Agenda and minutes

Resolved: that Councillor Hannah Young be elected Chairperson for the meeting.

Councillor Young in the Chair

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the meeting in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairperson is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

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The Sub-Committee will be invited to pass the following resolution:

“(1)      That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972, by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2)      That members of the Council who are not members of this Sub-Committee be invited to remain.”

The Sub-Committee was invited to pass the following resolution:

“(1)      That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972, by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2)      That members of the Council who are not members of this Sub-Committee be invited to remain.”

Resolved: that the resolutions be passed.

Item                             Reason for Exemption

Minute No.                  Paragraphs 1 & 2 of Schedule 12A of the Local

STD 4                          Government Act 1972

Report of Deputy Monitoring Officer

The Sub-Committee considered a complaint received from a member of the public regarding a North Somerset Councillor stating that they had breached the North Somerset Council Code of Conduct applicable to councillors.

The Deputy Monitoring Officer outlined the complaint.

The Sub-Committee considered the complaint, together with the response from the councillor concerned and received the views of the Independent Member.

In discussing the key issues, the sub-committee considered the councillor’s actions had breached the Code of Conduct, in relation to General Conduct, Section 1 Respect: treating other councillors and members of the public with respect.  The Sub-Committee decided that the Councillor be asked to publish an apology and attend an Equalities training session.

             Resolved: that the Deputy Monitoring Officer write to the Councillor

             and the complainant advising of the decision.