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Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Committee Services  01622 602899

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

It was noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Fort, Parfitt-Reid, Mrs Robertson and Trzebinski.

 

2.

Notification of Substitute Members

Minutes:

The following Substitute Members were noted:

 

Councillor Khadka for Councillor Mrs Robertson

Councillor Spooner for Councillor Trzebinski

Councillor S Webb for Councillor Parfitt-Reid

Councillor Young for Councillor Fort

 

3.

Election of Chairman

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Springett be elected as Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23.

 

4.

Election of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Joy be elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2022/23.

 

5.

Visiting Members

Minutes:

There were no Visiting Members.

 

6.

Urgent Items

Minutes:

The Chairman said that, in view of the length of time until the next meeting of the Committee, she wished to raise, as an urgent item, the issue of training for Members and Substitute Members of the Committee.  Specifically, she wished to ask the Head of Housing and Community Services and the representative of the Interim Head of Legal Partnership to liaise with her and the Vice-Chair after the meeting regarding proposals for Member training this year.

 

The Head of Housing and Community Services said that the Officers would be happy to liaise with the Chairman and Vice-Chair on this issue and were already looking at the possible contents of a training programme with a view to a report being submitted to the September meeting of the Committee.  The report would include details of training courses that might be available externally.

 

7.

Disclosures by Members and Officers

Minutes:

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

 

8.

Disclosures of Lobbying

Minutes:

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

 

9.

Exempt Items

Minutes:

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

 

10.

Minutes of the meeting held on 31 March 2022 pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting held on 31 March 2022 be approved as a correct record and signed.

 

11.

Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee held on 20 April 2022 pdf icon PDF 190 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee held on 20 April 2022 be approved as a correct record and signed.

 

12.

Duration of Meeting

Minutes:

6.30 p.m. to 6.40 p.m.