Meeting documents

Standards Hearing Sub-Committee
Thursday, 1 May 2014

Notice of Meeting, Summons and Agenda

M E H RADFORD - Corporate Services Director
Date Published: 22 April 2014
 

A meeting of the Standards Hearing Sub-Committee will be held in the Council Chamber, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne on Thursday 01 May 2014 at 2:30pm.

Members: Councillor Chairman not yet elected (Chairman), Councillor Vice - Chairman not yet elected (Vice Chairman), Councillors Duncan Dewar-Whalley, Mike Henderson and Tony Winckless.

Quorum = 3

 



Members:  Councillors  Duncan Dewar-Whalley, Mike Henderson and Tony Winckless.

Parish Council Observer:  Councillor Graham Addicott.
 
1

election of chairman



To elect a Chairman for this meeting.
 
2

apologies for absence and confirmation of substitutes


 
3

declarations of interest



Councillors should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves or their spouse, civil partner or person with whom they are living with as a spouse or civil partner. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
 
The Chairman will ask Members if they have any interests to declare in respect of items on this agenda, under the following headings:-
 
(a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI) under the Localism Act 2011. The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared. After declaring a DPI, the Member must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or vote. This applies even if there is provision for public speaking.
 
(b) Disclosable Non Pecuniary Interests (DNPI) under the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 16 May 2012. The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared. After declaring a DNPI interest, the Member may stay, speak and vote on the matter.
 
Advice to Members: If any Councillor has any doubt about the existence or nature of any DPI or DNPI which he/she may have in any item on this agenda, he/she should seek advice from the Director of Corporate Services as Monitoring Officer, the Head of Legal or from other Solicitors in Legal Services as early as possible, and in advance of the Meeting.

 
 

part b decision to be taken by the sub-committee: borough council complaint


 
4

consideration of complaint no. sbc 01.13


Report for Item 4
 
5

exclusion of the press and public



To decide whether to pass the resolution set out below in respect of the following item: -

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

1. Information relating to any individual.

 
 

part b decision to be taken by the sub-committee: borough council complaint


 
6

consideration of complaint no. sbc 01.13 - confidential report and appendices


 

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