Agenda and minutes
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Members are reminded to consider the categories of interest in the Code of Conduct for Members to determine whether they have an interest in any agenda item and any action they should take. For further details, please see the attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Members are reminded to declare the nature of the interest and the agenda item it relates to. Please note that ultimately it’s the Members’ responsibility to declare any interests form and to update their register of interest form as required by the Code.
If in doubt as to the nature of your interest, you are advised to seek advice prior to the meeting by contacting the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services
Minutes: None were declared. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 18th December, 2019. Minutes: That the unrestricted minutes of the Board meeting held on 18th December, 2019 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record of proceedings. |
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UNRESTRICTED REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: The Board received and noted a report that provided: (i) Update on audit 2018-19 accounts; (ii) Correspondence from Charity Commission; (iii) Budget forecast for current year; (v) Details on the effect of Covid19 lockdown on the KGFT lands; and (v) a request to the approve the transfer of funds from Fields in Trust. As a result of a full and wide-ranging discussion the Board:
RESOLVED:
1. To the deferment of any decisions on the Update Report; and 2. That a working group consisting of Councillor Sabina Akhtar (Chair); Mayor John Biggs; and Councillor Candida Ronald be arranged to consider the commercially sensitive matters in relation to this report and report back to the Board. |
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC In view of the contents of the remaining items on the agenda the Committee is recommended to adopt the following motion:
“That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.”
EXEMPT SECTION (Pink Papers)
The exempt committee papers in the agenda will contain information, which is commercially, legally or personally sensitive and should not be divulged to third parties. If you do not wish to retain these papers after the meeting, please hand them to the Committee Officer present. Minutes: RESOLVED
That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contained information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.
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Any Other Business To consider any items that the Chair considers to be urgent. Minutes: The Board considered a number of commercially sensitive aspects of the above-mentioned Update Report.
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