Agenda and draft minutes

Democracy and Standards Committee - Monday 25th November, 2024 7.00 pm

Venue: TBC

Contact: Carol Mundy

Items
No.	Item
DSC/1	Apologies for absence View the background to item DSC/1 View the decision for item DSC/1
DSC/2	Members Declarations of interest (if any) View the background to item DSC/2 View the decision for item DSC/2
DSC/3	Notification of any requests to address the meeting View the background to item DSC/3 View the decision for item DSC/3
DSC/4	Approval of the minutes of the additional meeting held on 7 October 2024 PDF 83 KB View the background to item DSC/4 View the decision for item DSC/4
DSC/5	Polling District & Polling Place Review 2024 - Final Recommendations PDF 177 KB View the background to item DSC/5 View the decision for item DSC/5 Presented By: Heather Jackson Head of Electoral Services Additional documents: 5 - Appendix A Polling Districts and Polling Places 2024 - Final Recommendations , item DSC/5 PDF 413 KB
DSC/6	Appointment of co-opted Town and Parish and Town representatives to the Democracy and Standards Committee PDF 158 KB View the background to item DSC/6 View the decision for item DSC/6 Presented By: Ben Smith, Head of Democratic Services Minutes: Resolved that the democracy and standards committee: (i) Notes the process undertaken for the nominations and selections of co-opted town and parish representatives to the committee and candidates proposed for appointment; (ii) Recommends to full-council the appointment of three candidates namely Beth Ring, Weekly Parish Council, Paul Davis, Oundle Town Council and Keith Gautrey-Prue, Deane and Deanethorpe Parish Council for a term of office until May 2025 with the provision to extend to May 2029, provided eligibility criteria is met.
DSC/7	Consultation on Remote Meetings and Proxy Voting PDF 158 KB View the background to item DSC/7 View the decision for item DSC/7 Presented By: Kamila Coulson-Patel Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer (Interim Additional documents: 7 - Appendix A - Questions for consultation Remote meetings , item DSC/7 PDF 2 MB
DSC/8	Close of meeting View the background to item DSC/8 View the decision for item DSC/8 Minutes: There being no further business the chair closed the meeting at 7.55pm. Chair……………………………. Date……………………………..