Agenda and draft minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Lutfa Begum, M. Mamun Rashid and Philip Briscoe.
Councillor Peter Golds was present as a deputy for Councillor Philip Briscoe.
Councillor Waiseul Islam also gave apologies for lateness.
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ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR Note: At the Annual Council Meeting held on 20 May 2009, Councillor Mohammed Shahid Ali was appointed to serve as Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the municipal year 2009/10.
The Committee is now invited to elect a Vice-Chair to serve for that period.
Minutes: Councillor Clair Hawkins nominated Councillor A. A. Sardar as Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the Municipal Year 2009 – 2010. The Chair seconded the nomination.
There being no other nominations it was
RESOLVED
That Councillor A. A. Sardar be elected Vice-Chair of the General Purposes Committee for the Municipal Year 2009 – 2010.
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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. See attached note from the Chief Executive.
Minutes: None.
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To agree as a correct record of the proceedings the minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 25 March 2009.
Minutes: The Chair MOVED
and it was
RESOLVED
That the unrestricted minutes of the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 25th March 2009 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record of the proceedings.
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General Purposes Committee - Terms of reference, membership and dates of meetings Minutes: The clerk, at the request of the Chair, in introducing the report summarised the salient points contained therein.
The Chair MOVED the recommendation contained in paragraph 2.1 of the report
and it was
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.
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Appointments to external bodies Additional documents:
Minutes: The clerk introduced the report which sought the appointment of Members, officers or other nominees as appropriate to represent the Council on external bodies. He drew Members’ attention to the nominations contained in the tabled version of Appendix A which had been amended since the publication of the agenda.
The Chair of the Committee informed the Members that in order to expedite consideration of the report, he felt it was appropriate that the Committee focus its attention on the external bodies where there were more nominations than appointments to be made by the Council and also on those where there were currently insufficient nominations.
Accordingly the Chair MOVED the following motion for the consideration of Members of the Committee
“That the appointments to external bodies set out in Appendix A to the report, in accordance with nominations received from political groups, be agreed with the exception of those appointments where there were more nominations than appointments to be made by the Council, and that the Committee consider those appointments organisation by organisation in the order detailed in Appendix A.
That it be noted, in relation to appointments for several outside organisations, that there were further nominations to be made by the political groups, and that the Committee consider these organisation by organisation in the order detailed in Appendix A.”
and it was
RESOLVED
1) That the appointments to external bodies set out in Appendix A to the report, in accordance with nominations received from political groups, be agreed with the exception of those appointments where there were more nominations than appointments to be made by the Council, and that the Committee consider those appointments organisation by organisation in the order detailed in Appendix A.
2) That it be noted, in relation to appointments for several outside organisations, that there were further nominations to be made by the political groups, and that the Committee consider these organisation by organisation in the order detailed in Appendix A.
Consideration of appointments to specific external bodies detailed in Appendix A to the report
Arts Council for England ACE
The Chair informed members of the Committee that with regard to the organisation “Arts Council for England ACE,” Appendix A detailed more nominations than appointments to be made by the Council and therefore the Committee would need to vote on the matter.
The Chair MOVED the following motion for the consideration of Members of the Committee
“That the Committee agree the nominations of the Labour Group that Councillors Rofique U. Ahmed and Denise Jones be appointed as the representatives of the Authority on the governing body of Arts Council for England ACE for the Municipal Year 2009/10.”
And it was
RESOLVED (on a vote of 3 for and 1 against)
That Councillors Rofique U. Ahmed and Denise Jones be appointed as the representatives of the Authority on the governing body of Arts Council for England ACE for the Municipal Year 2009/10.
Docklands Sailing Water Sports Centre
The Chair informed members of the Committee that with ... view the full minutes text for item 5.2 |
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Appointment of members/deputies to casual vacancies on committees/panels (if any) Minutes: There was no business to consider under this agenda item.
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