Items
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CM 1 |
To elect The Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing year and to provide an opportunity for the Mayor to say thanks to the Council
Minutes:
CM
1/22
Cllr
Cheadle moved the re-appointment of Cllr Mott as Mayor for the
ensuing year and Cllr Jory subsequently seconded the
motion.
No
other nominations were received and, upon the motion being
submitted to the meeting, it was declared to be CARRIED and
“RESOLVED that Cllr Mott be re-appointed Mayor for the
ensuing year”.
Cllr C Mott then made the
Declaration of Acceptance of Office, signed the register and
proceeded to address the meeting.
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CM 2 |
To elect The Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing year and to provide an opportunity for the Deputy Mayor to say thanks to the Council
Minutes:
CM
2/22
The Mayor
called for nominations for the position of Deputy Mayor.
One
nomination was received as follows:
Cllr T
Pearce
proposed: Cllr
Jory
seconded:
Cllr Cheadle
There being
no other nominations, it was declared to be CARRIED and
“RESOLVED that Cllr Pearce be re-appointed as Deputy
Mayor for the ensuing year”.
The
Deputy Mayor then made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office,
signed the register and then proceeded to address the
Council.
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CM 3 |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
CM
3/22
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Bridgewater,
Daniel, Kemp, Moody and Vachon.
At
the invitation of the Mayor, Cllr Cheadle addressed the meeting
and, on behalf of all Members, wished to offer Cllr Daniel the
condolences of the Council on her recent family
bereavement.
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CM 4 |
Declarations of Interest
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, Members are invited
to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable
Interests and Non-Registerable Interests including the nature and
extent of such interests they may have in any items to be
considered at this meeting;
Minutes:
CM
4/22
The
Mayor invited Members to declare any interests in the items of
business to be considered during the course of the meeting, but
there were none made.
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CM 5 |
Confirmation of Minutes PDF 257 KB
To
approve and adopt as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of
Council held on 5 April 2022;
Minutes:
CM
5/22
It was moved by Cllr Jory,
seconded by Cllr Cheadle and upon the motion being submitted to the
Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and
“RESOLVED that the Council agree the Minutes of the 5
April 2022 meeting”.
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CM 6 |
To receive communications from the Mayor or person presiding
Minutes:
CM
6/22
The
Mayor advised that she had not yet selected a Charity to support
during her forthcoming year in office and welcomed nominations from
both the general public and Members by the end of June
2022. After this deadline had expired,
the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor would select a Charity from those
that had been suggested.
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CM 7 |
Annual Review of the Council's Constitution
Minutes:
CM
7/22
The Mayor
advised that the Council’s Constitution was to be subject to
a detailed review during the upcoming months and that, as a result,
a further report would be brought to Council later in the
year.
Upon being
submitted to the Meeting, it was then declared to be CARRIED
and “RESOLVED that the Council’s Constitution
continue to be that previously adopted by the Council, but noting
that a report will be brought to the meeting on 27 September 2022
with proposals for a new Constitution and further noting that Group
Leaders and deputies (or nominees) as well as the wider membership
of the Council will be consulted in the drafting of those
proposals”.
The
Mayor then signed the copy of the Constitution for
2022/2023.
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CM 8 |
The Mayor or the person presiding to answer questions which people in West Devon can ask and to receive deputations or petitions under Council Procedure Rule 21
Minutes:
CM
8/22
The
Mayor informed the Meeting that no Public Questions had been
received in accordance with the Council Procedure Rules.
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CM 9 |
To consider (any) questions submitted under Council Procedure Rule 21
Minutes:
CM
9/22
Members noted that no Questions on Notice had been received from
the membership in accordance with the Council Procedure
Rules.
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CM 10 |
To receive the Minutes of the following Committees, to note the delegated decisions and to consider the adoption of those Minutes which require approval: PDF 131 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
CM
10/22
a) Council Tax
Setting Panel – 22 February 2022
It was
moved by Cllr C Mott, seconded by Cllr N Jory and upon being
submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED
and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 22 February 2022
meeting be received and noted”.
b) Development
Management & Licensing Committee – 1 March 2022 and 19
April 2022
It was
moved by Cllr J Yelland, seconded by
Cllr T Pearce and upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared
to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the
Minutes of the meetings held on 1 March 2022 and 19 April 2022 be
received and noted”.
c) Overview &
Scrutiny Committee - 22 March 2022
It was moved by Cllr M
Ewings, seconded by Cllr P Kimber and
upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the
22 March 2022 meeting be received and noted”
d) Hub Committee
- 12 April 2022
It was
moved by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr R Cheadle and upon being
submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED
and “RESOLVED that the Minutes of the 12 April 2022 be
received and noted, with the exception of Recommendation HC
86/21”.
