LINTON PARISH COUNCIL

Bromsash Gorsley and Linton

Minutes Of The Meeting Held On April 19th 2004

In Linton Village Hall At 7:00 p.m.

 

Present:

Cllr Richard Smith , Chairman

Cllr Jean Foley, Vice Chairman

Cllr Rob Crawford

Cllr Ken Downham

Cllr Audrey Duke

Cllr John Foley

Cllr Margaret Pearce

Cllr Keith Summers

Cllr John Wheble

 

Brian Atherton (Clerk)

 

5 Parishioners attended.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                            

Minute Item

 

Action

 

 

 

 

1

 

Apologies

 

 

1.1

None

 

 

2

 

Declarations of Interest

 

 

2.1

None

 

 

3

 

Clarification of Rules Relating To Suspension of Standing Orders

 

 

3.1

The Clerk explained that under paras 3 and 4 of Standing Orders (Page 8), Council is obliged to hold all except the Statutory Annual Meeting on the second Monday of a month. Para 71 (page 15) specifically excludes the suspension of Standing Orders as a means of revising that day or date. Therefore, until Standing Orders are revised, the next meeting will be on Monday May 10th.

 

 

All Councillors

 

3.2

During discussion it was decided that the Standing Orders are not sensible since they mean that, even if the second Monday is a Bank Holiday, Council must still meet on that day. Proposed by Cllr Richard Smith, seconded by Cllr John Wheble and approved unanimously, IT WAS AGREED that the agenda for the meeting of May 10th shall include an item to consider revision of Standing Orders in this respect and that that item will embrace the annual review of Standing Orders.

 

 

3.3

In consultation with the Chairman, the Clerk will prepare draft revisions for circulation with the agenda.

Cllr Richard Smith/The Clerk

 

4

 

Motion to suspend Standing Orders for this Meeting

 

 

4.1

In view of the above, neither this nor item 5 was discussed.

 

 

5

 
Motion to vary the date of the next meeting from May 10th as required in Standing Orders

 

 

5.1

See item 4 above.

 

 

The Meeting Finished At  7:08 p.m.