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Decision details

Local Government Boundary Commission Submission (1-14-56)

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Council had before it a *report of the Chief Executive requesting Members to consider the cross-party Working Group’s submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which will be considering the number of Councillors required for Mid Devon District Council from 2023.

 

The Chairman MOVED that: the submission outlined in Appendix A of the report be agreed.

 

The Leader MOVED AN AMENDMENT seconded by Councillor B A Moore:

 

That the Council agrees the revised appendix A as its formal submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, incorporating electorate projections to 2025 as per LGBCE requirements.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENT was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Councillor B G J Warren MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS seconded by Councillor C R Slade:

 

a)     Question 1.17 Second Paragraph, Second Sentence.  Amend to read “In the 2019 district elections all but one of the wards were contested........................” therefore the paragraph should read

In the 2019 district elections all wards but one were contested and there have been no instances where the Council has been unable to discharge its duties due to lack of councillors.

 

b)     Question 4.2 the ‘eg’ in the second line be amended to read “eg. Public conveniences, public open spaces, play areas and grass cutting.....................” therefore the paragraph should read

The Council has implemented a programme of devolving local facilities to some town and parish councils, eg public conveniences, public open spaces, play areas and grass cutting, where there has been a desire to take these on.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENTS were declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Councillor F W Letch MOVED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS seconded by Councillor B G J Warren:

 

Question 1.10 - To remove “most of the Committees meet monthly” and add the following wording: “The Cabinet, Scrutiny Committee and the Planning Committee meet monthly and the Policy Development Groups and the Audit Committee meet every 2 months…..”

 

To remove “Chairmen of the Scrutiny Committee”” and replace with “Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee”.

 

Therefore the  following paragraphs should read

 

The Cabinet, Scrutiny Committee and the Planning Committee meet monthly and the Policy Development Groups and the Audit Committee meet every 2 months unless there is insufficient business to discuss or determine, with the exception of the Standards and the Regulation Committees which tend to meet on an ad-hoc basis.

 

The Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee is appointed at the annual Council meeting in May; chairs of other committees are appointed by each committee at the first meeting of the annual cycle.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENTS were declared to have been CARRIED.

 

The Chairman MOVED that the submission AS AMENDED be approved

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Note:  * Report previously circulated copy attached to minutes.

 

Publication date: 01/07/2019

Date of decision: 26/06/2019

Decided at meeting: 26/06/2019 - Council

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