Minutes:
Death of Wing Commander Ronald Powling
(1) The Chairman stated that it was with regret that he had to inform Members of the death of Wing Commander Ronald Powling on Friday 2 March 2018, former Conservative Member for Whitstable East between 1973 and 1989.
(2) Mr Dance and Mr Bird paid tribute to Wing Commander Powling.
Death of David Evans
(3) The Chairman stated that it was with regret that he had to inform Members of the death of David Evans on Friday 6 April 2018, former Conservative Member between 1997 and 2001.
(4) Mr Balfour and Mrs Dean paid tribute to Mr Evans.
(5) At the end of the tributes all Members stood in silence in memory of Wing Commander Powling and Mr Evans.
(6) After the one-minute silence the Chairman moved, the Vice-Chairman seconded, and it was resolved unanimously that:
(7) This Council records the sense of loss it feels on the sad passing of Wing Commander Powling and Mr Evans and extends to his family and friends our heartfelt sympathy to them in their sad bereavement.
Andy Wood
(8) The Chairman paid tribute to Andy Wood, Corporate Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer who would be leaving the County council at the end of June. The Chairman thanked him for the work that he had carried out for Kent County Council over the years in relation to the setting of the Budget. Members supported the Chairman’s comments.
(9) Mrs Crabtree paid tribute to Mr Wood on behalf of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Procurement, Mr Simmonds. Mr Bird, Mr Farrell and Mr Whybrow also paid tribute to Mr Woods.
(10) Mr Wood suitably replied.
(11) The Chairman thanked the 54 Members who had signed up and completed the GDPR training session and encouraged all Members to sign up to a session.
Engagement, Organisation Design and Development Briefing for Members
(12) The Chairman encouraged Members to attend the Engagement, Organisation Design and Development briefing on 24 May.
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise
(13) The Chairman announced the Kent had four winners of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise this year. They were Childrensalon Ltd, Jon Tibbs Associates Limited, Maverick Drinks and TPS Global Logistics.
No Use Empty – UK Housing award
(14) The Chairman announced that the County Council had won the outstanding approach to regeneration category at the UK Housing Awards 2018 for its pioneering ‘No Use Empty’ initiative to bring empty homes back to life.
Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) Project – ADEPT Award
(15) The Chairman announced that a Kent County Council scheme to help businesses invest in technology to help tackle climate change had been recognised at an awards ceremony. The Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) Project was selected as runner-up by the President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) Awards.
(16) The Chairman thanked everyone that was involved in the project.
Chairman’s charity
(17) The Chairman announced that he had chosen Samaritans as his charity for his year as Chairman.