Meeting documents

To elect a Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year.

Chairman of the Council to make Statutory Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

It was proposed by Councillor Bagge, seconded by Councillor Naylor and

RESOLVED that Councillor Smith be elected Chairman of the Council for 2015/16.

Councillor Smith made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office and thanked the Council for electing him.

To elect a Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Municipal Year.

Vice-Chairman of the Council to make Statutory Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

It was proposed by Councillor Bagge, seconded by Councillor Naylor and

RESOLVED that Councillor Kelly be elected Vice-Chairman of the Council for 2015/16.

Councillor Kelly made the statutory declaration of acceptance of office and thanked the Council for electing him.

To receive announcements by the Chairman of the Council, if any, and any communication they may desire to lay before the Council.

The Chairman thanked Councillor Chhokar, on behalf of the Council, for the way he had carried out his duties as Chairman over the past two years.

The Chairman also thanked the Chief Executive, Alan Goodrum, who was due to retire, for his service to the Council over the past three and half years.

The Chairman updated the Council on the event he attended on behalf of the Council to celebrate the 80^th anniversary of the Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens. He encouraged members to go visit the beautiful and tranquil gardens.

To elect a Leader of the Council for a term of four years.

On the proposition of Cllr Bradford, seconded by Cllr Walters, it was

RESOLVED that Cllr Bagge be appointed Leader of the Council for a term of four years.

Cllr Bagge thanked the Council for its support in electing him Leader and the kind words of his proposer and seconder. He congratulated and welcomed all newly elected Councillors to the Council.

To receive the names of Members of the Cabinet appointed by the Leader.

On the proposition of the Leader it was

RESOLVED that the members of the Cabinet be appointed, with Portfolio responsibilities

Cllr Naylor               Deputy Leader, Sustainability

Cllr Anthony            Resources

Cllr Egleton             Healthy Communities

Cllr Sullivan             Environment

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 April 2015.

The minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 21 April 2015 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

The Council considered a report on the appointment of an Acting Chief Executive. 

Following the notification given by the Chief Executive of his retirement with effect from 30 June 2015, the Personnel Committee met and advised the JAIC on how the succession should be handled for the joint Chief Executive role.  Having considered a report on the options and way forward, and the views of the Personnel Committee, the JAIC resolved that an Acting Chief Executive role should be created encompassing all the current duties, that expressions of interest should be invited internally and that a small Member panel should be set up to interview the candidate(s).  A period of 6-18 months was envisaged for the Acting up role. 

Having considered the recommendation of the Panel, which met on 24 April 2015, to appoint Mr Robert Smith to the role, the Council

RESOLVED that the appointment of Mr Robert Smith as Acting Chief Executive, Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer be approved with effect from 1 July 2015.

The Council considered a report setting out appointments to Committees, Groups, Joint Committees and Outside Bodies.

RESOLVED that

1. the following members be appointed to Committees and Groups in accordance with the nominations from the political groups as shown in Appendix B of the report:

2.     the following members be appointed to Joint Committees as shown in Appendix C of the report:

3.     the following members be appointed to Outside Bodies as set out in Appendix C of the report as amended to include the Pinewood Community Liaison Group:

4.     authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any changes to the membership of Committee and to representatives on outside bodies.

Following consideration of the recommendations of the Chiltern and South Bucks Joint Committee on 25 March 2015 in respect of the Business Case for a Shared Environmental Health Service, it was

RESOLVED

Following consideration of the recommendations of the Chiltern and South Bucks Joint Committee on 25 March 2015 in respect of the Business Case for a Shared Customer Services, it was

RESOLVED

No questions had been received under Council Procedure Rule 10.

None.

The Chairman to move the following resolution:-

"That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act."

RESOLVED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I, Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 12A to the Act

To note the appendix referred to in item 10.

The Council noted the private appendix setting out the business case for a shared service.

To note the appendix referred to in item 11.

At the end of the meeting Members are asked to remain in their seats to enable the following standing committees to meet and elect their chairman, vice-chairman and appoint their sub committees where appropriate:

·        Audit Committee

·        Licensing Committee

·        Overview and Scrutiny Committee

·        Personnel Committee

·        Planning Committee

The Council noted the private appendix setting out the business case for a shared service.