Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

C/14

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

C/15

Declarations of Interest

Members to declare any interest as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at the meeting.

 

Minutes:

Members were requested to declare whether they had any personal or pecuniary interest in any item to be considered by the meeting. 

 

Councillor Mark Rowley wished it recorded that he had an interest through his employment with regard to the exempt report. Although not directly linked to the content of the report Councillor Rowley confirmed that he would not participate in discussion of the report and would abstain from voting. 

 

C/16

Exclusion of the Press and Public

Minutes:

A resolution to exclude the press and public was duly MOVED by Councillor Bell and SECONDED by Councillor Howell.

RESOLVED that: -

The press and public be excluded from the meeting at this point in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), under Paragraph 2 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information), and Paragraph 5 – Information in respect of which a claim of legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

 

C/17

Legal Matter

To receive and consider a report in relation to a legal matter.

 

Minutes:

Council considered a report relating to a legal matter which required resolution. The Director of Legal and Democratic Services had compiled a report detailing the background to the matter, the advice received from both internal and external legal advisers, the options available for Members to consider, and the potential outcomes based on the resolutions agreed.

          After due consideration of the report Council agreed to provide delegated authority to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with senior officers, to progress the matter to conclusion.

 

C/18

Close of Meeting

Minutes:

Meeting closed at 8:47 pm.