Meeting documents

Council
Thursday, 28th July, 2011 7.30 pm

Date:
Thursday, 28th July, 2011
Time:
7.30 pm
Place:
New Council Chamber, Town Hall, Reigate
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Councillor B.A. Stead (Mayor); Councillors R. Amiah, S.S. Banwait, Mrs. N.J. Bramhall, S.T. Bramhall, Mrs. J.S. Bray, V.W. Broad, G.P. Crome, B.C. Cowle, A.J. De Save*, J.M. Ellacott, Mrs. G.M. Emmerton, J.C.St. Essex, S.N. Farrer, Ms. S. Finch, Dr. L.R. Hack, Mrs. G. Harper-Adamson, R. Harper, N. Harris, N.D. Harrison, A.C.J. Horwood, A.J. Kay, F. Kelly, G.J. Knight, S.A. Kulka, A.M. Lynch, R.S. Mantle, Mrs. R. Mill, M.J. Miller, R.C. Newstead, G.L. Norman, Dr. R.J. Olliver, D.J. Pay, Mrs. C.E. Poulter, Mrs. R. Renton, Mrs. D.A. Ross-Tomlin, M.J. Selby, Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers, J.M. Stephenson, Mrs. A.F. Tarrant, Ms. B.J. Thomson, Mrs. R.S. Turner, M.A. Vivona, R.F.C. Wagner, S.T. Walsh and C.T.H. Whinney.

* Part meeting.
Min NoDescriptionResolution
Part I
28 MINUTES
 RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 23rd June 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.
29 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
 Councillors Mrs. L.J. Brunt, M.A. Brunt, I.A. Khan, Mrs. S.F. King and Ms. J.A. Tomlinson.
30 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 None.
31 URGENT BUSINESS
 None.
32 PUBLIC QUESTIONS
 None.
33 QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS
 Five questions were asked and responses given by the Leader of the Council - Councillor Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers (1), the Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Finance - Councillor V.W. Broad (1), the Executive Member for Priority Places - Councillor Mrs. N.J. Bramhall (1) and the Executive Member for Prosperous Borough - Councillor M.J. Miller (2) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14 and the order paper circulated at the meeting.

At the meeting a sixth question to be asked by Councillor R.S. Mantle was withdrawn. A seventh question would receive a written response by the Executive Member for Better for Less - Councillor J.M. Ellacott in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.7. In relation to questions and answers generally, the Chief Executive undertook to consider a point raised at the meeting on provision/circulation to Members.
34 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE
Minute for Minute Number 34
(a) Executive: 16th June 2011

RESOLVED that the Recommendation of the Executive under Minute 15 (Annual Governance Statement) be adopted.

(b) Executive: 21st July 2011

RESOLVED that the Recommendation of the Executive under Minute 24 (Towards a Sustainable Council - Service and Financial Planning) be adopted.
35 STATEMENTS
 None.
36 SEALING OF DOCUMENTS
 RESOLVED to:

(i) authorise the sealing of any Orders, Deeds or Documents necessary to give effect to any matter contained in the Minutes of the meetings held between 16th June 2011 and 8th July 2011 (2011/12 Volume 2) and any previous Minutes; and

(ii) ratify the sealing of documents referred to in entries 60/11 to 76/11 in the Seal Register.
37 LEADER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
 None.
38 MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
 The Mayor (Councillor B.A. Stead) reported that his Civic Church Service would be held on Sunday 9th October at 10 a.m. at St. Pauls Church, Nork, Banstead. Formal invitations would shortly be sent out and the Mayor looked forward to the support of Members at this important event in the civic calendar.

Finally the Mayor wished all Members and officers an enjoyable summer break.
The meeting closed at 8.22 p.m.

Minute

Min NoMinute
34In relation to Minute 24 (Towards a Sustainable Council - Service and Financial Planning) Notice had been given under Council Procedure Rule 12.5 of two amendments but at the meeting the first was withdrawn at the request of the proposed mover Councillor G.J. Knight.

For the second amendment, Councillor R.F.C. Wagner moved and Councillor R.S. Mantle seconded the following:

In the Recommendation delete all words after "that" and replace with "adoption of the revised capital programme as set out in appendix A to these Minutes be deferred and considered by Council when the current appeals in the Icelandic Supreme Court regarding the status of local authority deposits in Landsbanski and Glitnir are decided."

Upon being put to the meeting the amendment was declared lost, with 5 Members voting in favour and 41 against. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 20.2 a recorded vote was requested. This was as follows:

For the amendment:

Councillors Mrs J.S. Bray, N.D. Harrison, R.S. Mantle, R.F.C. Wagner and C.T.H. Whinney.

Against the amendment:

Councillor B.A. Stead (Mayor); Councillors R. Amiah, S.S. Banwait, Mrs. N.J. Bramhall, S.T. Bramhall, V.W. Broad, G.P. Crome, B.C. Cowle, A.J. De Save, J.M. Ellacott, Mrs. G.M. Emmerton, J.C.St. Essex, S.N. Farrer, Ms. S. Finch, Dr. L.R. Hack, Mrs. G. Harper-Adamson, R. Harper, N. Harris, A.C.J. Horwood, A.J. Kay, F. Kelly, G.J. Knight, S.A. Kulka, A.M. Lynch, Mrs. R. Mill, M.J. Miller, R.C. Newstead, G.L. Norman, Dr. R.J. Olliver, D.J. Pay, Mrs. C.E. Poulter, Mrs. R. Renton, Mrs. D.A. Ross-Tomlin, M.J. Selby, Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers, J.M. Stephenson, Mrs. A.F. Tarrant, Ms. B.J. Thomson, Mrs. R.S. Turner, M.A. Vivona and S.T. Walsh.

The Recommendation of the Executive was then put to the meeting, following which it was