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MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

Overview & Scrutiny Committee

 

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Tuesday 18 July 2023

 

 

Attendees:

 

Committee Members:

Councillors  English (Chairman), Cannon, Cleator, Conyard, Hastie, Clark, Eagle, Munford, Round, S Thompson and Trzebinski

 

 

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23.        Apologies for Absence

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Blackmore, Hinder and Webb.  

 

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24.        Notification of Substitute Members

 

Councillor Trzebinski was present as Substitute Member for Councillor Hinder.

 

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25.        Urgent Items

 

An urgent update had been circulated to the Committee in relation to Item 14 – Appointment of a Working Group – Water Management Cycle Review, which contained the proposed membership for the working group.

 

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26.        Notification of Visiting Members

 

There were no Visiting Members.

 

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27.        Disclosures by Members and Officers

 

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

 

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28.        Disclosures of Lobbying

 

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

 

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29.        EXEMPT ITEMS

 

RESOLVED: That all items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.

 

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30.        Minutes of the Meeting Held on 20 June 2023

 

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 20 June 2023 be approved as a correct record and signed.

 

Note: Councillor Hastie joined the meeting at 6.36 p.m. and stated that she did not have any disclosures of interest or lobbying.

 

 

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31.        Presentation of Petitions

 

There were no petitions. 

 

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32.        Question and Answer session for Local Residents

 

There were no questions from Local Residents. 

 

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33.        Questions from Members to the Chairman (if any)

 

There were no questions from Members.

 

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34.        Cabinet Forward Plan - 1 July 2023 to 31 October 2023.

 

RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Forward Plan be noted.

 

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35.        Committee Work Programme

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee Work Programme be noted.

 

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36.        Appointment of a Working Group - Water Management Cycle Review

 

The Chairman informed the Committee that he had invited political Group Leaders to submit nominations for the Water Management Cycle Working Group’s Membership; the list of nominees had been circulated to the Committee.

 

The Committee expressed support for the proposed membership and felt that substitute members should be put forward where possible.

 

RESOLVED: That the Water Management Cycle Working Group Membership be as follows:

 

Members: Councillors Cleator, English, Jeffery, Harper, Harwood, Round and Trzebinski.

 

Substitute Members: Councillors Clark, Springett and S Thompson.

 

Note: Councillor Cannon joined the meeting at 6.40 p.m. and stated that he did not have any disclosures of interest or lobbying.

 

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37.        DURATION OF MEETING

 

6.30 p.m. to 6.43 p.m.

 

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