Agenda and minutes

12.1     Councillor Elkin approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 September 2016.

13.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

14.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer, together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.

DECISIONS

14.2     RESOLVED to (1) declare the land and buildings comprising Adams Farm, Sandrock Hill, Crowhurst surplus to County Council operational requirements; and

(2) delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer to negotiate and agree terms for the disposal of this property, to enable the Council to obtain best value in line with s123 of the Local Government Act 1972.

Reasons

14.3     The Council has no further use for the land and buildings.

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

15.1     RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Report by the Chief Operating Officer

16.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer which contained exempt information in support of an earlier agenda item.

DECISION

16.2     RESOLVED to note the information.

Reasons

16.3     The information supported an earlier agenda item.