Council - Monday 19 May 2025, 6:30pm - Rother District Council Meeting Webcasts

Council
Monday, 19th May 2025 at 6:30pm

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Deputy Chief Executive

1 The Chair (Councillor Thomas) to take the Chair.

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Deputy Chief Executive
Chair

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 ensuing year. A councillor to move that Councillor Andrew Mier be elected as Chair of the Council. To be seconded. The Chair to ask if there are any other nominations. If there is more than one nomination there will be a ballot in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.4(a).

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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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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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7 The Chair to read and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

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Deputy Chief Executive
Vice-Chair

8 The Chair to thank the Council for their election.

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9 The Chair to seek nominations for the appointment of Vice-Chair of the Council. A councillor to move that Councillor Mark Legg be appointed Vice-Chair of the Council. To be seconded. The Chair to ask if there are any other nominations. If there is more than one nomination there will be a ballot in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.4(a).

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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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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 their appointment.

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Vice-Chair

15 To approve as a correct record and to authorise the Chair to sign the Minutes of the Council meetings held on 24 February and 19 March 2025.

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Chair

16 Chair's Communications.

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Cllr Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green
Chair
Cllr Charles Clark
Chair
Cllr Carl Maynard
Chair
Cllr Paul Osborne
Chair
Cllr Kathryn Field
Chair

17 The following vote of thanks to the retiring Chair for past services to be moved and seconded:

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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
Chair
Cllr Doug Oliver
Chair

18 The Chair to put the motion to the Council for approval.

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Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE

19 The retiring Chair to reply to the vote of thanks.

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Chair

20 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Councillors Christine Bayliss and Teresa Killeen have been appointed as Deputy Leaders of the Council.

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Cllr Doug Oliver
Chair
Cllr Doug Oliver

21 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Cabinet will comprise the Leader and the following eight other Members with the following portfolios:

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Chair
Cllr Doug Oliver

22 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Councillors Field and Timpe have been reappointed as the Council's representatives on the Joint Waste and Recycling Committee with Councillors Killeen and Rathbone Ariel as substitutes.

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Chair
Cllr Doug Oliver

23 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Councillors Clark and Gray have been re-appointed as Cabinet Spokespersons on Older Persons and Promoting Liveable Neighbourhoods (Cycling/ walking) respectively and that Councillor Byrne remains the Armed Forces Champion and becomes a Cabinet Spokesperson for the Armed Forces.

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Chair

24 The Leader of the Council to confirm that Councillors Bayliss, Jeeawon, Killeen, Oliver, Osborne and Thomas have been appointed as Members of the Property and Service Investment and Disposal Panel.

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Cllr Doug Oliver
Chair
Cllr Doug Oliver

25 To consider and approve as detailed at Appendix 1:

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Appendix 1

Chair

26 Disclosure of Interests and Dispensations - To receive any disclosures by Members of disclosable pecuniary interests / other registerable interests / non-registerable interests in matters on the agenda and the nature of any interest and details of any dispensations obtained. Members are reminded of the need to repeat their declaration immediately prior to the commencement of the item in question.

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Cllr Richard Thomas
Cllr Beverley Coupar
Chair
Cllr Richard Thomas
Chair

27 To receive the report of the Cabinet on matters for determination by the full Council at its meetings held on 7 April and 12 May 2025, as under:

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Cllr Doug Oliver
Chair
Chair
Cllr Sue Burton
Chair
Cllr Sue Burton
Chair
Cllr Mrs Eleanor Kirby-Green
Chair
Cllr Christine Bayliss
Chair
Cllr Simon McGurk
Chair
Cllr Sam Coleman
Chair
Cllr Kathryn Field
Chair
Cllr Susan Prochak, MBE
Chair
Cllr Teresa Killeen, MBE
Chair

28 To receive the report of the Audit Committee on matters for determination by the full Council at its meeting held on 24 March 2025, as under:

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Cllr Brian Drayson
Chair
Cllr John Barnes, MBE
Chair

29 To receive the report of the Human Resources Committee on matters for determination by full Council at its meeting held on 14 April 2025, as under:

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