Draft minutes

Joint Meeting of Committees - Wednesday, 15 May 2024 7.00pm

Proposed venue: St George's Centre, Pembroke Road, Chatham Maritime, Chatham ME4 4UH. View directions

Contact: Wayne Hemingway, Head of Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

12.

Election of Chairperson

Minutes:

The Worhshipful the Mayor of Medway, Councillor Nestorov, was elected to Chair the meeting. 

13.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Coombs, Doe, Etheridge, Hyne, Hubbard, Kemp, Lammas, McDonald, Shokar, Spring and Spalding.

14.

Record of the meeting

Minutes:

It was agreed that the Chairperson would sign the record of this meeting outside the meeting.

15.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Significant Interests pdf icon PDF 211 KB

Minutes:

Disclosable pecuniary interests

 

There were none.

 

Other significant interests (OSIs)

 

There were none.

 

Other interests

 

There were none.

16.

To appoint Committee Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons as set out in appendix B of item 8 on the Annual Meeting of Medway Council agenda

Minutes:

Discussion:

 

The report on the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council on 15 May 2024 set out the recommendations for the appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees excluding the Health and Wellbeing Board. The Mayor, supported by Members of the Council, proposed the recommendations as set out in paragraph 1.2.1 of agenda item 7 (Establishment of Committees, Appointments and Schedule of Meetings 2024/2025) on the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council.

Decision:

 

The Joint Meeting of Committees agreed the appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees as set out in Appendix B, within Supplementary Agenda No.1 of item 7 of the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council.

17.

To agree the establishment, allocation of seats to political groups and membership of Sub-Committees, as set out in Appendix B to agenda item 8 on the Annual Meeting of Medway Council agenda

Minutes:

Discussion:

 

The report on the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council on 15 May 2024 set out the recommendations for the establishment, their size, the allocation of seats to political groups and membership of Sub-Committees and their membership.

 

The Mayor, supported by Members of the Council, proposed the recommendations as set out in paragraph 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 of agenda item 7 (Establishment of Committees, Appointments and Schedule of Meetings 2024/2025) on the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council.

 

Decision:

 

a)      The Joint Meeting of Committees agreed the establishment of Sub Committees (with terms of reference as set out in the Council’s Constitution), their size, the allocation of seats to political groups and memberships as set out in Appendix B, within Supplementary Agenda No.1 of item 7 of the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council.

 

b)      The Joint Meeting of Committees agreed that the requirement for political balance should be waived in respect of Licensing Hearing Panels and Licensing 1982 Act Hearing Panels and that the process for selection of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Panel Members for these Panels should be as set out in Appendix B, within Supplementary Agenda No.1 of item 7 of the agenda for the Annual Meeting of Medway Council.