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Lewes District Council Full Council
Monday, 17th July, 2017 6.00 pm

Documents
Meeting Summary
17 Jul 2017 - 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 10 May 2017 (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 (65Kb)

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 of the Council's engagements since the Annual Meeting of the Council on 10 May 2017 is enclosed - page 5.

5 Urgent Items
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.
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 consider the Report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning (Report No 107/17 herewith - page 7).
9 Written Questions from Councillors
To deal with written questions which councillors may wish to put to the Chair of the Council, a Lead Councillor on the Cabinet or the Chair of any committee or sub-committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12 (if any).
10 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).
11 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).
12 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 10 May 2017.
To consider the recommendation from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 26 June 2017 (Minute Extract herewith - page 12).
14 Memberships

To note the appointments to the following Committee, Advisory Boards and outside bodies:

  • Licensing Committee - Councillor L Boorman;
  • CIL Management Board - Councillor L Boorman;
  • Strategic Property Board - Councillors B Giles (Chair), A Smith and S Osborne;
  • Wave Leisure Trust Board - Councillor L Boorman; and
  • East Sussex Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Councillor S Murray.
15 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 have 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 Johnny Denis (Glynde and Beddingham Parish Council and Ringmer Parish Council);

Councillor Penny Lower (Seaford Town Council); and

Councillor Susan Murray (Lewes Town Council).

16 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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