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Agenda and minutes

Nominations and Grants Committee - Thursday, 20th February, 2014 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 2, Marmion House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7BZ. View directions

Items
No. Item

11.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor D Foster.

12.

Minutes from the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 31 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2014 were approved and signed as a correct record.

 

(Moved by Councillor K Gant and seconded by Councillor E Rowe)

13.

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:

R Hughes declared a personal interest in agenda item 6.

14.

Review Nomination Form pdf icon PDF 73 KB

(Discussion Item)

Minutes:

The Nomination Form has been updated to include the name, address and email address of the nominator.

15.

Forum for Presentation of Awards

(Discussion Item)

Minutes:

The Committee discussed the forum for presentation of awards given by the Nominations Committee.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1.

An annual awards ceremony be held in April each year to present all the awards for the municipal year;

 

2.

A certificate to be produced in house for Public Recognition, signed by the Chair of Nominations Committee and the Mayor and rolled in purple ribbon, and;

 

3.

The Chair of Nominations Committee to announce the award and the Mayor to present the certificate.

 

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

RESOLVED:   That members of the press and public be now excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the grounds that the business involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 3, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

16.

Nomination Received Public Recognition (Individual)

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

Minutes:

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That John Smith be awarded a Public Recognition Award for his services to the blind.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor T Clements and seconded by Councillor M Clarke)

 

17.

Nominations Received Public Recognition (Group)

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

Minutes:

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Tamworth Boxing Club be awarded a Public Recognition Award for exceptional services to the Community.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor M Clarke and seconded by Councillor E Rowe)

 

18.

Nominations Received Honour/Freeman of the Borough (Individual)

(Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer)

Minutes:

The Report of the Solicitor to the Council and Monitoring Officer was considered.

 

RESOLVED:

That Alan Keast be nominated for Freeman of the Borough at the next Council meeting on 18 March 2014.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor T Clements and seconded by Councillor E Rowe)