Agenda and minutes

62.1    RESOLVED – to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the County Council held on 10 February 2015 as a correct record.

63.1    Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Peter Charlton, Angharad Davies, Kathryn Field and Carolyn Lambert

JOAN TUNWELL

64.1    The Chairman informed the Council of the recent death of Joan Tunwell, the wife of a former colleague Michael Tunwell who had been a highly respected and very experienced councillor serving on the County Council from 1975 to 2009.  

AWARDS FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES

64.2    On behalf of the Council the Chairman congratulated and thanked staff in Children’s Services on winning two Local Government Chronicle Awards, in the business transformation and children services categories,  for the THRIVE programme. The THRIVE programme is a three year scheme aimed at reducing the need for intervention by social services by ensuring children and families get the help they need at an early stage. Through this multi-agency approach children’s social care referrals have been cut by half.  Previously, the number of referrals for children's social care was approaching a level which couldn't be continued. Now, staff training and the closer partnership working between the Council and other agencies including the police, NHS and schools, has provided a more co-ordinated approach across the county.

CHAIRMAN’S ACTIVITIES

64.3    I have attended a number of engagements since the last County Council meeting including:  the Winter Academic Award Ceremonies at the Brighton Dome, the Checkatrade Exhibition at the Azur, St Leonards on Sea, the Sussex Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride Awards Presentation in Pevensey, the  Ropemaker Centre Opening Ceremony in Hailsham, the Hastings and Rother Samaritans AGM, the Chestnut Tree House presentation in Alfriston, the Sussex Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus 50^th Anniversary in Eastbourne, the VIP reception for ‘Home Fires’ by Operacoast at Newhaven Fort and the Peacehaven Mayor’s Year in Music, Song and Pictures at the Meridian Centre. The Vice Chairman also attended a number of events including the installation of the Dean of Chichester at Chichester Cathedral

PRAYERS

64.4   The Chairman thanked Father David Charles for leading the prayers before the meeting.                  

PETITIONS

64.5   The Chairman informed the Council that immediately before the meeting he had received petitions from members as follows:

65.1    There were no questions from members of the public

66.1    There were no declarations of interest

CALLOVER

67.1    The Chairman of the County Council, having called over the reports set out in the agenda, reserved the following paragraph for discussion:

Cabinet                                                        - paragraph 1

NON-RESERVED PARAGRAPHS

67.2    On the motion of the Chairman of the County Council, the Council ADOPTED those paragraphs in the reports of the Committees that had not been reserved for discussion.

68.       Cabinet Report – Reserved Paragraph - Council Monitoring Quarter Three

68.1    Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraph of the Cabinet’s report.

68.2    The motion was CARRIED after debate

(a)  Oral questions to Cabinet Members

(b)  Written questions of which notice has been given pursuant to Standing Order 44

ORAL QUESTIONS TO CABINET MEMBERS

69.1    The following members asked questions of the Lead Cabinet Members indicated and they responded:

WRITTEN QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 44

69.2    There were no written questions Councillors

THE CHAIRMAN DECLARED THE MEETING CLOSED AT 11.18 am

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The reports referred to are included in the minute book

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