Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 25th May, 2016 5.00 pm

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Items
No. Item

1.

Election of a Chairman

To elect a Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Council year.

Minutes:

The Democratic Support Officer called for nominations for the Chairman of the Licensing Committee. It was moved by Councillor D P Murphy duly seconded and

 

RESOLVED:   That Councillor P S Le Chevalier be elected Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing municipal year.

2.

Appointment of a Vice-Chairman

To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Council year.

Minutes:

The Chairman called for nominations for the Vice-Chairman of the Licensing Committee. It was moved by Councillor P S Le Chevalier duly seconded and

 

RESOLVED:   That Councillor B Gardner be appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing municipal year.

3.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D G Cronk, B Gardner and M J Holloway.

4.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 37 KB

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made by Members.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 44 KB

To confirm the attached Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 2 March 2016.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 2 March 2016 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

6.

Minutes of Sub-Committee Meetings pdf icon PDF 52 KB

To receive the attached Minutes of the meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 4 April 2016.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 4 April 2016 were received and noted.

7.

Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 - Appointment of Licensing Sub-Committees and Chairman of Sub-Committees pdf icon PDF 53 KB

To appoint five Sub-Committees of three members each and to appoint a Chairman for each Sub-Committee in accordance with the report of the Head of Democratic Services (report to follow after the Annual Meeting of the Council).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered the report of the Director of Governance which provided suggestions for the composition of the five Licensing Sub-Committees, each comprising of three members, to hear applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005. Members were also asked to appoint the Chairmen of each of the sub-committees.

 

To better reflect the operational requirements of the Licensing Sub-Committees, Members were asked to formalise arrangements for the appointment of substitute members on the sub-committees by adopting the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 4 with the amendments outlined in Appendix 1 of the report. These arrangements included amendments to reflect the lack of political balance requirements for the sub-committees.

 

RESOLVED:        (a)     That the five Licensing Committees and their Chairmen for the ensuing municipal year 2016/17 be as follows:

 

(A)        Councillors B W Butcher (Chairman), L A Keen, M J Ovenden

 

(B)        Councillors B Gardner (Chairman), S M Le Chevalier, D P Murphy

 

(C)        Councillors S F Bannister (Chairman), D G Cronk, P S Le Chevalier

 

(D)        Councillors D Hannent (Chairman), M J Holloway, M Rose

 

(E)        Councillors P M Brivio (Chairman), B Glayzer, D A Sargent

 

(b)     That the Licensing Committee adopt the procedure for the appointment of Substitute Members as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.