In respect
of the recommendation:
HC 86/21: Climate Change & Biodiversity Action
– Council Net-Zero Update
It was
moved by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr R Cheadle and upon being
submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED
and “RESOLVED that authority be delegated to the
Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Leader of the Council
and the lead Hub Member for Finance to:
2. approve and
agree the lending terms to Fusion Leisure for a loan of up to
£300,000 to facilitate solar panel installation across both
WDBC Leisure Centres over the remaining term of the leisure
contract, in accordance with treasury management advice;
and
3. update the
Council’s Capital Strategy, Investment Strategy and Treasury
Management Strategy for 2022/23 for a £300,000 loan provision
to Fusion Leisure for the solar installation, in accordance with
treasury management advice”.
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CM 11 |
To appoint a Leader of the Council for the ensuing year
Minutes:
CM 11/22
a.
Leader
It was
moved by Cllr Cheadle, seconded by Cllr Edmonds and upon the motion
being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED
and “RESOLVED that Cllr N Jory be appointed Leader of
the Council for the ensuing year.”
b. Deputy Leader
It was
moved by Cllr R Cheadle, seconded by Cllr N Jory and upon the
motion being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be
CARRIED and “RESOLVED that Cllr C Edmonds be
appointed Deputy Leader of the Council for the ensuing
year.”
Cllr Jory
proceeded to thank Cllr Cheadle for the hard work, total commitment
and unwavering support that he had shown during his time as Deputy
Leader of the Council.
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CM 12 |
To report on the composition of political groups
Minutes:
CM
12/22
Members noted the schedule of officially appointed political
groups as follows:
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17 Conservative Group Members;
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12 West Devon Alliance Group Members; and
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2 Non-aligned Independent Members
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CM 13 |
To approve the Committee Structure for the coming year
Minutes:
CM
13/22
It
was moved by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr R Cheadle and upon the
motion being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be
CARRIED and “RESOLVED that the Committee
structure be as follows for the coming year:
Audit
7 Members;
Hub
9 Members;
Overview & Scrutiny
15 Members;
Development Management & Licensing
10 Members;
Standards
5 Members;
Council Tax Setting
4 Members; and
Regeneration & Investment
3 Members
with
all of the appointments to the above Committees being politically
balanced”.
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CM 14 |
To receive the appointments from the Political Groups of the Members they have selected to serve on the Committees
To
appoint (if any) the requisite number of Members from the Members
of the Council who, at the date of this meeting, are not members of
a Political Group - to follow;
Minutes:
CM
14/22
A
list of nominations made to the Committees by the two political
groups for the ensuing year had been circulated and were PROPOSED by Cllr N Jory and SECONDED by Cllr
R Cheadle to be duly approved.
When
put to the vote, the circulated list was declared to be CARRIED.
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CM 15 |
Dartmoor National Park Authority
Minutes:
CM
15/22
It
was noted that the two Council representatives appointed to the
Dartmoor National Park were:-
Cllr
D E Moyse (Conservative);
and
Cllr
M Renders (West Devon Alliance Group).
(NOTE: These appointments formed part of the Political Balance
Table.)
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CM 16 |
To appoint the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to the Committees of the Council for the ensuing year PDF 174 KB
Minutes:
CM 16/22
The
following appointments were proposed by Cllr N Jory and seconded by
Cllr R Cheadle and when put to the vote were declared to be
CARRIED:
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Audit Committee:
Cllr K Ball (Chairman);
Cllr M Davies (Vice
Chairman);
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Council Tax Setting Committee
Cllr T Pearce (Chairman);
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Development Management & Licensing
Committee:
Cllr J Yelland (Chairman);
Cllr T Pearce (Vice-Chairman);
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Hub Committee:
Cllr N Jory (Chairman);
Cllr C Edmonds (Vice Chairman);
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Overview & Scrutiny Committee:
Cllr M Ewings (Chairman)
Cllr P Kimber (Vice-Chairman);
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Regeneration & Investment
Committee:
Cllr C Edmonds (Chairman); and
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Standards Committee:
Cllr P Kimber (Chairman); and
Cllr L Wood (Vice Chairman).
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CM 17 |
To appoint representatives to the list of Outside Bodies for the ensuing year PDF 185 KB
Minutes:
CM 17/22
Cllr
N Jory advised that there had been two proposed additions to the
list of Outside Bodies to be appointed to by the Council for the
2022/23 Municipal Year, these being ‘Tavistock Rail
Group’ and ‘Unesco
Biosphere Reserve Partnership.’
It
was then proposed by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr R Cheadle and
upon being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be
CARRIED and ”RESOLVED that the appointments as
presented to the meeting be endorsed for the ensuing
year”.
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CM 18 |
To appoint representatives to the list of Governance Boards / Panels for the ensuing year PDF 173 KB
Minutes:
CM 18/22
It
was proposed by Cllr N Jory, seconded by Cllr R Cheadle and upon
being submitted to the Meeting was declared to be CARRIED
and ”RESOLVED that the appointments as presented to
the meeting be endorsed for the ensuing year”.
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CM 19 |
To consider (any) Motions of which notice has been duly submitted by Members in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 15:
Minutes:
CM
19/22
The Mayor
advised that no Motions on Notice had been received for
consideration at this Council meeting.
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