Agenda and draft minutes

General Purposes Group - Monday 27th April, 2015 10.00 am

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Poppy Brewer 01622 602242 Email: poppybrewer@maidstone.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
44.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: It was noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Vizzard and Mrs P Watson.
45.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: The following Substitute Members were noted: Councillor English for Councillor Mrs P Watson Councillor Mrs Joy for Councillor Vizzard
46.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: There were no visiting Members.
47.	Election of Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Hinder be elected Chairman for the rest of the Municipal year 2014-15.
48.	Urgent Items Minutes: The Chairman stated that, in her opinion, the election of Conservative Party Group Spokesperson should be taken as an urgent item in order that the processes of the Group could continue.
49.	Election of Conservative Group Spokesperson Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Parvin be appointed Conservative Group Spokesperson for the rest of the Municipal Year 2014-15.
50.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
51.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: Councillors English, Mrs Hinder and Mrs Parvin disclosed that they had been lobbied with regard to Agenda Item 9 – Nominations to Outside Bodies.
52.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.
53.	Minutes of the Meeting Held on 8 December 2014 PDF 43 KB View item 53. as HTML 24 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Meeting held on 8 December 2014 be agreed as a correct record and signed.
54.	Nominations to Outside Bodies PDF 55 KB View item 54. as HTML 37 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - MAAP nomination , item 54. PDF 239 KB Appendix A - MAAP nomination continued , item 54. PDF 28 KB View as HTML (54./3) 8 KB Appendix A - Rochester Bridge Trust nomination , item 54. PDF 37 KB View as HTML (54./4) 14 KB Appendix B - MAAP Job Description , item 54. PDF 46 KB View as HTML (54./5) 14 KB Appendix B - Rochester Bridge Trust Job Description , item 54. PDF 33 KB View as HTML (54./6) 10 KB Minutes: The Group considered the report of the Head of Finance and Resources regarding nominations to Outside Bodies. RESOLVED: 1. That Councillor David Pickett be appointed as the Council’s representative on Maidstone Area Arts Partnership for a term of one year commencing 8 April 2015. 2. That Councillor Derek Butler be appointed as the Council’s representative on Rochester Bridge Trust for a term of four years commencing 31 May 2015. 3. That nominations be sought for the remaining vacancies.
55.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 10.00 a.m. to 10.10 a.m.