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Minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2019 PDF 400 KB Additional documents: Minutes: 56.1 RESOLVED – to conform as a correct record the minutes of the County Council meeting held on 5 February 2019 as a correct record. |
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Apologies for absence Additional documents: Minutes: 57.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Pat Rodohan, Richard Stogdon, Sylvia Tidy and Francis Whetstone |
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Chairman's business Additional documents: Minutes: WELCOME 58.1 The Chairman welcomed representatives of the Youth Cabinet to the meeting and reminded all councillors that the representatives would be giving a presentation to all members immediately after the meeting.
CHAIRMAN’S ACTIVITIES
58.2 The Chairman reported that he had attended a number of engagements since the last County Council meeting including: One Hastings Many voices events at the Greek Orthodox Church Hall, Hastings, a Samaritans Charity dinner in Kent, 2 citizenship ceremonies in Crowborough, a celebration of International Mother Language day in Eastbourne, the Lord Lieutenant’s Poppy Awards ceremony in Eastbourne and a civic reception at Herstmonceux Castle hosted by the Chairman of Wealden District Council.
PRAYERS
58.3 The Chairman thanked Councillor Michael Ensor for leading the prayers before the meeting.
PETITIONS
58.4 The following petitions were presented by members immediately before the meeting:
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Questions from members of the public PDF 409 KB Additional documents: Minutes: 59.1 Copies of questions asked by Ben Christie from Forest Row, Gabriel Carlyle from St Leonards on Sea, Frances Witt from Lewes, Hugh Dunkerley from Brighton, John Enefer from Hastings, Lottie Rodger from Lewes, Arnold Simanowitz from Lewes, Alice Burchfield from Peacehaven and Emily O’Brien from Newhaven and the answers from Councillor Fox (on behalf of the Chair of the Pension Committee), Councillor Standley (Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability) and Councillor Simmons (Lead Member for Economy) are attached to these minutes. Supplementary questions were asked and responded to. |
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Declarations of Interest Additional documents: Minutes: 60.1 There were no declarations of interest |
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Reports Additional documents: Minutes: 61.1 The Chairman of the County Council, having called over the reports set out in the agenda, reserved the following for discussion:
Cabinet report – paragraph 1 (Council monitoring) Governance Committee report – paragraph 2 (Amendment to Constitution – Health and Wellbeing Board terms of reference) Lead Member for Transport and Environment report – paragraph 1 (Notice of Motion: condition of pavements in Eastbourne)
NON-RESERVED PARAGRAPHS
61.2 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 as follows:
Governance Committee report - paragraph 1 (Pay Policy Statement)
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Report of the Cabinet PDF 148 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Paragraph 1 (Council monitoring)
62.1 Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraph of the Cabinet’s report
62.2 The motion was CARRIED after debate |
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Report of the Governance Committee PDF 190 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Paragraph 2 (Amendment to the Constitution – Health and Wellbeing Board terms of reference)
63.1 Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraph in the Governance Committee’s report.
63.2 The motion was CARRIED after debate. |
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Report of the Lead Member for Transport and Environment PDF 131 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Paragraph 1 – Notice of motion: condition of pavements in Eastbourne
64.1 The Chairman stated that as the recommendation of the Lead Member for Transport and Environment was to reject the motion rather than proposing an amendment the Council would vote on the original motion as proposed by Councillor Rodohan and seconded by Councillor Swansborough as follows:
‘Given the deplorable state of pavements in Eastbourne which have continued to deteriorate over many years, we call on East Sussex County Council to allocate at least 50% of the surplus funds from the Eastbourne Controlled Parking Scheme to a rolling annual programme of improvements to pavements in Eastbourne commencing in 2019/20’
64.2 The Chairman stated that in voting on the motion, all councillors should note that any concerns about the condition of any pavement or road in their division should be reported to their Highway Steward.
64.3 A recorded vote on the motion was requested and taken. The amendment was LOST, the votes being cast as follows:
FOR THE MOTION
Councillors Charman, Philip Daniel, Field, Grover, Lambert, O’Keeffe, Osborne, Scott, Shuttleworth, Swansborough, Tutt, Ungar, Wallis and Webb.
AGAINST THE MOTION Councillors Barnes, Beaver, Belsey, Bennett, Bentley, Boorman, Bowdler, Charles Clark, Martin Clarke, Davies, Chris Dowling, Claire Dowling, Earl-Williams, Elford, Elkin, Enever, Ensor, Fox, Galley, Glazier, Liddiard, Loe, Maynard, Pragnell, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Standley and Taylor
ABSTENTION Councillor Godfrey Daniel
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Questions from County Councillors PDF 10 KB (a) Oral questions to Cabinet Members (b) Written Questions of which notice has been given pursuant to Standing Order 44
Additional documents: Minutes: 65.1 The following members asked questions of the Lead Cabinet Members indicated and they responded:
WRITTEN QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 44
65.2 One written was received from Councillor Lambert for the Lead Member for Transport and Environment. The question and answer are attached to these minutes.
65.3 The Lead Member responded to a supplementary question.
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Report of the East Sussex Fire Authority PDF 168 KB Additional documents: |