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Lewes District Council Full Council
Thursday, 21st July, 2016 6.00 pm

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Meeting Summary
21 Jul 2016 - 18:00 to 21:00
Scheduled
Council Chamber, County Hall, St Annes Crescent, Lewes
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Agenda

Agenda Items
1 Minutes
To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council dated 11 May 2016 (copy previously circulated).
2 Apologies for Absence
3 Declarations of Interest
Disclosure by councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct
4 pdf Announcements (45Kb)
To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.



A list of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council's engagements since the Annual Meeting of the Council on 11 May 2016 is enclosed - page 5.

5 pdf Urgent Items (38Kb)
Items not on the agenda which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances as defined in Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. (The attached Notice of Motion from Councillor Nicholson was circulated at the meeting (herewith - page 6)).
6 Questions from Members of the Public
To deal with questions which members of the public may wish to put to members of the Cabinet in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11 (if any).
7 Petitions
To receive petitions from councillors or members of the public in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13 (if any).
To deal with written questions which councillors may wish to put to the Chair of the Cabinet in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12. (The attached written question was received from Councillor Ient and was circulated at the meeting (herewith - page 7)).
9 Questions to the Leader of the Council
To deal with questions (if any) which councillors may wish to put to the Leader of the Council. It will be at the Leader’s discretion to re-direct questions to relevant Members of the Cabinet.



A councillor wishing to raise a question must notify the Chair of the Council of the text of the question prior to the commencement of the meeting.



(NB This item is limited to a maximum of 5 questions, with no more than 1 question being asked per councillor. If a question requires a detailed or technical response, the Leader may decide that a written response is more appropriate).
10 Ward Issues
To deal with ward issues which councillors wish to raise. A councillor wishing to raise a ward issue must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.8 (if any).
11 Urgent Decisions taken by the Cabinet or Cabinet Members
In accordance with Scrutiny Procedure Rule 17, to receive details of any urgent decisions taken by the Cabinet or Cabinet Members since the Annual Meeting of the Council on 11 May 2016.
To consider the Recommendations from the Special Meeting of the Cabinet held on 25 May 2016 and from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 4 July 2016 (herewith - page 8).
13 Appointment of Co-opted, Non-voting Town/Parish Council Members to the Audit and Standards Committee for Standards Matters Only
To note that the Sussex and Surrey Associations of Local Councils has appointed the following three Councillors to serve as co-opted, non-voting Town/Parish Council Members on the Audit and Standards Committee for Standards matters only:



Councillor Nick Berryman (Newick Parish Council);



Councillor Johnny Denis (Glynde and Beddingham Parish Council and Ringmer Parish Council); and



Councillor Penny Lower (Seaford Town Council).



14 Reporting Back on Meetings of Outside Bodies
To receive feedback from the Council’s representatives who serve on outside bodies in respect of meetings they have attended (if any).



A councillor wishing to provide feedback must notify the Chair of the Council prior to the commencement of the meeting.

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