

Two nominations were received:

 

It was proposed by Councillor Ashbee and seconded by Councillor Parsons that Councillor R Bayford be elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2020.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Whitehead and seconded by Councillor Campbell that Councillor Everitt be elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2020.

 

Upon being put to the vote, both nominations received an equal number of votes. The Chairman made his casting vote in favor of Councillor R Bayford.

 

Councillor R Bayford was elected Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Concil in May 2020.

8.

Appointment of Deputy Leader of the Council pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Minutes:

The Leader announced his appointment of Councillor Ashbee as Deputy Leader of the Council until the Annual meeting of Council in May 2020.

9.

Responsibility for Functions - Executive Delegations pdf icon PDF 73 KB

Report to follow.

Minutes:

Council was informed of the Cabinet portfolios, Cabinet portfolio holders and Shadow Cabinet portfolio holders for the 2019/20 municipal year as follows:

 

Name of Cabinet Portfolio

Cabinet Portfolio Holder

Shadow Cabinet Portfolio Holder

Leader of the Council

Councillor R Bayford

 

Councillor Everitt

Deputy Leader

Councillor Ashbee

Councillor Whitehead

Corporate Governance and Coastal Development

Councillor Pugh

Councillor Duckworth

Financial Services and Estates

Councillor D Saunders

Councillor Yates

Operational Services

Councillor Ashbee

Councillor Albon

Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods

Councillor Game

Councillor Whitehead

 

10.

Constitution of Committees, Political Balance, Appointments to Committees, Panels and Boards pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMMITTEES

 

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed the number of committees and the number of Members to serve on those committees as shown in table 2 of the report, namely

 

 

Committee

Number of Members

Planning Committee

14

Licensing Board

13

Overview and Scrutiny Panel

14

Governance and Audit Committee

13

General Purposes Committee

10

Boundary and Electoral Arrangements Working Party

6

Constitutional Review Working Party

4 (+2 independent)

Joint Transportation Board*

7 (+1 parish)

Standards Committee**

8 (+ 4 independent, + 3 parish)

 

 

PROPORTIONALITY

 

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed that the proportionality between groups for committees, panels and boards for 2019/20 shown at tables 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the report be adopted.

 

NOMINATION OF MEMBERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES

 

The nominations of Members to serve on committees were as follows:

 

Planning Committee

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Tomlinson

1

Duckworth

1

Taylor

1

Garner

2

Coleman-Coole

2

Hopkinson

2

Dennis

3

J Bayford

3

Albon

4

Hart

4

Keen

5

Stevens

5

Huxley

6

Towning

 

Planning Committee (pool of substitute Members)

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Moore

1

Everitt

1

Rusiecki

1

Roper

2

Scott

2

Campbell

2

S. Piper

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

 



Licensing Board

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Bambridge

1

Currie

1

Potts

1

Wing

2

Rogers

2

Green

3

Dexter

3

Ara

4

M Saunders

4

Scobie

5

Wright

5

Hopkinson

6

Moore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview & Scrutiny Panel

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Wright

1

Campbell

1

L Piper

1

Roper

2

Boyd

2

Everitt

2

Rusiecki

3

Moore

3

Constantine

4

Savage

4

Whitehead

5

Scott

5

Albon

6

Tomlinson

 

Governance and Audit Committee

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Day

1

Crittenden

1

S PIper

1

Garner

2

Dexter

2

Moore

3

Boyd

3

Yates

4

Kup

4

Farrance

5

Scott

5

Campbell

6

Shrubb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Governance and Audit Committee (Pool of Substitute Members)

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

1

Whitehead

1

Potts

1

Roper

2

2

Currie

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

 

General Purposes Committee

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

R Bayford

1

Campbell

1

Braidwood

2

Ashbee

2

Everitt

3

Bambridge

3

Rawf

4

Day

4

Ovenden

5

Saunders

 

Boundaries and Electoral Arrangements Working Party

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

Parsons

1

Currie

1

S. Piper

2

Savage

2

Green

3

Stevens

 

 

Constitutional Review Working Party

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

Independent Members

(non Councillors) *

1

Stevens

1

Hopkinson

1

Dennis

1

Sexton

2

Tomlinson

2

Vacant

NOTE: * drawn from the Independent Members of the Standards Committee

 

Standards Committee

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

Independent Members

(non Councillors) *

 

1

Kup

1

Campbell

1

Braidwood

1

Sexton

2

Dexter

2

Duckworth

2

Vacant

3

Fellows

3

Crittenden

3

Vacant

4

J Bayford

4

Vacant

 

Joint Transport Board

Conservative

Labour

Thanet Independents

Green

1

M Saunders

1

Scobie

1

Taylor  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

11.

Representation on Outside Bodies

Minutes:

Members noted that the item had been withdrawn and would be considered at a future meeting of Council.

12.

Members Allowances Scheme 2019-20 pdf icon PDF 84 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed the to adopt the revised 2019/20 Members allowances scheme as set out at annex 1 to the report and to refer the scheme to EKJIRP for them to consider, with any amendments being reported back to Council.

13.

Calendar of Meetings pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by the Vice-Chairman and Members agreed the updated calendar of meetings for May 2019 to May 2023 as set out at Annex 1 to the report.