Agenda and draft minutes
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Contact: Angus Dixon, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4850, E-mail: angus.dixon@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR Note from Chief Executive: At the Annual Council meeting held on 16th May 2007, Councillor Shafiqul Haque was appointed Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year. Accordingly, it is necessary to elect a Vice-Chair of the Committee for that period. Minutes: MOVED by Councillor Stephanie Eatonand SECONDED by Councillor Mamun Rashid
That Councillor Phil Briscoe be elected Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the remainder of the current Municipal Year.
The motion was put to the meeting and the result was a tied vote. In accordance with rule 17.2 of the Council’s Procedure Rules the Chair used his casting vote. The motion was LOST.
MOVED by Councillor Harper-Penmanand SECONDED by Councillor Shafiqul Haque
That Councillor Waiseul Islam be elected Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the remainder of the current Municipal Year.
The motion was put to the meeting and the result was a tied vote. In accordance with rule 17.2 of the Council’s Procedure Rules the Chair used his casting vote. The motion was CARRIED.
RESOLVED
That Councillor Waiseul Islam be appointed as Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the remainder of the municipal year 2007/08.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Lutfur Rahman and Councillor Rajib Ahmed, for whom Councillor Stephanie Eaton was deputising.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 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.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made.
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Minutes 13th February 2007 To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of General Purposes Committee held on 13th February, 2007.
Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 13th February, 2007 be confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them accordingly.
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Minutes 25th April 2007 To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of General Purposes Committee held on 25th April, 2007.
Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 25th April, 2007 be confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them accordingly.
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Minutes 29th May 2007 To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of General Purposes Committee held on 29th May, 2007.
Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 29th May, 2007 be confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them accordingly.
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General Purposes Committee - Terms of Reference, Membership and Dates of Meetings Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That the Committee’s Terms of Reference, membership details and schedule of future meetings be noted.
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Appointments to External Bodies Additional documents:
Minutes: The report was introduced by Ms Sara Williams, Assistant Chief Executive, who drew attention to the schedule attached at Appendix A to the report which contained the nominations of the political groups on the Council to the various external bodies.
When discussing the nomination for the ‘Isle of Dogs Community Foundation’, Councillor Briscoe requested that a recorded vote be held on the issue.
MOVED by Councillor Stephanie Eaton, SECONDED by Councillor Philip Briscoe
That Councillors Shiria Khatun and Tim Archer be appointed to the Isle of Dogs Community Foundation.
Councillors Eaton and Briscoe voted in favour of the motion. Councillors Islam, Harper-Penman and Haque voted against the motion. Councillor Rashid abstained from voting.
Accordingly the motion was LOST.
MOVED by Councillor Carli Harper-Penman, SECONDED by Councillor Waiseul Islam
That Councillor Shiria Khatun and an officer representative be appointed to the Isle of Dogs Community Foundation.
Councillors Harper-Penman, Islam and Haque voted in favour of the motion. Councillors Eaton and Briscoe voted against the motion. Councillor Rashid abstained from voting.
Accordingly the motion was CARRIED.
RESOLVED
1 That the appointments to External Bodies for the Municipal Year 2007/2008 be agreed as set out in the revised schedule, attached at Appendix A to these minutes;
2 That the appointments to London Councils and its bodies made by Council at its meeting of 16th May, 2007 as listed in Appendix B to the report be noted; and
3 That the guidance for members on external bodies at Appendix C to the report be noted.
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Filling of Casual Vacancies on Committees/Panels Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
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Local Authority School Governor Appointment Minutes: Ms Sara Williams, Assistant Chief Executive, discussed with the Committee that School Governor Appointments were delegated to the Committee where there was more than one applicant for a position.
MOVED by Councillor Harper-Penman, SECONDED by Councillor Islam
That Mr Shamsul Hoque be appointed to the Local Authority Governor vacancy at Swanlea School.
The motion was put to the meeting and the result was a tied vote. In accordance with Rule 17.2 of the Council’s Procedure Rules the Chair used his casting vote. The motion was CARRIED.
RESOLVED
That Mr Shamsul Hoque be appointed as a Local Authority Governor of Swanlea School.
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Electoral Matters Update Additional documents: Minutes: Mr Tim Revell, Interim Electoral Services Manager, briefly updated the Committee on the progress of the review of polling places. Mr Revell outlined the reasons behind the proposals that had been made and asked the Committee to come back to him with any comments on the proposed changes as soon as possible.
The Chair MOVED and it was
RESOLVED
That the information in the report be noted.
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URGENT ITEM - AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION Additional documents: Minutes: Pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) the Chair considered that the following item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency to facilitate effective enforcement of new responsibilities with effect from 1 July 2007.
Amendments to the Constitution
Graham White, Legal Services, reported that two sets of Functions and Responsibilities Regulations had been made amending the functions not to be the responsibility of an authority’s executive. In accordance with the powers delegated to the Monitoring Officer in Article 15.01(5) of the Constitution to make revisions to the Constitution to reflect changes in legislation Isabella Freeman had added the new functions to the list of Council functions in paragraph 3.1.1.2 of the Constitution. The new functions related to enforcement under the Gambling Act 2005 and the determination of fees for premises licenses and in respect of enforcement of the prohibition of smoking in public places.
The Committee was requested to delegate the functions to Chief Officers to facilitate effective implementation from 1 July 2007 when the Regulations take effect.
RESOLVED
That the implementation of the functions added to the Constitution be delegated to officers as follows:
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