Agenda and minutes
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To elect a Mayor Minutes: Councillor M Oates was elected as Mayor
(Moved by Councillor R Claymore and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)
A Vote of thanks was proposed to thank outgoing Mayor R Claymore and her consort Mrs Woods.
(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)
The Outgoing Mayor, Councillor R Claymore spoke the following words
“May I extend a warm welcome to everyone here, gathered for this ancient ceremony of Mayor making, and indeed the first physical face to face Council meeting during my civic year. I’m sure you have all got used to seeing me on screen but this is the live version now
As Mayor of Tamworth I would just like to say that this year has probably been the most unusual year for any Mayor to serve but what I can say is that is has been a complete honour and a privilege to be Mayor of Tamworth during this difficult period in all our lives. It is a year that none of us will ever forget.
On that note, I would like send my thoughts and condolences to the families and friends who have sadly lost loved ones during the past year be it to Covid or for any other reason I would like to convey my sadness over the amount of people who have lost their lives to Covid 19 and for the people who are still suffering with long Covid.
Whilst I haven’t been able to attend as many functions as I would have liked each and every one of them I did attend was memorable and again it has been an honour for me to do so.
During the year I have met some fantastic people who have volunteered tirelessly to work to help others less fortunate than themselves. I have been inspired by all the generous people in Tamworth who give up their time week in week out helping others.
To name a few, The Round Table who were collecting food and toiletries at the start of the lockdown and now are helping at the Vaccination centres and doing a fantastic job., Starfish Project and Heart of Tamworth supporting homeless people through this time, the Tamworth Sewing group who were making, scrubs, face masks, hats for NHS workers, carers and Key workers at the peak there was over 500 volunteers who collectively made up 25,000 items, an amount I was absolutely staggered with. Also the Tamworth CIC who have played such a big part in supporting Tamworth residents and running the Tamworth Hub, Paula and all the volunteers at the Tamworth wellbeing Cancer Centre for trying to keep supporting people throughout the pandemic. The list is endless and I could spend the rest of the meeting talking about all the people that have stepped up to support others. You are all amazing.
Finally, it was also particularly sad for me to announce the passing of his HRH the Duke of Edinburgh earlier this year.
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To elect a Deputy Mayor Minutes: Councillor M Greatorex was elected as Deputy Mayor
(Moved by Councillor M Oates and seconded by Councillor Dr S Peaple)
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To elect the Leader of the Council Minutes: Councillor J Oates was elected Leader of the Council
(Moved by Councillor D Cook and seconded by Councillor J Chesworth)
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (pecuniary and non-pecuniary) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.
When Members are declaring a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation. Minutes: There were no Declarations of Interest. |
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To receive the Minutes of the previous meetings To receive the minutes of the meetings held on: · 9th March 2021; and · 16th March 2021. Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meetings held on the 9th March 2021 and 16th March 2021 were approved and signed as a correct record.
(Moved by Councillor Dr S Peaple and seconded by Councillor J Oates) |
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To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive Minutes: There were no announcements |
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Question Time: (i) To answer questions from members of the public pursuant to Procedure Rule No. 10.
(ii) To answer questions from members of the Council pursuant to Procedure Rule No. 11
Minutes: QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL NO.1
Under Procedure Rule No 11, Councillor T Clements will ask the Leader of the Council , Councillor J Oates, the following question:-
“With the ever-growing tally of military veterans taking their own lives like Lance Shingler due to lack of support please can I ask what this council is doing to identify veterans within our community and what support is offered to them if required?”
Councillor J Oates gave the following reply:-
“Thank you Mr Mayor and thank you Councillor Clements.
We should remember that anybody taking their own life is any absolute tragedy, for that person in the run up to that event, but also for their family, friends and colleagues.
In terms of servicemen Tamworth is a signatory in the Staffordshire Armed Forces Covenant which seeks to support current and former armed forces personnel in their communities
The Covenant was signed by the Staffordshire County Council in 2015 and was also adopted by Tamworth Borough Council
Details of the County wide scheme, including current funding programmes are on the County Councils website.
