Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman of the Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

The procedure set out below will be followed:

(a)  If intending to stand for re-election as Chairman, the outgoing Chairman cannot preside over her own election. The Chairman will therefore need to either resign the office (which allows them to stay and participate in proceedings) or vacate the chair and leave the meeting prior to nominations being made. The Vice-Chairman, or in the Vice-Chairman’s absence a member of the Council elected to preside over the election, will act as the Chairman in such a situation.

(b)  The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Member presiding (as appropriate) will call for nominations (which must be proposed and seconded) followed by either a direct vote or a succession of votes depending on the number of nominations.

(c)  In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Member presiding will have a casting vote.

Upon election, the procedure will be followed:

(a)  The Chairman will sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

(b)  The Chairman will address the Council.

(c)  The Retiring Chairman (in the event of a retiring Chairman) will be presented with the past Chairman’s badge.

(d)  The Retiring Chairman (in the event of a retiring Chairman) will address the Council.

In the absence of the Chairman at the commencement of the meeting, the Vice-Chairman called for nominations for the position of Chairman of the Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

It was moved by Councillor M D Conolly and duly seconded, that Councillor S S Chandler be elected Chairman of Dover District Council for the ensuing municipal Year 2018/19.

In the absence of any other nominations it was put to the meeting and it was

RESOLVED:       That Councillor S S Chandler be elected Chairman of Dover District Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

(Councillor S S Chandler, who had not been present at the meeting prior to the vote being taken, entered the Council Chamber and, having made her declaration of acceptance of office, took the chair.)

To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

The following procedure will be followed:

(a)  The Chairman will call for nominations (which must be seconded) followed by either a direct vote or a succession of votes depending on the number of nominations.

(b)  In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman will have a casting vote.

Upon election, the Vice-Chairman will sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

The Chairman called for nominations for the position of Vice-Chairman for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

It was moved by Councillor J S Back and duly seconded, that Councillor D Hannent be elected Vice-Chairman of Dover District Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

In the absence of any other nominations it was put to the meeting and it was

RESOLVED:       That Councillor D Hannent be appointed Vice-Chairman of Dover District Council for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19.

(On being appointed, Councillor D Hannent made his declaration of acceptance of

office.)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P S Le Chevalier, S M Le Chevalier, A M Napier and G Rapley.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 07 March 2018 and 28 March 2018 (to follow).

The Minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2018 and 28 March 2018 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made by Members.

The Chairman of the Council, Councillor S S Chandler, made the following announcements:

(a)  London Marathon

To congratulate Councillor P D Jull on his completion of the Marathon Walk London.

(b)  The death of former Councillor W E Elliott

The Chairman announced the sad news of the recent death of former district councillor Wayne Elliott. Councillor Elliott represented the North Deal Ward between 1979 – 1987 and 2003 – 2007. He was also a member of Deal Town Council.

The Chairman called upon Members who wished to speak and they paid tribute to his service and the qualities he brought to the Council.

The Council stood in silence as a mark of respect for Councillor Elliott.

To receive and note from the Leader of the Council:

(a)  The size of the Cabinet and composition of the Cabinet Portfolios

(b)  The members of the Cabinet and related Cabinet Portfolios

The Leader of the Council, Councillor K E Morris, gave notice of his intention to appoint the following Members to the following Portfolios:

RESOLVED:  (a)     That it be noted that the Leader of the Council had given formal notification to the Monitoring Officer of his intention to appoint the following portfolio structure:

Leader of the Council

Deputy Leader of the Council

Portfolio for Access and Licensing

Portfolio for Environment, Waste and Health

Portfolio for Built Environment

Portfolio for Corporate Resources and Performance

Portfolio for Community Services

Portfolio for Housing and Homelessness

Portfolio for Property Management and Environmental Health

(b)     That it be noted that the Leader of the Council had appointed the following Members to the following Portfolios:

To receive and note from the Leader of the Main Opposition Party the members and related portfolios of the Shadow Cabinet.

The Shadow Cabinet must directly reflect the portfolio composition of the Cabinet (in accordance with the Council Procedure Rule 1.1(x)).

It was moved by Councillor M R Eddy, duly seconded and

RESOLVED:       That, in accordance with notice provided by the Leader of the Opposition Group, the Shadow Cabinet be composed of the following for the ensuing municipal year 2018/19:

To consider the attached Joint Report of the Chief Executive and the Director of Governance.

It was moved by Councillor K E Morris, duly seconded and

RESOLVED:     (a)  That the Dover Joint Transportation Board and the 2 Overview and Scrutiny Committees be considered as Ordinary Committees for the purposes of calculating the allocation of seats for political groups.

                          (b)   That a Licensing Committee be appointed with 15 seats and, whilst noting the duty to ensure political proportionality does not apply to the Licensing Committee, its seats be allocated to reflect the overall proportionality of the Council.

(c)   That, having noted the allocation of seats calculated in  accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, the Council Committees be constituted as indicated below for the remainder of the municipal year and the Boards and Forums be constituted with the membership, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Spokespersons as shown:

To consider the attached report of the Director of Governance.

The Democratic Services Manager presented the Calendar of Meetings 2018/19.

It was moved by Councillor A Friend, duly seconded and

RESOLVED:       That the Calendar of Meetings for 2018/19 be approved.

To consider the attached report of the Director of Governance.

The Director of Governance presented the Review of the Constitution 2018 – Training and Development for Members.

It was moved by Councillor P G Heath, duly seconded and

RESOLVED: (a)     That the proposed changes as part of the 2017/2018 Review of the Constitution relating to Part 2 – Articles of the Constitution, specifically Article 13 – Decision Making Appendix B to E (Training Criteria for various committees) as detailed at para 2.1 of the report be approved and incorporated into the Council’s Constitution, issue no. 21.

                        (b)     That the amendments to Article 13 Appendix D are approved as shown at Annex 1 to the report and the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer is authorised to make any associated incidental changes to the Constitution.

Arising from organisational changes, the Council is asked to amend Part 3 (Responsibility for Functions) Scheme of Officer Delegations to authorise the Planning Enforcement Manager to hold the same delegations as those currently held by the Head of Regeneration and Development and to authorise the Director of Governance to make the necessary alterations to the Constitution.

It was moved by Councillor N S Kenton, duly seconded and

RESOLVED: (a)     That Part 3 (Responsibility for Functions) Scheme of Officer Delegations be amended to authorise the Planning Enforcement Manager to hold the same delegations as those currently held by the Head of Regeneration and Development.

                        (b)     That the Director of Governance be authorised to make the necessary alterations to the Constitution.

To consider the attached report of the Chief Executive.

The Leader of the Council presented the State of the District report.

It was moved by Councillor K E Morris, duly seconded and

RESOLVED: (a)   That regular online updates to the data contained within the State of the District report online updates to the data collected be agreed, with members informed in a timely manner (via the Members’ Weekly News) of any significant changes.

                        (b)   That an annual strategic highlights report be prepared each year, capturing overall changes in trends, in addition to a full State of the District report, which would continue to be available on-line.

To consider the attached report of the Director of Governance.

Councillor P G Heath presented the Annual Report of the Governance Committee.

It was moved by Councillor P G Heath, duly seconded and

RESOLVED:       That the report be received and noted.

To consider the attached report of the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

Councillor K Mills presented the Annual Report of Scrutiny.

It was moved by Councillor K Mills, duly seconded and

RESOLVED:       That the report be received and noted.

There were no items of urgent business for consideration.