Agenda and draft minutes

It was moved by Councillor Peter Bedford, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

RESLOVED that Councillor Anne Dorrian be elected Mayor of the Borough of Boston to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

The Mayor Elect thereupon made the declaration required by the Local Government Act 1972, took the Chair, and acknowledged the honour that has been conferred on him.

(The Mayor in the Chair.)

It was moved by the Mayor, seconded by Peter Watson and

RESOLVED that Councillor Tom Ashton be elected Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Boston to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

Apologies of absence were received from Councillors Alan Bell, Deborah Evans, Martin Griggs, Aaron Spencer and David Brown

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Cornah and

RESOLVED that the best of thanks of the Council be extended to Councillor Frank Pickett for the professional way in which he carried out his duties during his period of Office, and to Mrs. Sandra Pickett for supporting the Mayor in her role as Mayoress.

The Mayor presented a Borough Plaque and a Past Mayor’s Badge to the retiring Mayor, Councillor Frank Pickett, who then addressed the meeting.

To receive apologies for absence.

It was moved by the Retiring Mayor, Councillor Frank Pickett, seconded by Councillor Anton Dani and

RESOLVED that the best of thanks of the Council be extended to Councillor Tom Ashton for the admirable manner in which he had carried out his duties as Deputy Mayor during the period of Office and to Miss Zoe Lane for supporting the Deputy Mayor in her role as Deputy Mayoress.

The Retiring Mayor presented a Borough Plaque to Councillor Ashton, who then addressed the meeting.

(1)  The Mayor handed the Sash of Office to the new Mayor’s Scout, Miss Beth Burt.

The Mayor expressed her appreciation to Miss Freya O’Shea, the retiring Mayor’s Guide, for the manner in which she had carried out her duties during the past year, and handed the Sash of Office to the new Consort’s Guide, Eve Jackson.

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No declarations of interest were made.

A Report by the Monitoring Officer

A    Approve the Programme of Ordinary Meetings 2022/23

       (APPENDIX A)

B    Membership of Cabinet and Allocation of Portfolios

       (APPENDIX B)

C    Constitution of Committees

       (APPENDIX C)

D    Appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Committees

       (APPENDIX D)

E    Appointment of representatives to serve on external organisations

       (APPENDIX E)

F    To consider a dispensation for non-attendance at meetings on the

       grounds of ill health

G   Appointments to the Independent Remuneration Panel.

The Monitoring Officer introduced a report recommending that, in accordance with the Council’s Rules of Procedure, Council consider the programme of meetings and appointments for the 2022/2023 Municipal Year as now indicated.

(A)PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS 2022/23

The Monitoring Officer drew attention to the draft programme of ordinary meetings for 2022/23. It was noted that in terms of the Council’s Constitution, the Council was required to formally approve the programme of ordinary meetings at its AGM.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, Seconded by Councillor Welton and

(B)APPOINTMENT OF CABINET

The Monitoring Officer referred to Appendix B, which related to the appointment of Cabinet Members and allocation of portfolios for 2022/23, submitted for information purposes only.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

(C) MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES 2022/23

The Monitoring Officer referred to the proposed membership of the committees for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix C of the report.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

(D) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES 2022/23

The Monitoring Officer referred to the list of proposed appointments of Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the Committees, as set out in Appendix D of the report.

It was moved by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

(E) APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

The Monitoring Officer referred to the schedule of appointments to external organisations as set out in Appendix E of the report.

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

A report by the Chief Executive.

The Chief Executive introduced a report to appoint an Interim Joint Monitoring Officer for the period from 17 May 2022 to 24 May 2023.

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Skinner, seconded by Councillor Nigel Welton and

RESOLVED that;

1. Subject to similar decisions to be taken by the other two Councils, John Medler becomes the Interim Joint Monitoring Officer of Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council from 17 May 2022 until 24 May 2023 as a shared officer in accordance with s113 of the Local Government Act 1972 and subject to the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement between the three Councils.
2. The s151 Officer be authorised to vary the budget for legal fees, in order to reflect the likely need for additional legal support to the Interim Monitoring Officer

For the present time, Lincolnshire County Council Legal Services be identified as Solicitor to the Council.