Agenda and draft minutes

Cllr Wrigley proposed that Cllr Dawson be elected Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, this was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

Cllr Macgregor proposed that Cllr Clarance be elected Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, this was seconded by Cllr Daws.

Cllr Clarance stated that he would decline this kind nomination. He thanked the Liberal Democrats for enabling him to stand as Chair of Council for the past year.

Cllr Daws proposed that Cllr J Taylor be elected Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, this was seconded by Cllr Macgregor.

RESOLVED that Cllr Dawson be elected Chair of the Council for the 2024/2025 municipal year.

Cllr Wrigley proposed that Cllr Sanders be elected Deputy Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, this was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

Cllr J Taylor proposed that Cllr Radford be elected Deputy Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, this was seconded by Cllr Macgregor.

RESOLVED that Cllr Sanders be elected Deputy-Chair of the Council for the 2024/25 municipal year.

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the previous Council meeting.

It was proposed by Cllr Wrigley seconded by Cllr Keeling that the minutes of Council on 23 April 2024 be approved.

RESOLVED that the minutes be approved and signed as a correct record by the Chair.

Announcements only from the Chair and/or Managing Director.

The Chair welcomed Cllr Major to the Council and thanked all members and officers involved in facilitating the reopening of Kingsway Meadow Centre Teignmouth.

The Chair stated that in respect of agenda item 7 - Committee Seats Allocations in accordance with the constitution Full Council would appoint committee membership including the chair and vice chair of committees except for the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Audit Scrutiny Committee who was per the constitution would appoint their chair and vice chair at the commencement of their first meeting.

The Chair advised that the Parking Services Manager was available in Committee Room 2 today to support members in applying for their car park pass for parking at Forde House. This pass would be valid for the members term of office.

None.

Schedules of the Members proposed to be nominated to the Council’s committees in 2024/2025 had been circulated to all Members – as attached to the minutes.

In response to a Member Cllr Wrigley clarified that Cllr Nuttall would not be an Executive Member and Cllrs Buscombe and Williams would be sitting on Executive.

The following amendments to the circulated lists were advised:-

·       Cllr Peart would not sit on Planning Committee

·       Cllr Foden and Cllr Rollason to be replaced by Cllr Swain and Cllr Henderson on Overview & Scrutiny Committee

·       Cllr Clarance to be a substitute on Planning Committee

·       Cllr Smith would not be a substitute on Overview & Scrutiny Committee as they did not appoint substitutes

Cllr Wrigley proposed the committee seat nominations as circulated and amended; this was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

RESOLVED that membership of Committees as shown in the schedules circulated subject to the following amendments:-

·       Cllr Peart would not sit on Planning Committee

·       Cllr Smith would not be a substitute on Overview & Scrutiny Committee as they did not appoint substitutes

·       Cllr Foden and Cllr Rollason to be replaced by Cllr Swain and Cllr Henderson on Overview & Scrutiny Committee

·       Cllr Clarance to be a substitute on Planning Committee

 be approved.

Cllr Wrigley proposed the following:-

Chair of Planning Committee: Cllr C Parker

Vice Chair of Planning Committee: Cllr Cox

Chair of Licensing and Regulatory Committee: Cllr Hayes

Vice Chair of Licensing and Regulatory Committee: Cllr Rollason

Chair of Standards Committee: Cllr Nuttall

Vice Chair of Standards Committee: Cllr Bullivant.

This was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

Cllr Radford proposed Cllr J Taylor as Chair of Standards Committee, this was seconded by Cllr Ryan.

At this junction the meeting was adjourned for a few minutes.

The meeting reconvened.

Cllr Macgregor proposed Cllr Bradford as Chair of Planning Committee, this was seconded by Cllr J Taylor.

Cllr J Taylor proposed Cllr Bradford as Vice-Chair of Planning Committee, this was seconded by Cllr Macgregor.

Cllr Gearon proposed Cllr J Taylor as Chair and Vice-Chair of Standards Committee, this was seconded by Cllr Radford.

Cllr J Taylor proposed Cllr Bradford as Chair and Vice Chair of Licensing and Regulatory Committee, this was seconded as Cllr Macgregor.

A vote was taken on each proposal and it was:-

RESOLVED that:-

·       Cllr C Parker be elected as Chair of Planning Committee

·       Cllr Cox be elected Chair of Planning Committee

·       Cllr Hayes be elected Chair of Licensing and Regulatory Committee

·       Cllr Rollason be elected Vice Chair of Licensing and Regulatory Committee

·       Cllr Nuttall be elected Chair of Standards Committee

·       Cllr Bullivant be elected Vice Chair of Standards Committee

The schedule of the Members proposed to be nominated to the outside bodies (external organisations) had been circulated to all Members – attached to minutes.

Cllr Bullivant stated that he was on the Stover Park Advisory Board as a Devon County Councillor and that Cllr Thorne should represent the Council on as Stover Park it was in his ward.

Cllr Bullivant proposed that Cllr J Taylor sit on the Teignbridge Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC), this was seconded by Cllr Macgregor put to the vote and lost.

Cllr Wrigley proposed the recommendation as circulated with the change to Stover Park Advisory Board to be Cllr Thorne, this was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

RESOLVED that the appointments to the Outside Organisations as circulated at the meeting with the change to Stover Park Advisory Board to be Cllr Thorne be approved. (attached to Minutes).

The Managing Director introduced the Management Restructure report which sought to create clear and accountable service leadership roles at level below the Senior Leadership Team to enable greater capacity to deliver the Councils priorities and deliver efficiencies required going forward.

Cllr Wrigley proposed the following:-

1.          Approve the spend on restructure and new posts to further the delivery of the Modern 25 programme for better service for Teignbridge residents;

2.          Approve the use of earmarked reserves and identified budgets; and

3.          Request the Executive to oversee the plans to deliver the expected savings from the investment and closely monitor the progress of delivery

This was seconded by Cllr Keeling.

Cllr Bullivant proposed an adjournment for legal advice on the proposal put forward from Cllr Wrigley which was different to that of the circulated report, this was seconded by Cllr Macgregor.

The meeting was adjourned.

The meeting reconvened.

Cllr Wrigley proposed that his original proposal be amended to remove the third recommendation. Cllr Keeling as seconder supported this amendment.

RESOLVED to:-

1.                         Approve the spend on restructure and new posts to further the delivery of the Modern 25 programme for better service for Teignbridge residents; and

2.                         Approve the use of earmarked reserves and identified budgets.