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Items
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Appointment of Chair
Minutes:
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Resolved: That, in the absence
of the Chair of the Committee (Councillor Bryan Lodge), Councillor
Ben Curran is appointed Chair of the meeting until a Deputy Chair
has been appointed.
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Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
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Apologies for absence were received from
Councillors Bryan Lodge, Malcolm Glover (Bradfield Parish Council)
and Andy Bainbridge (Ecclesfield Parish Council) and John
Atkinson.
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Councillor Peter Price attended the meeting as
a substitute for Councillor Lodge.
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3. |
Member Development Programme PDF 94 KB
Report of the Interim Director of Legal and
Governance.
Minutes:
3.1
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The Interim Director of Legal and Governance
submitted a report on proposals for developing a policy and
programme of Member Development that would be overseen, monitored
and reviewed by the Standards Committee.
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Resolved: That consideration
of the report is deferred to allow further work in developing the
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4. |
Exclusion of Public and Press
To identify items where
resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public
Minutes:
4.1
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There were no items identified where
resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public.
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5. |
Declarations of Interest PDF 65 KB
Members to declare any
interests they have in the business to be considered at the
meeting.
Minutes:
5.1
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There were no declarations of interest from
Members of the Committee.
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6. |
Appointment of Deputy Chair
To appointment a Deputy Chair of the
Committee.
Minutes:
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Resolved: That Councillor Alan
Law is appointed as Deputy Chair of the Committee.
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(Note: From this point, Councillor Law chaired
the remainder of the meeting).
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7. |
Minutes of Last Meeting PDF 41 KB
To approve the minutes of
the meeting of the Committee held on 4 June 2014.
Minutes:
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The minutes of the meeting of the Committee
held on 4 June 2014 were approved as a correct record.
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8. |
Update on Standards Complaints PDF 72 KB
Report of the Monitoring Officer/Interim
Director of Legal and Governance.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Interim Director of Legal and Governance
introduced a report that provided information on complaints
considered under the Procedure for Dealing with Standards
Complaints during 2014/15. 13 complaints were considered, which
included two from 2013, and eight had been concluded, three were
being investigated and two were pending.
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Revised Procedure for Dealing with Standards Complaints PDF 80 KB
Report of the Monitoring Officer/Interim
Director of Legal and Governance.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
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The Interim Director of Legal and Governance
introduced a report that contained a draft revised Procedure for
Dealing with Standards Complaints that had been developed following
a recent review. The revised Procedure incorporated both the City
Council and Joint Parish and Town Councils’ Procedures and
provided greater clarity of ...
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Work Programme PDF 84 KB
Report of the Interim
Director of Legal and Governance.
Minutes:
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The Interim Director of Legal and Governance
submitted a report outlining a proposed work programme for the
Committee for 2015/16 and asking Members to identify any further
items for inclusion.
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10.2
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In respect of the proposed training session on
the Members’ Code of Conduct on 24 June 2015, the
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Dates of Future Meetings
To note that meetings of the Committee will be
held on 11 March and 24 June 2015 at 2.00 p.m.
Minutes:
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It was noted that meetings of the Committee
would be held on 11 March and 24 June at 2.00 p.m.
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