Agenda and minutes

Prayer was offered by Revd Louise Corke and John Whittaker.

On the motion of Councillor Bannister, seconded by Councillor Nichols it was

RESOLVED – Councillor Hodgkins be elected Mayor for the ensuing municipal year.

Cllr Hodgkins made the requisite declaration of acceptance of office and the retiring Mayor invested her with the Chain of Office.

The Mayor, Cllr Hodgkins, took the chair at this juncture.

In addressing the meeting, Cllr Hodgkins announced that Reverend John Whittaker had agreed to be her Chaplain and she introduced her Consorts and her Air and Sea Cadets and presented them with the insignia. She indicated that she would be supporting two charities during her Mayoral year – the Special Needs Integration Project (SNIPs) and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

It was then moved by Cllr Bray, seconded by Cllr Bill and

RESOLVED – a vote of thanks be accorded to Cllr Cartwright for service during his term of office as Mayor.

Cllr Cartwright then highlighted the success of his charity appeal and thanked representatives from two of his charities. He also thanked his Consorts, Chaplains, Cadets, Councillors and Council Officers. He presented his Cadet and Consorts’ medals. The Mayor then presented Cllr Cartwright with his Past Mayor’s Medal.

On the motion of Councillor Nichols, seconded by Councillor Bray, it was

RESOLVED – Councillor Bannister be appointed Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year.

Councillor Bannister then made the requisite declaration of acceptance of office and the Mayor invested him with the Deputy Mayor’s Chain of Office.

Councillor Bray presented Mrs Cartwright, past Mayoress, with the Leader’s Medal.

Apologies were submitted on behalf of Councillors Allen, Bessant, Boothby and Ladkin.

To receive verbally from Members any disclosures which they are required to make in accordance with the Council's code of conduct or in pursuance of Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. This is in addition to the need for such disclosure to be also given when the relevant matter is reached on the Agenda.

No interests were declared at this stage.

Councillor Bray announced that his Executive and areas of responsibility would be:

Cllr Bray                -     (Leader of the Council & Chairman of the Executive) Executive Member for Communications, Strategic Leadership, Regeneration, Planning, Major Capital Projects, Town Centre Issues & Car Parks

Cllr Bill                   -     (Deputy Leader & Vice-Chairman of the Executive) Executive Member for Community Safety & Partnerships

Cllr Cope               -     Executive Member for Culture & Leisure (arts, tourism, sport, children & young people, town twinning)

Cllr Crooks            -     Executive Member for Neighbourhood Services (streetscene, parks, wardens, rural affairs)

Cllr Gould              -     Executive Member for Environment, Health & Climate Change (environmental health, licensing, climate change, fair trade)

Cllr Lynch              -     Executive Member for Finance, ICT & Asset Management

Cllr Mullaney          -     Executive Member for Housing (housing, housing repairs & council house building)

Cllr Witherford       -     Executive Member for Corporate Services, Equalities & Member Services.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bill and

RESOLVED – membership of council bodies be approved as follows:

Planning Committee

Cllr R Mayne (Chairman); Cllr DM Taylor (Vice-Chairman); Cllr RG Allen; Cllr JG Bannister; Cllr T Chastney; Cllr WJ Crooks; Cllr A Hall; Cllr M Hulbert; Cllr DW Inman; Cllr KWP Lynch; Cllr J Moore; Cllr K Morrell; Cllr LJP O’Shea; Cllr H Smith, Cllr BE Sutton; Cllr R Ward; Cllr BM Witherford.

Scrutiny Commission

Cllr MR Lay (Chairman); Cllr C Ladkin (Vice-Chairman); Cllr DM Taylor (Vice-Chairman); Cllr PR Batty; Cllr PS Bessant; Cllr A Hall; Cllr PAS Hall; Cllr M Hulbert; Cllr DW Inman; Cllr JS Moore; Cllr K Morrell; Cllr K Nichols.

Hinckley Area Committee

Cllr SL Bray (Chairman); Cllr L Hodgkins (Vice-Chairman); Cllr JG Bannister; Cllr DC Bill; Cllr DS Cope; Cllr KWP Lynch; Cllr MT Mullaney; Cllr K Nichols; Cllr DM Taylor; Cllr BM Witherford.

