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Items
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1. |
Apologies for absence
Minutes:
Apologies for absence from the meeting were
received on behalf of Councillor I Brown.
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2. |
Election of Mayor for the Municipal Year 2024/25
Minutes:
The Mayor invited
nominations for the office of Mayor for the municipal year 2024/25.
Councillor Stella Brunskill proposed and Councillor Robin Walsh
seconded the motion that Councillor Louise Edge be elected to the
office of Mayor for the municipal year 2024/2025.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor
Louise Edge be elected to the office of Mayor for the municipal
year 2024/2025.
Councillor Mark Hindle invested Councillor
Louise Edge as Mayor with the ceremonial chain of office.
Councillor Louise Edge then invested Philip Edge as Consort. The
Mayor (Councillor Louise Edge) then took the chair and signed the
Declaration of Acceptance of Office and made a speech accepting the
office of Mayor and thanking the retiring Mayor and Mayoress for
their excellent service. The Mayor (Councillor Louise Edge) then
presented Councillor Mark Hindle and Tracey Whistlecraft with
badges to commemorate their successful term of office.
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3. |
Election of Deputy Mayor for the Municipal Year 2024/25
Minutes:
The Mayor invited
nominations for the office of Deputy Mayor for the municipal year
2024/2025. Councillor Mary Robinson proposed and Councillor Stephen
Atkinson seconded the motion that Councillor Simon O’Rourke
be elected to the office of Deputy Mayor for the municipal year
2024/2025.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor
Simon O’Rourke be elected to the office of Deputy Mayor for
the municipal year 2024/2025.
Councillor Simon
O’Rourke was invested as Deputy Mayor by the Mayor with the
ceremonial chain of office. Councillor Donna O’Rourke was
invested as Deputy Mayoress by the Mayor. The Deputy Mayor then
made a short acceptance speech.
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4. |
Prayers
Minutes:
The Mayor’s Chaplain, Rev Liz McLean
said prayers upon the deliberations of the Council.
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5. |
To Determine the Committee Arrangements for the Municipal Year 2024/25  PDF 79 KB
Report of the Chief Executive enclosed.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Leader, Councillor Stephen Atkinson made a
short speech and congratulated the Mayor on her election.
He then proposed the recommendations outlined
in the report regarding committee arrangements for the municipal
year 2024/2025 relating to the:
·
number of committees and their terms of reference;
·
call in procedure;
·
timetable of meetings;
·
number of seats of each committee;
·
allocation of seats to all councillors;
·
representation on Parish Councils’ Liaison committee;
·
appointment of an Emergency committee;
·
approval of the updated documents in the Council’s
Constitution
The proposal was seconded by Councillor Simon
Hore.
RESOLVED: That the Committee arrangements for
2024/2025 as set out in section 4 of the report of the Chief
Executive be approved.
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6. |
Appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs PDF 89 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Stephen Atkinson proposed and
Councillor Simon Hore seconded that the appointment of Chairman and
Vice Chairman of the committees of the Council for the municipal
year 2024/2025 be as follows:
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Committee
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Chair
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Vice-Chair
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Community
Services
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Stuart Hirst
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Ricky Newmark
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Planning and
Development
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Sue Bibby
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Stella Brunskill
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Health and
Housing
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Mark Hindle
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Mary Robinson
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Personnel
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Rosie Elms
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Steve Farmer
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Licensing
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Ian Brown
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Jan Alcock
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Policy and
Finance
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Stephen Atkinson
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Simon Hore
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Accounts and
Audit
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Robin Walsh
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Tony Austin
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Economic
Development
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David Birtwhistle
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Sophie Cowman
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Emergency
Committee
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Stephen Atkinson
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Simon Hore
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RESOLVED:
That the Chairman and Vice Chairman as
outlined be approved.
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7. |
Membership on Committees PDF 154 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Stephen Atkinson proposed and
Councillor Simon Hore seconded the membership on the committees of
the Council for the municipal year 2024/2025 as outlined in the
agenda pack.
