Agenda and minutes

It was proposed by Councillor Stephen Woodliffe and seconded by Councillor Alison Austin that Councillor Mike Gilbert, be elected Mayor of the Borough until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

Members debated the proposal following which it was proposed by Councillor Peter Bedford and seconded by Councillor Stephen Woodliffe that the vote be taken by paper ballot.

It was proposed by Councillor Dale Broughton and seconded by Councillor Emma Cresswell that the vote be taken by Recorded Vote.

The Monitoring Officer advised that the Constitution stated a demand for a recorded vote would override the demand for a ballot.

RECORDED VOTE FOR COUNCILLOR MIKE GILBERT TO BE ELECTED   MAYOR AS FOLLOWS:

RESULT: 11 FOR, 16 AGAINST, 0 ABSTAIN – Motion Fell

It was proposed by Councillor Dale Broughton and seconded by Councillor Sarah Sharpe that Councillor David Brown be elected Mayor of the Borough until the next Annual Meeting of the Council.

RECORDED VOTE FOR COUNCILLOR DAVID BROWN TO BE ELECTED MAYOR AS FOLLOWS:

RESULT: 21 FOR, 0 AGAINST, 6 ABSTAIN – Motion Carried

RESOLVED: That Councillor David Brown 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 of office required by the Local Government Act 1972, took the Chair, and acknowledged the honour that had been conferred on him.

(The Mayor in the Chair.)

Due to the Short notice of the Election of Mayor, it was proposed by Councillor David Brown and seconded by Councillor Anne Dorrian and;

RESOLVED: That the Ceremonial Event be deferred to the next Scheduled meeting of Full Council on 10^th July 2023.

Apologies of absence were received from Councillors: Patricia Marson, Chris Mountain and Barrie Pierpoint.

Due to the Short notice of the Election of Mayor, it was proposed by Councillor David Brown and seconded by Councillor Anne Dorrian and;

RESOLVED: That the vote of thanks to the retiring Mayor be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of Full Council on 10^th July 2023.

Due to the Short notice of the Election of Mayor, it was proposed by Councillor David Brown and seconded by Councillor Anne Dorrian and;

RESOLVED: That the vote of thanks to the retiring Deputy Mayor be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of Full Council on 10^th July 2023.

Due to the Short notice of the Election of Mayor, it was proposed by Councillor David Brown and seconded by Councillor Anne Dorrian and;

RESOLVED: That the Mayor’s Scout and Mayoress’ Guide be deferred to the next Scheduled meeting of Full Council on 10^th July 2023.

(To receive the minutes of the last meeting) 

The minutes of the last meeting were agreed and signed by the Mayor.

There were no communications.

No declarations of interest were made.

It was proposed by Councillor Broughton and Seconded by Councillor Stephen Woodliffe and;

RESOLVED: That Councillor Anne Dorrian be appointed the Leader of the Council until the next Borough Council Election in May 2027.

The Leader of the Council confirmed that Councillor Dale Broughton would be Deputy Leader until the Local Election in 2027 and that the Cabinet would be appointed as follows:

Cabinet Members and Portfolios

(A report by John Medler, Monitoring Officer)

A)   To Approve the Programme of Ordinary Meetings 2023/24

(Appendix A)            

B)   Appointment of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Committees

(Appendix B)            

C)   Membership of Committees

(Appendix C)              

D)   Appointment of representatives to serve on external organisations

(Appendix D)              

(Following conclusion of the above items, the Council will be formally asked to adjourn the meeting to be reconvened on Thursday 25^th May at 6.30pm to receive the following items)

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 2023/24 Municipal Year as now indicated.

(A)PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS 2023/24

The Monitoring Officer drew attention to the draft programme of ordinary meetings for 2023/24. 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 Annual Meeting. The Monitoring Officer drew Members attention to the start times listed on page 32 of the agenda and clarified that the start time for the Planning Committee was 10am

It was moved by Councillor Dorrian, Seconded by Councillor Broughton and

(B)APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES 2023/24

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

The Monitoring Officer made the Council aware OF the following:;

• Councillor Pryke had withdrawn his nomination for Chairmanof the Overview & Scrutiny Committee – Environment & Performance Committee, leaving only Councillor Rylott.
• There were two nominations for the Planning Committee Vice-Chairman, Councillor David Scoot and Councillor Alison Austin.

A vote was taken and Councillor Scoot was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Planning Committee.

It was subsequently moved by Councillor Anne Dorrian, seconded by Councillor David Scoot and

(C)MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES 2023/24

The Monitoring Officer referred to the proposed membership of the committees for 2023/24 as set out in Appendix C of the report.

The Monitoring Officer advised of the following amendments to Appendix C:

·       Overview and Scrutiny Corporate and Community Committee – The Independent 20/20 Group and the Independent Group had been allocated one seat each on the Committee and Councillors Gleeson and R. Austin were nominated to these seats.

·       Audit and Governance Committee – The Boston Independent Group had nominated Councillor Staples as a substitute member.

·       South East Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee – The Independent 20/20 Group had nominated Councillor Peter Bedford to the Group’s allocated seat on the Committee.

A member questioned that Cllr Gilbert was shown as a member of the Independent 20/20 Group and as a Non Aligned Member in Appendix C. It was confirmed that Councillor Gilbert had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 97.

(A report by Andy Fisher, Assistant Director – General Fund Assets)

To consider resolving – That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure if exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

(A report by Rob Barlow, Chief Executive - Head of Paid Service)