REPORT TO THE LEADER
TO BE HELD ON 1 MAY 2015
Corporate Priority:
Key Decision
No
Cabinet Portfolio
Holder
Cllr T Fox
Date of Decision/
Referral to O&S
1 May 2015
Inclusive and Vibrant
Deadline for call-in
5.00pm
Implementation
Date (if no call-in)
7 May 2015
8 May 2015
REPORT OF: DIRECTOR OF DEMOCRATIC AND LEGAL SERVICES
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WARDS AFFECTED: Derwent Valley, Esk Valley and Mulgrave
SUBJECT: PARISH ORDER – TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF
COUNCILLORS
RECOMMENDATION (S):
The Leader is recommended to approve the appointment of the individuals set out
in paragraph 5.1 of this report to act as Parish Councillors for the listed Parish
Councils, until the new Councillors take office after 22 June 2015.
REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION (S):
Failure to approve these temporary appointments will result in the Parish Councils
listed in paragraph 3.1 being inquorate and therefore unable to operate.
HIGHLIGHTED RISK:
See reason for the recommendation.
1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1
In the event that Parish Councils receive insufficient nominations for a
forthcoming election to be quorate, the Borough Council has powers under
the provisions of Section 91 of the Local Government Act 1972 to enact
temporary appointments to these Parish Councils until such a time as further
elections can take place and a quorum re-established.
2.
CORPORATE AIMS/PRIORITIES AND THE COMMUNITY PLAN
2.1
This report contributes to Corporate Aim 3 (Inclusive and Vibrant) and its top
priority: community cohesion and participation.
3.
BACKGROUND AND ISSUES
3.1
The following number of nominations was received for the following Parish
Councils after the nominations period for the scheduled ordinary elections
taking place on 7 May 2015:
Goathland
Newholm-cum-Dunsley
Snainton
Sneaton
Ugthorpe Group
3.2
0
1
2
0
0
The total number of seats on these councils and their quorums are as follows:
Goathland
Newholm-cum-Dunsley
Snainton
Sneaton
Ugthorpe Group
Seats
7
7
5
5
6
Quorum
3
3
3
3
3
3.3
Therefore the number of nominations received in the above mentioned
Parishes leaves them all being inquorate from 11 May 2015.
4.
CONSULTATION
4.1
The Borough Council has invited nominations for temporary appointments
from the Parish Councils concerned to ensure they remain quorate after the
elections on 7 May 2015.
5.
ASSESSMENT
5.1
Below is the list of nominations received to occupy these temporary positions
on the Parish Councils concerned:
Helen Beeforth
Goathland
Martin Holland
Jason Wood
Anne Hodgson
Newholm-cum-Dunsley
Martin Milburn
Snainton
David Mathewson
Mike Shardlow
Sneaton
Rose Stainthorpe
Gordon Stock
Stuart Brown
Ugthorpe Group
Colin Hodgson
John White
5.2
Another election has been scheduled for 18 June 2015 to fill the remaining
vacancies on the Parish Councils.
6.
IMPLICATIONS
Policy
6.1
There are no policy implications as a result of this report.
Legal
6.2
See paragraph 1.1 above. The Borough Council is required to make an Order
to enact the temporary appointments.
Financial
6.3
There are no financial implications arising for the Borough Council from the
recommendations in this report.
Equalities and diversity, Staffing, Planning, Crime and Disorder,
Environment, and Health and Safety
6.4
There are no implications of this nature as a result of this report.
Lisa Dixon
Director of Democratic and Legal Services
Author: Kerry Russett, Elections Manager
Telephone No: 01723 383506
E-mail address: [email protected]
Background Papers:
None
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES ABOUT THIS REPORT PLEASE CONTACT KERRY
RUSSETT (CONTACT DETAILS ABOVE)