Agenda and minutes

Full Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2020 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes. View directions

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1.

Minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2020 pdf icon PDF 313 KB

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1.1       RESOLVED – to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the County Council meeting held on 11 February 2020 as a correct record.

2.

Apologies for absence

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2.1       Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Charles Clark and Ungar. On behalf of the Council the Chairman sent Councillor Ungar his best wishes

3.

Chairman's business

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3.1       The Chairman reminded all attending the meeting that holding remote meetings is a learning process for all and that the Council was endeavouring to ensure that there is continued councillor involvement in meetings.

4.

Questions from members of the public

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4.1       There were no questions from members of the public.

5.

Declarations of Interest

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5.1       There were no declarations of interest

6.

Reports

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

 

Governance Committee report - paragraph 1 (Constituting panels as part of Adoption South East) and paragraph 3 (Amendments to the Constitution) 

 

NON-RESERVED PARAGRAPHS

 

6.2 On the motion of the Chairman of the County Council, the Council ADOPTED those paragraphs in the reports that had not been reserved for discussion as follows:

Governance Committee report paragraph 2 (Pay Policy Statement) and paragraph 4 (Coronavirus (Covid 19) temporary arrangements)

7.

Report of the Governance Committee pdf icon PDF 125 KB

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Paragraph 1 (Constituting panels as part of Adoption South East)  and paragraph 3 (Amendments to the Constitution)

 

7.1       Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraphs of the Governance Committee’s report.

 

7.2 The motions were CARRIED after debate

8.

Questions from County Councillors

(a)  Oral questions to Cabinet Members

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

 

 

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

Questioner

Respondent

Subject

 

Councillor Field

Councillor Standley

Support available for families whose financial circumstances do not allow them to provide a broadband connection to allow children to undertake distance learning   

 

Councillor Osborne

Councillor Standley

Provision of home to school transport and ensuring social distancing

 

Councillor Grover

Councillor Maynard

Supply of PPE for frontline staff  

 

Councillor Tutt

Councillor Simmons

Support available for organisation looking to support and kick start local businesses   

 

Councillor Philip Daniel

Councillor Bennett

Funding received from the Government for Covid 19 related expenditure and the costs incurred to date by the Council

   

Councillor Stephen Shing

Councillor Claire Dowling

Opportunities to widen footpaths and cycle lanes to allow for social distancing

Councillor Ensor

Councillor Claire Dowling

Disposal of waste collected in the County 

Councillor Ensor

Councillor Tidy

Consultation regarding changes to early help and implementation dates

 

Councillor Stephen Shing

Councillor Maynard

Covid 19 related deaths in East Sussex

 

 

WRITTEN QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 44

 

8.2       There were no written questions from Councillors.