Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Christopher Barrass, Chris Blow, Colin Cross, Angela Goodwin, Diana Jones, Steven Lee, Ann McShee, Bob McShee, John Rigg, James Steel, and Catherine Young, and Honorary Freeman Jen Powell, and Honorary Aldermen Jayne Marks and Lynda Strudwick.

To receive and note any disclosable pecuniary interests from councillors. In accordance with the local Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda.  Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.

If that DPI has not been registered, the councillor must notify the Monitoring Officer of the details of the DPI within 28 days of the date of the meeting.

Councillors are further invited to disclose any non-pecuniary interest which may be relevant to any matter on this agenda, in the interests of transparency, and to confirm that it will not affect their objectivity in relation to that matter.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To receive any communications or announcements from the Mayor.

The Mayor had no formal communications to convey to the Council other than to welcome the newly appointed macebearers.

At its meeting held on 28 July 2021, the Council agreed to convene this special meeting for the purpose of conferring the title of Honorary Alderman on Vas Kapsalis, Tony Phillips, Keith Taylor, Jenny Wicks, and David Wright in recognition of their eminent service to the Council as councillors.

The Council is now invited to consider and, if deemed appropriate, pass the following resolution under the provisions of Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972:

"That the title of Honorary Alderman be conferred upon Vas Kapsalis, Tony Phillips, Keith Taylor, Jenny Wicks, and David Wright, all of whom have, in the opinion of this Council, rendered eminent services to the Council as past members thereof."

(NB. In order to take effect, Section 249(1) of the 1972 Act requires the above draft resolution to be passed by no less than two-thirds of the councillors voting thereon at a meeting of the council specially convened for the purpose.)

Details of the eminent service to the Council by each of the five nominees are set out in the table below:

Before proceeding to the principal business of the meeting, the Mayor invited the Honorary Remembrancer to summarise for the Council the origin, history and development of the office of Honorary Alderman.

Upon the motion of Councillor Paul Spooner, seconded by Councillor George Potter, the Council unanimously

RESOLVED: That, pursuant to the provisions of Section 249(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the title of Honorary Alderman be conferred upon Vas Kapsalis, Tony Phillips, Keith Taylor, Jenny Wicks, and David Wright, all of whom had, in the opinion of this Council, rendered eminent services to the Council as past members thereof.

Having been invested with their Alderman’s robes, Mr Kapsalis, Mr Phillips, Mr Taylor, Mrs Wicks, and Mr Wright each made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office and took the Oath of Allegiance.