Agenda item

(1)       The General Counsel introduced the report and said that the Council may, having reviewed Executive Decision 22/00052, resolve one of the following:

(a)       Agree that the decision be implemented

(b)       express comments but not require reconsideration of the decision, or

(c)       require implementation of the decision to be postponed pending reconsideration of the matter by the Cabinet, taking into account the Council’s comments

(2)       Mr Gough proposed, and Mr Watkins seconded the motion that

“The County Council agree that the decision be implemented.”

(3)       The General Council responded to a query regarding County Council’s decision making capabilities.

(4)       Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion set out in paragraph 2 above to the vote. The voting was as follows.

For (37)

Mr N Baker, Mr P Barrington-King, Mr P Bartlett, Mrs C Bell, Mr T Bond, Mr A Booth, Mr C Broadley, Miss S Carey, Mrs S Chandler, Mr N Chard, Mr P Cole, Mrs P Cole, Mr N Collor, Mr P Cooper, Mr D Crow-Brown, Mr M Dendor, Mr R W Gough, Ms S Hamilton, Mr P M Hill, OBE, Mr A R Hills, Mrs S Hohler, Mr D Jeffrey, Mr J Kite, MBE, Mr R A Marsh, Mr J Meade, Mr D Murphy, Mr P J Oakford, Mr D Robey, Mr D Ross, Mr A Sandhu, MBE, Mr T L Shonk, Mr C Simkins, Mr B J Sweetland, Mr D Watkins, Mr A Weatherhead, Ms L Wright, Mr J Wright

Against (15)

Mr M Baldock, Mr A Brady, Mr S R Campkin, Mr I Chittenden, Ms K Constantine, Ms M Dawkins, Ms K Grehan, Mr P M Harman, Mr M Hood, Mr A Hook, Rich Lehmann, Mr M J Sole, Mr P Stepto, Mr R G Streatfeild, MBE, Dr L Sullivan

Abstain (1)

Sir Paul Carter, CBE

Motion carried.

(5)       RESOLVED that the County Council agree that the decision be implemented.