Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

24.

Appeals against refusal of inspection of documents

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an appeal the press and public will be excluded).

 

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

 

Minutes:

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

25.

Exempt Information - possible exclusion of the press and public

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

 

2   To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

 

3   If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

 

RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-

 

Minutes:

There were no resolutions to exclude the public.

26.

Late items

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration

 

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

 

Minutes:

There were no late items submitted to the agenda for consideration.

27.

Declaration of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2000 and paragraphs 13-18 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Also to declare any other significant interests which the Member wishes to declare in the public interest, in accordance with paragraphs 19-20 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

No declarations were made.

28.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence from the meeting.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors S Golton, J Lewis, E Nash and S Varley.

 

Councillors G Hyde and T Leadley were in attendance as substitute Members  for Councillors J Lewis and S Varley respectively.

 

29.

Minutes - 23rd October 2014 pdf icon PDF 55 KB

To receive the minutes of the previous meeting held on 23rd October 2014.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 23rd October 2014 be approved as a correct record subject to an amendment to the previously reported cost of undertaking a referendum.

 

Minute No. 23 – Community Governance Review for the Creation of a Town Council for Guiseley

 

Third bullet point to now read as follows:

 

·  The twenty five thousand pounds cost of undertaking a referendum as part of the consultation process should a decision to progress with the review be made and a referendum be supported.

 

 

 

30.

Polling District Review - Final Proposals Stage pdf icon PDF 83 KB

To receive a report of the Head of Licensing Registration which considers final proposals for the polling district review. Members are also requested to agree the final proposals to be published on 28 November 2014.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Licensing and Registration presented his report which considered the final proposals for the polling district review. Members were requested to agree the final proposals to be published on 28th November 2014.

 

RESOLVED – The Committee resolved to:

 

(a)  To confirm as final, those proposals set out in Appendix A  where comments were received during the second consultation stage and have all party support.

(b)  To confirm as final those proposals set out in Appendix B to which no further comments were received during the second consultation stage.

(c)  That the proposal set out in Appendix C where comments were received during the second consultation period and do not have all party support, be looked at under the ad hoc polling station review procedure

(d)  That the final proposals agreed today for the polling district review be published as part of the Council’s Final Notice of Joint Review on 28 November 2014