MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Overview & Scrutiny Committee
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Tuesday 18 July 2023
Attendees:
Committee Members:
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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.
24. Notification of Substitute Members
Councillor Trzebinski was present as Substitute Member for Councillor Hinder.
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.
26. Notification of Visiting Members
There were no Visiting Members.
27. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
28. Disclosures of Lobbying
There were no disclosures of lobbying.
29. EXEMPT ITEMS
RESOLVED: That all items on the agenda be taken in public as proposed.
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.
31. Presentation of Petitions
There were no petitions.
32. Question and Answer session for Local Residents
There were no questions from Local Residents.
33. Questions from Members to the Chairman (if any)
There were no questions from Members.
34. Cabinet Forward Plan - 1 July 2023 to 31 October 2023.
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Forward Plan be noted.
35. Committee Work Programme
RESOLVED: That the Committee Work Programme be noted.
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.
37. DURATION OF MEETING
6.30 p.m. to 6.43 p.m.
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