Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Requests to Address the Meeting The Chairman to report on any requests to address the meeting.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were no requests to address the meeting. |
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Urgent Business The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 October 2021.
Additional documents: Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11 October 2021 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Vice-Chairman, in the Chair. |
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Chairman's Announcements To receive communications from the Chairman.
Additional documents: Minutes: There were no Chairman’s announcements |
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Adoption of Revised Councillors' Code of Conduct Report of the Interim Monitoring Officer.
***Please note this report will follow as it is currently being reviewed and finalised*** Additional documents: Decision: Resolved
(1) That Full Council be recommended to adopt the revised Councillors’ Code of Conduct.
(2) That Full Council be recommended to agree that:
• Subject to the adoption of the revised Code of Conduct, it be mandatory for all Councillors to complete Code of Conduct training within 6 months of the adoption of the revised code (i.e. by mid-November). • It be mandatory for all Councillors to undertake Code of Conduct training within 6 months of their election (newly or re-elected) and attend a refresher at least once during their term of office.
(3) That Full Council be recommended to endorse the revised Councillors’ Code of Conduct for adoption by Town and Parish Councils in the Cherwell District.
Minutes: The Interim Monitoring Officer submitted a report which introduced a proposed revised Councillors’ Code of Conduct for the Committee to recommend to Full Council and to agree adoption and implementation from May 2022.
All Oxfordshire local authorities were currently covered by a single, jointly-agreed Code of Conduct which ensured that councillors who were members of multiple authorities within the area were covered by a single code, providing clarity and consistency. The same Members' Code of Conduct had been adopted by the majority of parish councils in the Cherwell District.
The revised Code of Conduct would be presented to the County Council and all District Councils in Oxfordshire, and if adopted, would be recommended to all Oxfordshire Parishes.
In response to questions from the Committee, the Interim Monitoring Officer explained that training would be rolled out across the County and members of multiple authorities would attend one training session which would be co-ordinated across the County.
All Councillors would undertake training within 6 months of the adoption of the revised Code of Conduct and all Councillors (newly or re-elected) would undertake Code of Conduct training within 6 months of their election and would also undertake a refresher at least once during their term of office.
Resolved
(1) That Full Council be recommended to adopt the revised Councillors’ Code of Conduct.
(2) That Full Council be recommended to agree that:
• Subject to the adoption of the revised Code of Conduct, it be mandatory for all Councillors to complete Code of Conduct training within 6 months of the adoption of the revised code (i.e. by mid-November). • It be mandatory for all Councillors to undertake Code of Conduct training within 6 months of their election (newly or re-elected) and attend a refresher at least once during their term of office.
(3) That Full Council be recommended to endorse the revised Councillors’ Code of Conduct for adoption by Town and Parish Councils in the Cherwell District.
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Standards Arrangements - Appointment of Independent Person Report of Interim Monitoring Officer.
***Please note this report will follow as it is currently being reviewed and finalised*** Additional documents: Decision: Resolved
(1) That authority be delegated to the Interim Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Chairman of the Standards Committee, to liaise with the candidates who applied for the Independent Person vacancy in the autumn of 2021 and agree a preferred candidate to recommend to Council t be appointed for a term expiring on the date of December Council meeting in 2025.
(2) That Mr Graham Matthews be thanked for his service and diligence as an Independent Person for Cherwell District Council
Minutes: The Interim Monitoring Officer submitted a report which considered the arrangements for the appointment of an Independent Person in light of the resignation of a current Independent Person.
The Committee considered it appropriate to thank Graham Matthews for his service to Cherwell District Council as an Independent Person.
A Member of the Committee who was on the interview panel suggested that the third choice of candidate be approached in the first instance regarding the vacancy.
Resolved
(1) That authority be delegated to the Interim Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Chairman of the Standards Committee, to liaise with the candidates who applied for the Independent Person vacancy in the autumn of 2021 and agree a preferred candidate to recommend to Council to be appointed for a term expiring on the date of December Council meeting in 2025.
(2) That Mr Graham Matthews be thanked for his service and diligence as an Independent Person for Cherwell District Council
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