1)  That the Council’s Annual Report 2014-15, as set out in the revised Appendix circulated as an Urgent Update to the report of the Communications Manager, be approved for publication on the Council’s website subject to some amendments made at the meeting being incorporated;

2)  That the report be advertised in the Borough Update, on the Council’s social media accounts and through the Council’s internal communication channels; and

3)  That the report be made available on request and for collection at the Council’s receptions.

The Head of Policy and Communications presented the report on the Maidstone Borough Council – Annual Report 2014-15.

Members identified some additional changes that they wished to be made.

It was proposed by Councillor Mrs Blackmore and seconded by Councillor Cox that the last bullet point on page 5 of the Appendix, be amended to ‘provided advice on the preparation of neighbourhood plans designating 12 neighbourhood plan areas’

Voting:  For:   14  Against:  1  Abstentions:  0

It was proposed by Councillor Mrs Blackmore and seconded by Councillor Brice that the last two paragraphs of the introduction as set out on page 3 of the Appendix be taken out.

Voting:   For:  9  Against:  5  Abstentions:  1

RESOLVED:

1)  That the Council’s Annual Report 2014-15, as set out in the revised Appendix circulated as an Urgent Update to the report of the Communications Manager, be approved for publication on the Council’s website subject to some amendments made at the meeting being incorporated;

2)  That the report be advertised in the Borough Update, on the Council’s social media accounts and through the Council’s internal communication channels; and

3)  That the report be made available on request and for collection at the Council’s receptions.

Voting:  For:  15  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0