Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the 2016/17 municipal year.

The Chairman requested nominations for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

It was proposed by Councillor Ashworth and seconded by Councillor Guilding:

“That Councillor Edwards be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee for the Municipal Year 2016/17.” 

There being no further nominations, the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.

Resolved:

That Councillor Edwards be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee for the Municipal Year 2016/17.

Minutes of meeting held on 3 December 2015 (previously circulated). 

The Minutes of the meeting held on 3^rd December 2015 were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

There were no items of urgent business.

To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda.

Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting.)

Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Members should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register at this point in the meeting.

In accordance with Part B, Section 2 of the Code of Conduct, Members are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest.

Report of the Licensing Manager

The Committee received the report of the Licensing Manager to enable Members to make arrangements for the chairing of Licensing Act Sub-Committees during the forthcoming municipal year.

The procedure for establishing Sub-Committees to deal with hearings under the Licensing Act 2003 had been agreed at the Committee’s meeting on 14^th February 2005, when the Chairman and Vice-Chairman and three other named members had been appointed as Chairmen of the Sub-Committees.  Each ad hoc Sub-Committee would include one of these members, who would act as the Chairman.

It was reported that, due to the reduced demand for Sub-Committee hearings over the past few years, only three Chairmen had been nominated in 2015/16.

It was proposed by Councillor Sykes and seconded by Councillor Armstrong:

“(1)      That there be a total of three Chairmen of the ad hoc Licensing Act Sub-    Committees in 2016/17, comprising the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the             Licensing Act Committee and one other named Member, and that each ad hoc          Sub-Committee includes one of these three Members, who acts as Chairman.

(2)        That the one other Chairman of the ad hoc Sub-Committees be Councillor             Cozler.”

Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be clearly carried.

Resolved:

(1)        That there be a total of three Chairmen of the ad hoc Licensing Act Sub-Committees in 2016/17, comprising the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Act Committee and one other named Member, and that each ad hoc Sub-Committee includes one of these Members, who acts as Chairman.

(2)        That the one other Chairman of the ad hoc Sub-Committees be Councillor Cozler.

Councillor Sherlock arrived at this point in the meeting.