Agenda and minutes

Council - Thursday, 19th October, 2023 7.00 pm

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Items
No. Item

176.

To consider whether any items should be dealt with in private because of the likely disclosure of Exempt or Confidential Information

177.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 63 KB

To declare any interests which fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached document:

a)    Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b)    Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c)    Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

 

See agenda item 3 for further details

 

 

Minutes:

Councillor

Interest

 

Minute No.

Bartlett

 

Made a ‘Voluntary Announcement’ as a Member of Kent County Council and the Central Ashford Community Forum

184

Feacey

 

Made a ‘Voluntary Announcement’ as he was Chairman of the Ashford Volunteer Centre.

 

Made a ‘Voluntary Announcement’ as Chairman of the Ashford International Development Company.

 

180

 

 

180 (a)

Spain

 

Made a ‘Voluntary Announcement’ as a Member of Kennington Community Council.

 

178

Wright

Made a ‘Voluntary Announcement’ as a Trustee of Repton Connect Community Centre

 

180

 

178.

To confirm the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on the 20th July 2023 pdf icon PDF 162 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on the 20th July 2023 be approved and confirmed as a correct record.

 

179.

To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader or other Members of the Cabinet

180.

To receive, consider and adopt the recommendations set out in the Minutes of the Meetings of the Cabinet held on the 27th July 2023 and the 28th September 2023 pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That    (i)         the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 27th July 2023be received and noted with the exception of Minute No. 105.

 

            (ii)        Minute No. 105 be approved and adopted.

 

Resolved:

 

That    (i)         the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 28th September 2023 be received and noted with the exception of Minute Nos. 145, 146 and 147.

 

            (ii)        Minute Nos. 145 and 147 be approved and adopted.

 

            (iii)       Minute No. 146 be deferred to a future Council meeting, ideally as soon as possible, to allow for the information requested to be supplied to all Members of the Council before making a final decision.

 

181.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Audit Committee held on the 3rd October 2023 pdf icon PDF 86 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Audit Committee held on the 3rd October 2023 be received and noted.

 

182.

Audit Committee Annual Report 2022/23 (to follow) pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the report be received and noted.

 

183.

To consider Motions of which Notice has been given pursuant to Procedure Rule 11 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

184.

Questions by Members of which Notice has been given pursuant to Procedure Rule 10

NOTE: - If debate on any item included within this Agenda gives rise to the need to exclude the press and public due to the likelihood of Exempt or Confidential information being disclosed the following resolution may be proposed and seconded and if carried, the press and public will be requested to leave the meeting for the duration of the debate.

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of this item as it is likely that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to the appropriate paragraphs of Schedule 12A to the Act, where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes of this Meeting pdf icon PDF 194 KB