Agenda and minutes

Minutes of meeting held on 9 July 2020 (previously circulated). 

The minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2020 were agreed as a correct record.

There were no items of urgent business.

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

Councillors 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, Councillors 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, Councillors 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 Monitoring Officer

The Committee considered a report from the Monitoring Officer with regard to the progress of current complaints and any other code of conduct complaints received since the last report in July 2020.  At this point the Chair requested that Members indicate if they wished to raise any questions in relation to the exempt appendix as the Committee would need to exclude the press and public in that eventuality.  There being no request to ask questions, the Chair confirmed that the report was for noting.

Resolved:

(1)             That the report be noted.