Venue: Council Chamber, Ryedale House, Malton
Contact: Simon Copley 277
Recording: Listen to the recording
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Chairman To elect a Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year. Minutes: It was moved by Councillor Goodrick and seconded by Councillor Farnell that Councillor Cleary be elected Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
It was moved by Councillor Burr and seconded by Councillor Di Keal that Councillor Elizabeth Shields be elected Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
Upon being put to the vote the nomination for Councillor Cleary was declared carried.
Resolved
That Councillor Cleary be elected Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year until his successor becomes entitled to act as Chairman.
Councillor Cleary thereupon took the Chair, having first made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office as Chairman of Ryedale District Council, and thanked Members for his election.
Voting record For Councillor Cleary 24 For Councillor Elizabeth Shields 5 |
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Vote of Thanks to Retiring Chairman Minutes: The Chairman proposed and Councillor Clark seconded a vote of thanks to Councillor Oxley.
Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Members then thanked the retiring Chairman, Councillor Oxley, for the efficient, able and courteous manner in which he had carried out his duties. The Chairman concluded by presenting a Past Chairman’s Badge to Councillor Oxley.
Councillor Oxley responded and thanked Members and Officers of the Council for their support during his term of Office as Chairman of the Council.
Councillor Cleary’sconsort was to be his wife Mrs Caroline Cleary, who was unable to attend the meeting. |
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Vice Chairman To elect a Vice Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year. Minutes: It was moved by Councillor Sanderson and seconded by Councillor Acomb that Councillor Val Arnold be appointed Vice Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
It was moved by Councillor Di Keal and seconded by Councillor Burr that Councillor Elizabeth Shields be appointed Vice Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
Upon being put to the vote the nomination for Councillor Val Arnold was declared carried.
Resolved
That Councillor Val Arnold be appointed Vice Chairman of the Council for the ensuing year.
Having first made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office, as Vice Chairman of the Council, Councillor Val Arnold thanked Members for her appointment. The Chairman then invested Councillor Val Arnold with the Vice Chairman’s Chain and Badge of Office. Councillor Val Arnold announced that her consort was to be her husband Councillor Steve Arnold.
Recorded vote
For Councillor Val Arnold (18 votes) - Councillors Acomb, Steve Arnold, Val Arnold, Bailey, Cleary, Cowling, Cussons, Duncan, Farnell, Frank, Gardiner, Goodrick, Ives, Oxley, Raper, Sanderson, Wainwright and Windress.
For Councillor Elizabeth Shields (6 votes) – Councillors Paul Andrews, Burr, Jowitt, Di Keal, Maud and Elizabeth Shields.
Abstentions (5 votes) – Councillors Joy Andrews, Clark, Hope, Potter and Thornton. |
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Apologies for absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence. |
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Minutes To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council held on 18 May 2017. Supporting documents: Minutes: The minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council held on 18 May 2017 were presented.
Resolved
That the minutes of the Annual Meeting of Council held on 18 May 2017 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Urgent Business To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business which the Chairman considered should be dealt with as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
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Declarations of Interest Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.
Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest. This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation. Minutes: The Chairman noted that a number of Members were North Yorkshire County Councillors.
No other interests were declared. |
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Announcements To receive any announcements from the Chairman and/or the Head of Paid Service. Minutes: The Chairman made the following announcements:
a) That his Chaplain was to be Father Tim Bywater; b) That his Charities for the year were to be Ryedale Special Families and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. |
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Leader of the Council and Deputy Leader of the Council In accordance with the Council Constitution (Part 4 – Rules of Procedure) the Council may, at its Annual Meeting, elect a Leader of the Council and appoint a Deputy Leader of the Council for the ensuing year. It follows from the wording of the Constitution that the Council can decline to make these appointments. Minutes: It was reported that in accordance with the Council Constitution (Part 4 - Rules of Procedure) the Council may at its Annual Meeting elect a Leader of the Council and a Deputy Leader of the Council for the ensuing year.
It was proposed by Councillor Ives and seconded by Councillor Clark that Ryedale District Council not elect a Leader of the Council for the ensuing year.
Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Resolved
That a Leader of the Council not be appointed.
Voting record For 29 Against 0 Abstentions 0 |
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The Allocation of Seats on Committees between Political Groups and the Appointment of Members to Committees a) Committees for 2018/2019 b) The allocation of seats on Committees between political groups and the appointment of Members to Committees c) The appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees Supporting documents: Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted a report (previously circulated) which detailed the following:
A. Committees for 2018-2019
In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, the Council was requested to appoint the Committees as indicated in Annex A or alternative option as presented to the Council by the Chief Executive (Interim).
B. The allocation of seats on Committees between political groups and the appointment of Members to Committees
Ryedale District Council was to be treated as being divided into different political groups for the purposes of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989, because at least one political group had been constituted in the prescribed way.
The Local Government & Housing Act 1989 required the distribution of seats on committees and sub-committees to be on the basis of political proportionality so far as ‘reasonably practicable’ unless different provision is made in such manner prescribed by regulations and without any Member voting against them.
Members considered the recommendations in the report.
Recommendation 1
It was moved by Councillor Ives and seconded by Councillor Clark that the Council divide Committee seats between political groups in accordance with the allocation shown at Annex A of these minutes.
Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Resolved
That the Council divides Committee seats between political groups as set out in Annex A of these minutes.
Voting record For 26 Against 0 Abstentions 3
Recommendation 4
With reference to recommendation 4 of the report, Members were reminded that the Annual Meeting of Council elected the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees, with the exception of the Licensing Committee.
It was recommended that the Licensing Committee appoint its own Chairman and Vice-Chairman at its next meeting.
Nominations were then sought for the Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees.
Recorded vote for Chairman of Overview & Scrutiny
For Councillor Cowling (13 votes) - Councillors Steve Arnold, Val Arnold, Bailey, Cleary, Cowling, Cussons, Frank, Hope, Ives, Raper, Wainwright and Windress.
For Councillor Clark (14 votes) – Councillors Acomb, Joy Andrews, Paul Andrews, Burr, Clark, Duncan, Farnell, Goodrick, Jowitt, Di Keal, Maud, Potter, Sanderson, Elizabeth Shields and Thornton.
Abstentions (2 votes) – Councillors Gardiner and Oxley. ... view the full minutes text for item 10. |
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Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent Minutes: There being no other business, the meeting closed at 4.51pm. |
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