Agenda and minutes

38.1     RESOLVED – to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the County Council held on 12 October 2021 as a correct record.

39.1     Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Charles Clark, Gerard Fox, Roy Galley, Keith Glazier, Carl Maynard, Paul Redstone, Georgia Taylor and Trevor Webb.

CHAIRMAN’S ACTIVITIES

40.1     The Chairman reported that he had attended a number engagements since the last meeting including a service of reflection in Hastings and the Pontifical Sung Vespers at Arundel Cathedral. The Chairman thanked the Vice Chairman for covering a number of engagements over the past few weeks including the Remembrance Service in Lewes.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

40.2     The Chairman reminded the public that the Council’s Constitution states that a questioner shall be limited to one question per meeting. Over recent months, there had been a trend of local residents submitting questions that have multiple parts. In order to ensure the Constitution is complied with, the Chairman stated that he would allow multiple questions for the meeting today but from the next meeting a question with multiple parts would not be permitted.

PETITIONS

40.3     The following petitions were presented before the meeting by Councillors:

PRAYERS

40.4     The Chairman thanked the Reverend Martin Miller for leading prayers before the meeting.

41.1     Copies of a question from a member of the public and the answer from Councillor Glazier  (the Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development) are attached to these minutes. A supplementary question was asked and the questioner was advised that given the absence of the Leader a written response would be provided.

42.1     There were no declarations of interest.

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

Lead Member for Transport and Environment – paragraph 1 (Notice of Motion – use of glyphosate on public highways and Council owned land.

NON-RESERVED PARAGRAPHS

43.2     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:

Cabinet report – paragraph 1 (appointment of External Auditors)

Governance Committee report – paragraph 1 (non-attendance at meetings) and 2 (vacation of officer – failure to attend meetings)

Paragraph 1 (Notice of Motion – use of glyphosate on public highway and Council owned land)

44.1     The Chairman stated that as the recommendation of the Lead Member was to reject the motion rather than proposing an amendment the Council would vote on the original motion as proposed by Councillor Maples and seconded by Councillor Hilton as set out in paragraph 1.1 of the report.

44.2     The motion was LOST after debate

(a)  Oral questions to Cabinet Members

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

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

45.2     Three written questions were received from Councillors  Lambert and Georgia Taylor for  the Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability, the Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change and the Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development. The questions and answers are attached to these minutes. The Lead Members responded to  supplementary questions.