Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Baker, Edge, Lister and Newton.

Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. It being a special meeting of the Committee, under Part Four, Section B, Paragraph 17, of the Council’s Constitution, no other business shall be considered at the meeting.

There were no additional items of urgent business.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at he commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’s judgement of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, license, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest received.

Joint Report of the Head of Local Democracy & Member Services, and Head of Legal Services – To request the Committee to consider the appointment  to the current vacancy on the Licensing Sub-Committee ‘B’

It being a special meeting of the Committee, under Part Four, Section B, Paragraph 17, of the Council’s Constitution, no other business shall be considered at the meeting.

The Legal Officer presented the report and asked the Licensing Committee (the Committee) to note that the full Council appointed the membership of the Licensing Committee.  In the light of Cllr Demirci’s move to the Labour Party there was a vacancy on the Licensing Committee.  The full Council appointed Cllr Newton to the Licensing Committee at its meeting on the 14 July 2008.

The Committee continued to have five majority Members and 5 minority Members.  The tabled document detailed the revised Membership for 2008-09 and that Cllr Demirci had been replaced by Cllr Newton.

The Committee was asked to consider the appointment to the current vacancy on its Licensing Sub Committee B, that Cllr Newton replaced Cllr Demirci.  The other Sub Committees remained the same with Cllr Edge floating.

The Committee was asked to note the changes in the Membership of the Licensing Committee 2008-09.

RESOLVED

That the recommendations outlined in the report be agreed:

1. That the Committee note the appointment of Cllr Newton to the vacant position on the Licensing Committee by Full Council at its meeting on 14 July 2008.
2. That Cllr Newton be appointed on to Licensing Sub Committee B.