RESOLVED:
That the membership on committees be approved
as follows:
COMMUNITY SERVICES (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(6)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT
(1)
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Jan Alcock
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Mary Robinson
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Karl Barnsley
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Ryan Corney
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John Atherton
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Ian Brown
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Stella Brunskill
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Donna O’Rourke
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Michael Graveston
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Lee Street
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Sophie Cowman
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Kieran Spencer
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Stuart Hirst (C)
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Ricky Newmark (VC)
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Gary Scott
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(6)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(1)
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Tony Austin
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Simon O’Rourke
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Lee Jameson
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Mark French
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Jim Rogerson
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Ian Brown
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Sue Bibby (C)
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Gaynor Hibbert
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Kieren Spencer
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Malcolm Peplow
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Stella Brunskill (VC)
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Nick Stubbs
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Mark Hindle
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Simon Hore
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Kevin Horkin
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HEALTH AND HOUSING (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(7)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Jan Alcock
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Donna O’Rourke
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Rachael Ray
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Malcolm Peplow
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John Atherton
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Stephen Atkinson
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Mary Robinson (VC)
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Kieran Spencer
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Lee Street
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Tony Austin
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Nick Stubbs
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Rosie Elms
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Steve Farmer
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Mark Hindle (C)
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Charles McFall
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PERSONNEL (9)
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CONSERVATIVE
(4)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(1)
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LABOUR
(2)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Stephen Atkinson
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Donna O’Rourke
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Karl Barnsley
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Gaye McCrum
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David Birtwhistle
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Sue Bibby
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Derek Brockle-hurst
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Rosie Elms (C)
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Steve Farmer (VC)
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LICENSING (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(6)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(1)
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Jan Alcock (VC)
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Simon O’Rourke
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Kieren Spencer
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Ryan Corney
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Jim Rogerson
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Ian Brown (C)
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Stella Brunskill
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Gaynor Hibbert
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Lee Jameson
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Gaye McCrum
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Steve Farmer
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Derek Brocklehurst
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Ricky Newmark
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Gary Scott
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Robin Walsh
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POLICY AND FINANCE (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(7)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Stephen Atkinson (C)
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Simon O’Rourke
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Karl Barnsley
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Malcolm Peplow
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David Birtwhistle
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Sue Bibby
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Jonathan Hill
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Lee Jameson
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Jim Rogerson
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Mark Hindle
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Michael Graveston
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Stuart Hirst
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Simon Hore (VC)
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Kevin Horkin
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Ricky Newmark
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ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT (11)
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CONSERVATIVE
(5)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(1)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Tony Austin (VC)
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Jonathan Hill
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Karl Barnsley
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Mark French
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Lee Street
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Sophie Cowman
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Michael Graveston
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Stuart Hirst
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Rachael Ray
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Charles McFall
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Robin Walsh(C)
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (15)
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CONSERVATIVE
(7)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(2)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Jan Alcock
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Gaynor Hibbert
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Rachael Ray
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Mark French
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David Birtwhistle (C)
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Stephen Atkinson
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Jonathan Hill
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Michael Graveston
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Gaye McCrum
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Sophie Cowman (VC)
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Aaron Wilkins-Odudu
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Rosie Elms
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Stuart Hirst
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Simon Hore
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Robin Walsh
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PARISH COUNCIL LIAISON (13)
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CONSERVATIVE
(6)
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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT
(2)
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LABOUR
(3)
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GREEN & PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT GROUP
(1)
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INDEPENDENT
(0)
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Simon Hore
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Mary Robinson
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Karl Barnsley
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Gaye McCrum
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David Birtwhistle
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Kevin Horkin
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Simon O’Rourke
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Nick Stubbs
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Charles McFall
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Derek Brocklehurst
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Ricky Newmark
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Gary Scott (VC)
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Robin Walsh
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EMERGENCY (4)
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8. |
Representation on Outside Bodies PDF 102 KB
Minutes:
Councillor Stephen Atkinson proposed and
Councillor Simon Hore seconded that the Representatives on Outside
Bodies for the municipal year 2024/2025 be as outlined on the list
circulated in the agenda pack.
RESOLVED:
That the Representatives on Outside Bodies be
approved as follows:
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ORGANISATION
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NUMBER OF VACANCIES
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NOMINATIONS
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PARENT COMMITTEE
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Armed Forces
Champion
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1
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Lee Street
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Policy & Finance
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Forest of Bowland AONB Advisory
Committee
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1
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Rosie Elms
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Planning &
Development
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Cement Liaison
Committee
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3
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Michael Graveston
Kevin Horkin
Simon O’Rourke
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Health & Housing
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Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
Council for Voluntary Services
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1
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Richard Newmark
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Policy & Finance
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Lancashire Waste
Partnership
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1
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Tony Austin
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Community Services
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Langho Football Club
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1
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Michael Graveston
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Community Services
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LGA General Assembly
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2
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Stephen Atkinson
Lee Jameson
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Policy & Finance
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Longridge Social Enterprise
Company Ltd
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1
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Nicholas Stubbs
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Community Services
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NW Employer’s
Organisation
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1 + 1 substitute
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Rosie Elms
Sue Bibby
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Personnel
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Police & Crime
Panel
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1
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Jan Alcock
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Policy & Finance
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Rural Services
Network
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1
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Louise Edge
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Policy & Finance
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Ribble Valley Community Safety
Partnership
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4
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Tony Austin
Ian Brown
Rachael Ray
Jonathan Hill
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Policy & Finance
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Ribble Valley Sports &
Recreation (Roefield Leisure Centre)
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2
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Ian Brown
Simon O’Rourke
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Community Services
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Ribble Valley Tourism
Association (RVTA)
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1
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Nicholas Stubbs
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Economic Development
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Salesbury & Copster Green
Commons Management Committee
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3
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Sue Bibby
Stuart Hirst
Louise Edge
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Community Services
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ORGANISATION
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NUMBER OF VACANCIES
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NOMINATIONS
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PARENT COMMITTEE
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Tarmac Liaison
Committee
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2
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Ian Brown
Simon O’Rourke
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Health & Housing
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Whalley Educational Foundation
Trust
|
1
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Mark Hindle
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Policy & Finance
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