Agenda, decisions and minutes

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1.

APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Francis Burkitt, Grenville Chamberlain, Pippa Corney, Neil Davies, Philippa Hart, Caroline Hart, Douglas de Lacey, Mervyn Loynes, Raymond Matthews, Robin Page, Alex Riley, Deborah Roberts, Edd Stonham, David Whiteman-Downes and Tim Wotherspoon.

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest from Members.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made. 

3.

Consideration of moving to all-out elections pdf icon PDF 118 KB

The Civic Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider the attached report at its meeting on 24 September 2015 at 11.00am.  Any recommendations from the Civic Affairs Committee will be reported to Council.

 

Any resolution to change the Council’s election cycle will require the support of two thirds of those Members present and voting.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Council:

 

(a)        RESOLVED to move from elections by thirds to all-out elections with effect from the ordinary day of elections in May 2018.

 

(b)        AGREED to make an order to change the ordinary day of elections for parishes in the district so that they all elect Councillors in 2018 and every four years thereafter.

Minutes:

Councillor Sue Ellington, Chairman of the Council and Chairman of the Civic Affairs Committee, proposed the recommendation of the Civic Affairs Committee following its meeting held earlier in the day that:

 

Council:

 

(a)        Resolved to move from elections by thirds to all-out elections with effect from the ordinary day of elections in May 2018.

 

(b)        Agreed to make an order to change the ordinary day of elections for parishes in the district so that they all elect Councillors in 2018 and every four years thereafter.

 

Councillor David McCraith, Vice-Chairman of the Council, seconded the proposal.

 

Voting on proposition (a), with 37 votes in favour and 4 votes against, Council RESOLVED to move from elections by thirds to all-out elections with effect from the ordinary day of elections in May 2018.

 

It was noted that this resolution achieved the required two-thirds of those present and voting in order for it to be passed.

 

Voting on proposition (b), Council unanimously AGREED to make an order to change the ordinary day of elections for parishes in the district so that they all elect Councillors in 2018 and every four years thereafter.