Council - Monday 18 May 2026, 6:30pm - Rother District Council Meeting Webcasts
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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1 The Chair (Councillor Mier) to take the Chair.
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2 To receive apologies for absence.
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3 The Chair to announce first business to be the election of Chair of the Council for the ensuring year.
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Cllr Christine Bayliss
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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Cllr Gareth Delany
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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4 If there is only one nomination, the Chair to put that nomination to the meeting and subsequently to declare the Councillor elected.
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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5 The retiring Chair and the elected Chair to retire to the Chair's Room.
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6 The elected Chair to take the Chair and the retiring Chair to take the seat reserved for them.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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7 The Chair to read and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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8 The Chair to thank the Council for their election.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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9 The Chair to seek nominations for the appointment of Vice-Chair of the Council.
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Polly Gray
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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10 If there is only one nomination, the Chair to put that nomination to the meeting and subsequently to declare the Councillor appointed.
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11 The Chair to invest the Vice-Chair with the Badge of Office.
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12 The Vice-Chair to take the seat on the right of the Chair.
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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13 The Vice-Chair to read and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
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14 The Vice-Chair to thank the Council for his appointment.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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15 To approve as a correct record and to authorise the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 23 February 2026.
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16 Chair's Communications.
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17 The following vote of thanks to the retiring Chair for past services to be moved and seconded:
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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18 The Chair to put the motion to the Council for approval.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mrs Vikki Cook
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Cllr Mark Legg
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19 The retiring Chair to reply to the vote of thanks.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Andrew Mier
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20 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Councillors Christine Bayliss and Sue Prochak have been reappointed as Deputy Leaders of the Council.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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21 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Cabinet will comprise the Leader and the following nine other Members with the following portfolios:
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Cllr Mark Legg
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22 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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23 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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24 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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25 To consider and approve as detailed in Appendix 1:
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24 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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25 To consider and approve as detailed in Appendix 1:
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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26 Disclosure of Interest and Dispensations.
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Paul Osborne
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Cllr Tony Ganly
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Lizzie Hacking
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Fazlul Chowdhury
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Gareth Delany
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Tim Grohne
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Cllr Mark Legg
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27 To receive the report of the Cabinet on matters for determination by the full Council at its meetings held on 2 March, 13 April and 11 May 2026, as under:
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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28 To receive the report of the Leader of the Council on Key Decisions determined under special urgency provisions in the preceding three months.
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22 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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23 The Leader of the Council to confirm that
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28 To receive the report of the Leader of the Council on Key Decisions determined under special urgency provisions in the preceding three months.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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29 To receive the report of the Audit Committee on matters for determination by the full Council at its meetings held on 16 February and 23 March 2026, as under:
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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30 To receive the report of the Chief Executive on the Designation of the Council's Monitoring Officer and Solicitor to the Council.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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31 To receive the report of the Chief Executive on the result of the by-election held on Thursday 7 May 2026 to elect a District Councillor to the Ward of Rye and Winchelsea.
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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32 To receive the report of the Chief Executive on the Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies.
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mrs Mary Barnes
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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33 To receive the Annual Report of the Member Development Task Group
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Gareth Delany
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Sam Coleman
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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34 To receive the Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee submitted in accordance with Article 6 of the Constitution.
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Paul Osborne
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Doug Oliver
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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35 In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor Field
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Polly Gray
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr John Barnes, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Nicola McLaren
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Gareth Delany
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Sam Coleman
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Charles Clark
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Jimmy Stanger
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Cheryl Creaser
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Sue Burton
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Brian Drayson
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Cllr Terry Byrne
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Kathryn Field
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Democratic Services
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Cllr Mark Legg
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Webcast Finished
- Appendix 1 (2), opens in new tab
- References from Cabinet, opens in new tab
- References from Cabinet - AMENDED, opens in new tab
- Key Decisions - Special Urgency, opens in new tab
- References from the Audit Committee, opens in new tab
- Designation of the Council’s Monitoring Officer and Solicitor to the Council, opens in new tab
- Report of the Returning Officer, opens in new tab
- Appointment to Outside Bodies - Confirmation of Reserved Appointments and Approval of Replacement Appointments, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3, opens in new tab
- Annual Report of the Member Development Task Group, opens in new tab
- Annual Report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, opens in new tab
- Appendix A, opens in new tab
- In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 13, consideration be given to the Motion to Council submitted by Councillor Field, opens in new tab
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