Agenda and draft minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Cllr Aminur Khan, and Cllr Golds for whom Cllr Aston was deputising.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS PDF 56 KB 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.
Minutes: No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made. |
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UNRESTRICTED MINUTES PDF 64 KB To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Cabinet held on 3 July 2012. Minutes: Subject to the following amendment, it was RESOLVED that the unrestricted minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2012 were agreed and approved as a correct record.
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Appointments to Outside Organisations Minutes: Isabella Freeman, Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), provided the committee with a verbal update. She stated that the report on Appointment to Outside Organisations was not available, but that she had spoken with the Mayor who had expressed his wish to retain his Executive powers to make appointment to external bodies. The Mayor will be given the definitive list of appointments and will thereafter hold discussions with the group leaders.
Responding to questions, officers stated that:
Action: · The appointments list and a previous report outlining the appointing powers of the Mayor and that of the General Purpose committee will be circulated to members. · Members will be kept updated with the progress of the appointments being made.
RESOLVED
That the verbal update be noted.
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Local Electoral Review 2012 - update PDF 74 KB Minutes: John Williams, Service Head Democratic Services, introduced the update report. He informed the committee that the second stage of the electoral review was completed on Tuesday 11 September 2012. This round of consultation was about boundaries and how many members will be elected by each of the new wards. He stated that 12 submissions were received by the Boundary Commission in response to the consultation, and there were currently 10 of those submissions on the website.
He highlighted a number of points including:
Responding to questions, officers stated that · The commission have indicated that they will speak to groups if they have queries about their submission. · The officers confirmed that GIS maps have been submitted for all three submissions. The intention is not to publicise them as specialist software is required in order to view them. The officer suggested that the maps could be circulated to members, but he would have to seek prior advice from IT. · On the basis of the last two consultations, it is likely that the final stage of consultation will be displayed on the website, accompanied by press releases to inform the public. · In terms of the numbers of electors, the census data has been projected forward by reference to what is known about new potential developments in parts of the borough and how many electors that will generate. The commission have used mailing lists provided by Tower Hamlets to reach all communities within the borough.
The committee discussed the report and noted particular issues including:
· Some members of the committee expressed their sadness about the planned reduction of members from 51 to 45. They supported the current level of councillors, and would like this to be noted and expressed to full council when the final report is presented. The committee expressed their gratitude to Benn Huntley and John Williams, and other officers who were ... view the full minutes text for item 4.2 |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: There were none |
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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: The Chair moved to exclude press and public from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of Section Two (restricted) business on the grounds that it contained information defined as exempt in parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. The categories defined as: “1. Information relating to an individual.”
RESOLVED
That press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting.
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EXEMPT REPORT FOR CONSIDERATION |
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School Governor appointment to Rachel Keeling School |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS TO BE URGENT Minutes: The Chair MOVED and it was agreed by the committee that future General Purposes meetings will commence at an earlier time of 7pm. |