Amendment status:Carried
Cllr Macgregor proposed an amendment that recommendations 1 and 3 as set out on the agenda report supporting the 4/5/1 model be approved as the best option for the residents of Teignbridge. This was seconded by Cllr G Taylor.
Cllr Macgregor confirmed the wording of his proposed amendment would be recommendation 1 and 3 of the agenda report as a recommendation to the Executive with a revised recommendation 2 of the agenda report to read:
2. Teignbridge District Council only support the option of 4/5/1.
The amendment was seconded by Cllr G Taylor.
The amendment to recommendation 2 would ensure that Dartmoor National Park in its entirety would remain in one unitary authority and address Cllrs concerns about the expansion of Plymouth City Council’s boundaries.
A recorded vote in accordance with paragraph 4.13.5. of the Constitution was taken.
Motion status:Carried
In accordance with paragraph 4.13.5. of the Constitution a recorded vote was taken on the substantive motion.
RECOMMENDED to the Executive that
1. Teignbridge District Council endorses the submission of ‘Reimagining Devon – Believe in Better’ (Appendix 4) as the Council’s response to the invitation from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for Local Government Reorganisation in Devon, with two new unitary authorities and Plymouth as a ‘continuing authority’.
3. Delegated power be given to the Managing Director, in consultation with the Executive Member for Local Government Reorganisation to submit the proposals and covering letter (Appendix 5) to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government by the deadline of 28th November 2025.