Agenda and minutes

Venue: Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX

Contact: Penny Milne  Democratic Services Team Leader

Items
No. Item

24.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R Heard, V Pierce Jones, K Smith and C Tarrant.

25.

Declarations of Interests

To receive any declarations of interests from Members.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest from any of the members present.

26.

Monitoring Officer Appointment pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Minutes:

The Council considered a report seeking the Council to appoint a Monitoring Officer in compliance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended).

 

Proposed by Councillor Cheshire and seconded by Councillor Branson, it was

 

RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Mr Nick Leach be appointed as the Council’s Monitoring Officer with immediate effect.

27.

Cabinet/Board/Committee Recommendations

To consider recommendations arising from the Cabinet meeting

held on 2 September 2015: (electronic links to committee reports are included).

Minutes:

The Council considered a recommendation from the Cabinet meeting held on 2 September 2015 on the proposed Hampshire and Isle of Wight Devolution Deal.

 

In response to a member of the Council, the Leader confirmed that appointments by the Cabinet to the Combined Authorities Working Group had been made on the recommendation of the Leader in consultation with the Deputy Leader and the Chairman of the Scrutiny Board.

 

Proposed by Councillor Cheshire and seconded by Councillor G Shimbart, it was

 

RESOLVED that the Council:

 

(1)          agrees to delegate to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader, authority to decide the extent of the commitment of this Council to the detailed Hampshire and Isle of Wight Devolution proposal scheduled to be sent to the Government on 4th September 2015, this delegation to take effect up to and including 4 September; and

 

(2)          notes that the Cabinet has appointed a Combined Authorities Working Group consisting of  Councillors Narinder Bains, Gary Hughes and Tim Pike to work with the Leader and Cabinet in taking forward the proposal for a Hampshire combined authority.

28.

Leader's Report

Minutes:

At the invitation of the Mayor, the Leader reported the following casual changes to the membership of the Development Management Committee effective immediately:

 

·         Councillor Terry Hart: full member of the Committee representing the Labour Group

·         Councillor Richard Brown: Standing Deputy for the Labour Group.