Joint Standards Committee

 

To:

 

Councillors Lomas, Fisher, Pavlovic, Rowley and Runciman (CYC Members)

 

Cllrs Chambers, Rawlings and M Waudby (Parish Council Members)

 

Mr Gadd and Mr Leigh (Independent Persons)

 

Date:

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

 

Time:

4.00 pm

 

Venue:

The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039)

 

 

AGENDA

 

1.          Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

(1)      Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

 

 

Type of Interest

You must

 

 

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Disclose the interest, not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

 

 

Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related)

OR

Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)

Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

Other Registrable Interests (Affects)

OR

Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)

Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being:

(a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interest or well-being of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward; and

(b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest.

In which case, speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise do not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

 

(2)     Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(3)     Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

 

 

 

 

 

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2.          Appointment of Chair 

 

 

To appoint a Chair of the Joint Standards Committee for the 2023/24 municipal year.

 

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3.          Appointment of Vice-Chair 

 

 

To appoint a Vice-Chair of the Joint Standards Committee for the 2023/24 municipal year.

 

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4.          Exclusion of Press and Public 

 

 

To consider the exclusion of the public and press from the meeting during consideration of exempt Annexes A and B to Agenda Item 9 (Monitoring Report in Respect of Complaints Received), on the grounds that they contain information which is likely to reveal the identity of individuals.

 

This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation) Order 2006.

 

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5.          Minutes 

(Pages 1 - 4)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 20 April 2023.

 

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6.          Minutes of Sub-Committees 

(Pages 5 - 8)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the Joint Standards Assessments Sub-Committee held on 30 March 2023.

 

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7.          Urgent Business 

 

 

Any other business which the Chair decides is urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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8.          Public Participation 

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

 

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. 

 

 

The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Monday, 5 June 2023.

 

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form.  If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services.  Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

 

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

During coronavirus, we made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

 

 

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9.          Update on the Member Training Programme 

 

 

To receive a verbal update on the programme, which is currently ongoing.

 

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10.      Review of Work Plan 

(Pages 9 - 10)

 

To consider the Committee’s work plan for the current year and decide whether any amendments or additions are required.

 

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11.      Monitoring Report on Complaints Received 

(Pages 11 - 28)

 

To receive a routine update report on recent standards complaints.

 

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Democratic Services officer:

Name:  Fiona Young

Contact Details:

Telephone – (01904) 552030

Email – fiona.young@york.gov.uk

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democratic Services Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports

 

Contact details are set out above.

 

 

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