Licensing Committee

Cllr K Nichols (Chairman); Cllr M Hulbert (Vice-Chairman); Cllr PR Batty; Cllr SL Bray; Cllr MB Cartwright; Cllr DM Gould, Cllr MT Mullaney; Cllr LJP O’Shea; Cllr J Richards; Cllr H Smith; Cllr S Sprason.

Licensing (Regulatory) Committee

Cllr K Nichols (Chairman); Cllr M Hulbert (Vice-Chairman); Cllr PR Batty; Cllr SL Bray; Cllr MB Cartwright; Cllr DM Gould, Cllr MT Mullaney; Cllr LJP O’Shea; Cllr J Richards; Cllr H Smith; Cllr S Sprason.

Ethical Governance & Personnel Committee

Cllr DW Inman (Chairman); Cllr DC Bill; Cllr R Camamile; Cllr WA Hall; Cllr KWP Lynch; Cllr JS Moore; Cllr LJP O’Shea; Cllr R Ward; Cllr BM Witherford.

Finance, Audit & Performance Committee

Cllr DM Taylor (Chairman); Cllr R Mayne (Vice-Chairman); Cllr JG Bannister; Cllr R Camamile; Cllr P Hall; Cllr J Moore; Cllr K Morrell.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bill and

RESOLVED - the following be appointed to a pool from which panels of at least three members will be drawn as and when required to determine appeals:

Cllr MB Cartwright (Chairman); Cllr A Hall (Vice-Chairman); Cllr JG Bannister; Cllr PR Batty; Cllr SL Bray; Cllr T Chastney; Cllr PAS Hall; Cllr L Hodgkins; Cllr Morrell; Cllr LJP O’Shea; Cllr S Sprason; Cllr BM Witherford.

On the motion of Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bill, it was

RESOLVED - the employer’s representatives on the Local Joint and Safety Panel be approved as:-

Cllr DC Bill; Cllr L Hodgkins; Cllr MR Lay; Cllr R Ward; Cllr BM Witherford

(1)        Age Concern, Hinckley & Burbage (One)

(2)        Bradgate Landfill Liaison Committee (Two)

(3)        Care and Repair (West Leicestershire) Ltd. Management Committee (One)

(4)        Caterpillar Logistics Limited - Liaison Committee (One)

(5)        Cliffe Hill Quarry Liaison Committee (Two)

(6)        Community Safety Partnership (One)

(7)        Desford Brickworks Liaison Committee (One)

(8)        East Midlands Councils (previously East Midlands Regional Assembly) (One)

(9)        Groby Quarry Liaison Committee (One)

(10)      Hinckley and Bosworth Local Strategic Partnership (One)

(11)      Hinckley Citizens’ Advice Bureau Trustee Board (Two)

(12)      Hinckley-Herford Town Twinning Association (One)

(13)      Hinckley Highways Forum (Nine plus nine named substitutes)

(14)      Hinckley Shopmobility (One)

(15)      Hinckley Theatre Management Committee (One)

(16)      Leicestershire Rural Partnership Membership Group (One)

(17)      Leicestershire and Rutland Playing Fields Association (One)

(18)      Local Government Association General Assembly (One)

(19)      Local Government Association Rural Commission (One)

(20)      Local Government Association Urban Commission (One)

(21)      MIRA Community Liaison Group (One)

(22)      Next Generation (Three)

(23)      Orbit Housing Management Committee (Two)

(24)      Police and Crime Panel (One)

(25)      Stepping Stones Countryside Management Project Members' Steering Group (Two)

(26)      Voluntary Action, Hinckley and Bosworth (Two)

(27)      West Leicestershire Mind (One)

It was proposed by Cllr Bray, seconded by Cllr Bill and

RESOLVED - the following be appointed as the Council's representatives on the bodies indicated:

Having agreed the calendar of meetings for 2013-14 at the last council meeting, the following errors were noted and changes are recommended:

Executive meetings 19 November 2013 and 21 January 2014 should be 20 November 2013 and 22 January 2014 (were scheduled for Tuesdays – should be Wednesdays).

Annual Council 13 May 2014 should have been scheduled for the following week – 20 May 2014 (should be 14 May or later).

Attention was drawn to three errors in the calendar of meetings. It was reported that the Executive meetings in November and January should be 20 November and 22 January, and that Annual Council in 2014 should have been scheduled for 20 May. It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bill and

RESOLVED – the dates above be approved and amended in the calendar of meetings.