The aims of the Staffordshire Armed Forces Covenant are to:
Tamworth is committed to supporting veterans and serving members of the armed forces and their families through a variety of ways Mr Mayor, for example
One of the main Community Safety Partnership priorities is to support vulnerable people and as such ex-armed forces personnel who require support will be signposted where the situation merits, including organisations who can help support them with housing, mental health and job opportunities.
Only this afternoon Mr Mayor I was in the presence of a former member of the armed forces who is re ... view the full minutes text for item 7. |
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Appointment of Cabinet and Allocation of Responsibilities To receive the Membership of Cabinet for 2021/22 and the Allocation of Responsibilities (to be circulated at the meeting) Minutes: The Membership of Cabinet for 2021/22 was received and circulated as below;
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Appointment of Committees To receive the Constitution and Membership of Committee for 2021/22 (to be circulated at the meeting) Minutes: Membership of Committees for 2021/22 is as follows
Cabinet
Councillors
J Oates R Pritchard M Bailey D Cook S Doyle A Farell
Appointments and Staffing Committee
Councillors
J Oates D Cook S Doyle R Pritchard S Peaple
Audit and Governance Committee
Councillors
M Summers R Ford J Chesworth A Cooper M Greatorex Dr S Peaple P Thurgood
Planning Committee
Councillors
J Chesworth M Bailey J Harper P Brindley R Rogers S Goodall M Greatorex T Jay J Wade K Norchi S Pritchard D Maycock D Box
Licensing Committee
Councillors
B Price M Oates J Oates R Claymore T Clements S Doyle A Farrell J Jones K Norchi P Thurgood M Cook R Pritchard D Box
Nominations Committee
Councillors
T Clements R Pritchard D Cook T Jay P Thurgood K Norchi B Price
Infrastructure, Safety and Growth Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
S Goodall T Clements J Chesworth R Claymore A Cooper D Maycock Dr S Peaple B Price M Summers
Corporate Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
T Jay S Pritchard J Chesworth A Copper R Ford S Goodall J Harper R Rogers Dr S Peaple
Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Councillors
R Claymore D Maycock P Brindley M Greatorex J Harper J Jones S Peaple R Rogers J Wade
Chief Officer Conduct Committee
Councillors
M Cook M Oates A Cooper R Ford D Box
Statutory Officer Conduct Committee
Councillors
M Bailey M Summers S Pritchard P Brindley S Peaple
The Leader also announced Dr S people has been nominated to sit on the Scrutiny panel for the West Midlands Combined authority
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Appointment of Committee Chairs To receive details of the proposed Chairs (to be circulated at the meeting) Minutes: Appointments and Staffing Committee
Councillor J Oates as Chair Councillor R Pritchard as Vice Chair
Audit and Governance Committee
Councillor M Summers as chair Councillor R Ford as Vice Chair
Licensing Committee
Councillor B Price as Chair Councillor T Clements as Vice Chair
Planning Committee
Councillor J Chesworth as Chair Councillor M Bailey as Vice Chair
Corporate Scrutiny Committee
Councillor T Jay as Chair Councillor S Pritchard as Vice Chair
Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Councillor R Claymore as Chair Councillor D Maycock as Vice Chair
Infrastructure, Safety and Growth Scrutiny Committee
Councillor S Goodall as Chair Councillor T Clements as Vice Chair
. (Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor S Pritchard)
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(Report of the Leader of the Council) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Leader of the Council informed Members that The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) Regulations 2012 specifies and requires inter alia under Regulation 19 that the Executive Leader must submit a report on a regular basis to Council containing details of particulars of each urgent Executive decision and a summary of the matters in respect of which the decision was made.
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Appointment of the Monitoring Officer (Report of the Chief Executive) Minutes: Report of the Chief Executive seeks Council approval to appoint to the statutory post of Monitoring Officer in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and local government legislation
(Moved by Councillor Dr S Peaple and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard) |
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Calendar of Meetings - 2021/2022 To receive the calendar of Council and Committee meetings for 2021/2022 Minutes: The Calendar of Meetings for 2021/22 was received and circulated at the meeting
The Leader thanked Democratic services for the production of the calendar of meetings.
(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)
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