Agenda and minutes

19.1    RESOLVED – to confirm the minutes of the meeting of the County Council held on 12 May 2015 as a correct record

20.1     Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Charlton and Shuttleworth

BERYL HEALY AND DAVID BELLOTTI

21.1     The Chairman paid tribute to 2 former colleagues, Beryl Healy and David Bellotti, following their recent deaths. Beryl was a highly respected councillor both at Eastbourne Borough where she was Leader of the Council for 2 years and Mayor for 3 years and at the County Council where she served from 1996 to 2013. David was a County Councillor from 1981 to 1997, was Chairman of the Council from 1993 to 1994 and served as Chair of the Education Committee and Sussex Police Authority. On behalf of the County Council, the Chairman offered condolences to Beryl and David’s family and friends.

21.2     The Council stood in silence as a mark of respect for their former colleagues Beryl Healy and David Bellotti

CHAIRMAN’S ACTIVITIES

21.3     I have attended a number of engagements since the last County Council meeting including: the East Sussex Girl Guiding annual review at Hertsmonceux, a service and reception for Her Majesty’s Judiciary at Ditchling, the Bishop of Chichester’s evening reception, the memorial events for Jeremy Birch and Beryl Healy , the opening of new community facilities at Etchingham and the Grand Opening of Gildredge House in Eastbourne. I hosted Summer Civic reception in Eastbourne and presented awards at the Support with Confidence award ceremony.

The Vice Chairman also attended a number of events

PRAYERS

21.4     The Chairman thanked Reverend Martin Miller, St Michael’s Church, Newhaven for leading the prayers before the Council meeting.

PETITIONS

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

22.1    The following member declared a personal interest in items on the agenda as follows:

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

            Cabinet                                              -           paragraphs 1, 2 and 3

Governance Committee                  -           paragraph 1 (10 July meeting)

            East Sussex Fire Authority            -           paragraph 1

NON-RESERVED PARAGRAPHS

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

24.1     There were no questions from the public

25.1     The Council agreed to receive the Notice of the Returning Officer certifying the election of a County Councillor for the Old Hastings and Tressell division at the by-election held on 9 July 2015

26.1    Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraphs of the Cabinet’s report.

26.2    The motions were CARRIED after debate.

27.1     Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraph of the Governance Committee report.

27.2     The following amendment moved by Councillor Daniel and seconded was CARRIED:

Insert at the end of paragraph 1.8

2) to agree appointments to Committees as follows:

Regulatory Committee – Councillor Charman

Standards Committee – Councillor Daniel

Music Service Management Committee – Councillor Charman (replacing Councillor Daniel)

27.3     The Motion, as amended, was CARRIED after decate

(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

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

WRITTEN QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 44

28.2    Two written questions were received from Councillors Daniel and Hodges for the Lead Member for Adult Social Care and the Lead Member for Transport and Environment. The questions and answers are attached to these minutes.

28.3    The Lead Members responded to supplementary questions.

PARAGRAPH 1 – QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

29.1    Members commented on paragraph 1 of the East Sussex Fire Authority’s report and Councillor Howson, the nominated spokesperson for the Fire Authority, responded.