Meeting documents

• (Attachment: 1)Minutes

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 18th December 2014 be approved as a correct record and signed.

Councillors S.N. Farrer, Ms. S. Finch, F. Kelly, Mrs. R. Mill, S. Rickman, P. Shillinglaw, Ms. B.J. Thomson and C.T.H. Whinney.

None.

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One public question was asked and response given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.14 and the Order paper circulated at the meeting.

Details were as follows:

Question by:  Mr. B. Horne

Answered by: Councillor T. Schofield, Executive Member

Subject: Community Infrastructure Levy
 

Two questions were asked and responses given in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.15 and the Order paper circulated at the meeting.

Details were as follows:

Question by: Councillor G. Norman

Answered by:  Councillor V.W. Broad, Leader of the Council

Subject: School Places
 

Question by: Councillor J.C.S. Essex

Answered by: Councillor A.J. Kay, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Parks and Recycling

Subject: Implications of Airport Commission decision on Housing requirements.
 

• (Attachment: 2)Recommendations of the Executive (223K/bytes)
• | (Attachment: 3)Recommendations of the Executive: Addendum (57K/bytes)

The Chief Executive informed the Council that the discussions requested at the Executive meeting on 8 January 2015 (in relation to the date of the Annual Council meeting) had concluded with agreement to the original date proposed.

Consideration of Minute 85 (Budget 2015/16) and Minute 86 (Council Tax Setting 2015/16) were dealt with in accordance with a procedure note that had been prepared and circulated to all Members (prior to the meeting) in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.8.4.

For Recommendation (i) to Minute 85 (Budget 2015/16) voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.3 as follows:

For (40): Councillors M. Blacker, Mrs N.J. Bramhall, S.T. Bramhall, Mrs J.S. Bray, V.W. Broad, Mrs L.J. Brunt, M.A. Brunt, G.P. Crome, J. Durrant, J.M. Ellacott, K. Foreman, Dr L.R. Hack, Mrs G. Harper-Adamson, R. Harper, N. Harris, N.D. Harrison, A.C.J. Horwood, E. Humphreys, A.J. Kay, G.J. Knight, S.A. Kulka, A.M. Lynch, R.S. Mantle, M.J. Miller, R.C. Newstead, G.L. Norman, S. Parnall, D.J. Pay, Mrs C.E. Poulter, D.T. Powell, Mrs R. Renton, Mrs D.A. Ross-Tomlin, T. Schofield, M.J. Selby, Mrs J.M.A. Spiers, B.A. Stead, J.M. Stephenson, Mrs R.S. Turner, M.A. Vivona and S.T. Walsh.

Against (1): Councillor C. Stevens.

Abstained (2): Councillors J.C.S. Essex and B. Truscott.

On Minute 86 (Council Tax Setting 2015/16) the Mayor drew attention to revised Annexes to support the recommendations from the Executive that were circulated to all Members in the Addendum at the meeting.

RESOLVED that the Recommendations of the:

(i) Executive under Minute 79 (Schedule of Meetings) be adopted;

(ii) Executive under Minute 85 (Budget 2015/16) be adopted; and

(iii) Executive under Minute 86 (Council Tax Setting 2015/16) and revised Annexes be adopted.

 

A. Leader of the Council, Councillor V.W. Broad

The Leader of the Council (Councillor V.W. Broad) announced the Mayor elect for 2015/16, namely Councillor Mrs J.M.A. Spiers.

B. Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Parks and Recycling, Councillor A.J. Kay

The Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Parks and Recycling (Councillor A.J. Kay) announced that the new Waste Transfer station was successfully opened on 22 December 2014 at the Earlswood Depot.
 

• (Attachment: 4)Pay Policy Statement Report (262K/bytes)

The Chief Executive introduced a report on the need for the Council to adopt a pay policy statement for 2015/16 in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. The report set out relevant statutory powers, issues for the Council to consider and legal and financial implications.

The report had appended to it a proposed pay policy statement for 2015/16. The recommendation set out in the report was moved by Councillor V.W. Broad and seconded by Councillor M.A. Vivona, whereupon it was

RESOLVED that the Pay Policy Statement for the year 2015/16 be confirmed.
 

None.

The Mayor reported on the following:

• That the Mayoress was hosting a Ladies Luncheon at Kingswood Golf Club to raise funds for the Mayor’s charities Parkinson’s UK and St Catherine’s Hospice.

• That on Monday 9th March at 10am there would be a flag raising ceremony to mark Commonwealth Day at the ceremonial entrance area to the Town Hall.

• Members were invited to a coffee morning in support of St. Catherine’s Hospice, to take place in the Old Council Chamber on 19 March 2015.

• Following the success of the Dickens recital event held in December 2014 for the Mayor’s Trust Fund a further Dickens event, with a different theme, was being arranged for 25 February 2015, again to raise funds for the Mayor’s Trust Fund that supports families in need within the Borough.

• Members were invited to a St George’s Day Dinner, to be held at Chipstead Golf Club on Friday, 24th April 2015 with the guest speaker the Right Revd. Mrs Dean Diana Gwilliams from Guildford Cathedral. The ticket sales would support the Cathedral’s restoration project and provide a platform for promoting its restoration. Funds would also be raised, through the raffle, for the Mayor’s charities Parkinson’s UK and St Catherine’s Hospice.