Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2, at the Council Offices, Southfields, Loughborough. View directions

Items
No. Item

6.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 84 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2023

 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 5th June 2023 were confirmed as a true record and signed.

7.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interests, and other Registrable and non-registrable interests

For information, disclosable pecuniary interests and registrable interests relate to entries that are included, or should be included, on a councillor’s register of interest.  Non-registrable interests relate to any other matters.

 

Minutes:

No disclosures were made.

8.

Questions Under Committee Procedure 12.8

No questions were received.

Minutes:

No questions had been received.

9.

Update on Complaints received pdf icon PDF 95 KB

A report of the Monitoring Officer providing an update on complaints received about breaches of the Code of Conduct and any issues arising from those complaints.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered a report of the Monitoring Officer providing an update on complaints received about breaches of the Members’ Code of Conduct and any issues arising from those complaints (item 5 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

 

The Monitoring Officer noted that since the last meeting there had been 4 new complaints, this was slightly more than the average but it was too early to consider if this was an upward trend.  Since the publication of the agenda the parish/town complaint undergoing fact finding had been completed and an informal resolution had been reached.

 

RESOLVED that the current position in respect of complaints about breaches of the Members’ Code of Conduct that have been received be noted.

 

Reason

 

To keep the Committee informed about complaints.

10.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 112 KB

A report of the Monitoring Officer to enable the Committee to agree a work programme to plan its future business.

Minutes:

Considered a report of the Monitoring Officer enabling the Committee to agree a work programme to plan its future business (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

 

RESOLVED that the Committee’s current work programme be noted and updated in accordance with decisions taken during the consideration of this item and other items on the agenda.

 

Reason

 

To enable the Committee to fulfil its role in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by councillors and co-opted members.