Agenda and minutes

The Chairman will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 5.

The emergency evacuation procedure was announced.

At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting. Members are asked to complete the green interest forms circulated to groups in their pre-meetings (which will be announced at the Council Meeting) to indicate:

(a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare.

(b) The nature of their interest.

(c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest,  (as defined in Part 2, A and B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests)

Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officeror a member of his staff before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.

The Monitoring Officer issued a general dispensation with regard to Councillors being in receipt of allowances, so that they could take part in the debate and vote.

There were no announcements made.

If there is any urgent business arising since the formal agenda was published, the Chair will announce this and give reasons why it has been agreed for consideration at this meeting. In making this decision, the Chair will, where practicable, have consulted with the Leaders of the Political Groups. Any documentation on urgent business will be circulated at the meeting, if not made available previously.

There were no items of urgent business.

Council is asked to approve the appointment of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Members’ Allowances.

The Council considered a report asking for approval to the establishment of an Independent Remuneration Panel for Members’ Allowances.  The last review took place in 2017 with the current scheme being approved on 23rd March 2017.  Since then, the Council has joined the West of England Combined Authority, there has been a change in the number of councillors and the Administration has changed.

On a motion from Councillor Dine Romero, seconded by Councillor Paul Myers, it was

RESOLVED to;

1.  Approve the appointment of the Independent Remuneration Panel and submit any suggestions for Panel consideration to the Monitoring Officer, before its first meeting in February 2020.

[Notes;

1.  The above resolution was carried with all Councillors voting in favour, except for one abstention.]