Agenda and minutes

On the nomination of Councillor M J Hill OBE, seconded by Councillor B Young, and there being no other nominations, it was

RESOLVED

            That Councillor A G Hagues be elected as Chairman of the County Council for the year 2017/18.

Councillor Hagues signed the declaration of acceptance of office, was invested with the Chain of Office by the immediate past Chairman, took the Chair and thanked the Council for electing him.

COUNCILLOR A G HAGUES IN THE CHAIR

CHAIRMAN'S LADY

Mrs L Hagues was invested with the Chairman's Lady's Chain of Office.

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

The Chairman presented a past Chairman's Badge to Mr T M Trollope-Bellew.  Members of the County Council paid tribute to Mr Trollope-Bellew's service to the Council.

On the nomination of Councillor Mrs P A Bradwell, seconded by Councillor D Brailsford, and there being no other nominations, it was

RESOLVED

            That Councillor C R Oxby be elected Vice-Chairman of the County Council for the year 2017/18.

Councillor Oxby signed the declaration of acceptance of office, was invested with the Vice-Chairman's Chain of Office and thanked the Council for electing him.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs J E Killey and Mrs C A Talbot.

Councillors were reminded that there was no need to declare an interest if it had already been recorded on the register of disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI's) or notified to the Monitoring Officer in accordance with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012.  However, councillors declaring interests must state what the DPI was and accordingly not speak or vote on the item.  Those who hadn't yet completed their DPI form were reminded that this was required within 28 days of taking office.  Members were also advised that in future, should they have any queries about declarations, to please seek advice from officers in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest at this point in the meeting.

RESOLVED

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 February 2017 be approved and a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

            That Mr Tony McArdle, the Chief Executive of Lincolnshire County Council, be appointed as the Returning Officer for any County Council by-elections that might arise during the current Council term (2017 – 2021).

The Council received the return of Persons Elected following the Lincolnshire County Council on 4 May 2017.

The Chairman advised that he would confirm the name of his Chaplain in due course.

The Chairman welcomed all the newly elected County Councillors to the Chamber and congratulated both new and returning councillors on their success.

133^rd Lincolnshire Show

Members of the Council were asked to note that this year's Lincolnshire Show would be held at the Lincolnshire Showground on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 June 2017.  It was hoped that as many members of the Council as possible would be able to attend what was always an enjoyable event.  The Chairman advised that all Members would have received an email from the civic Office inviting them to take part in the 'Meet Your Councillor' sessions, which gave members of the public the opportunity to meet and talk to their local member.  The marquee for this would be located at the front of the County Council stand.  Members were reminded that entrance tickets for the Lincolnshire Show would only be issued to those members taking part in these sessions.

Civic Engagements

The Chairman informed members that a list of civic engagements relating to the immediate past Chairman and Vice-Chairman were available from the Civic Officer.

On the nomination of Councillor Mrs P A Bradwell, seconded by Councillor C J Davie, and there being no further nominations, it was

RESOLVED

            That Councillor M J Hill OBE be elected as Leader of the County Council in accordance with Article 5.03 of the Constitution.

In accordance with Article 5.02 of the Council's Constitution the Leader notified the Council of the appointments to the Executive and for the purposes of Part 3 (Responsibilities for Functions) the responsibilities of each portfolio holder.  The Leader also notified the Council of the executive Support Councillors he had appointed in accordance with Article 5.07.

A report by the Monitoring Officer had been circulated.

In addition, since the writing of the report, it had been suggested by Group Leaders that membership of the Definitive Map and Public Rights of Way Sub-Committee was not restricted to members of the Planning and Regulation Committee, and that membership of the Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee was not restricted to members of the Environment and Economy Scrutiny Committee.

It had also been suggested that the names of the Adults and Public Health Scrutiny Committee and Community and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee be changes to Adults and Community Wellbeing and Public Protection and Communities Scrutiny Committee respectively.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

1.    That the amendments to the Constitution at part 1 (Summary), Part 2 (Articles) and Part 4 (Rules of Procedure), attached at Appendix A to the report be approved.

2.    That the amendments to Part 3 (Responsibility for Functions) attached at Appendix B to the report be approved.

3.    That the amendments to Part 1 (Summary) and Part 2 (Articles) of the Constitution attached at Appendix C of the report be agreed.

4.    That the first paragraph under the heading "membership" in Article 6.07 in Part 2 (Articles) be replaced with the following:-

"The County Council will determine the number of members of the Council who will serve on the Flood and Water Management Scrutiny Committee along with seven co-opted non-executive district councillors, one to be nominated by each of Lincolnshire's seven district councils"

5.    That the first paragraph of Article 7.03.01 of Part 2 (Articles) of the Constitution be amended by the deletion of the words "who are members of the Planning and Regulation Committee" so that it reads:-

"There will be a Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way Sub-Committee.  The Sub-Committee shall comprise seven councillors who shall represent the political balance of the Council overall in accordance with the terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989"

6.    That the names of Adults and Public Health Scrutiny Committee and Community and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee be changed to Adults and Community Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee and Public Protection and Communities Scrutiny Committee respectively.

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

1.    That the reduction in the number of councillors on the council from 77 to 70 be noted.

2.    That the changes in the political make-up of the Council following the election on 4 May 2017 be noted.

3.    That the changes to the committee structure since the last review be noted.

4.    That the political balance of committees and sub-committee as circulated with the Order of Proceedings be adopted by the Council.

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

            That the appointment of Chairmen and Vice-Chairman as circulated          with the Order of Proceedings and attached as Appendix A be approved.

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

            That the Council appoint to the organisations detailed in the report and attached as Appendix B to these minutes.

A report by the Executive Director responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

Members were asked to note the additional Council meeting which had been scheduled for Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 10.30am.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

            That the calendar of meeting dates 2017/18, as shown in Appendix A to the report, be approved.

A report by the Executive Director Responsible for Democratic Services had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

1.    That the Chairman of the Scrutiny Panels be eligible for a Special Responsibility Allowance in Band 6 of the Council's Members' Allowance Scheme.

2.    That the Vice-Chairman of the Scrutiny Panels be eligible for a Special Responsibility Allowance of one third of Band 6 of the Council's Members' Allowance Scheme.

3.    That the Members Allowance Scheme attached at Appendix A to the report be approved for 2017/18.

A report by the Monitoring Officer had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

            That Council receive the report.

A report by the Executive Director Finance and Public Protection had been circulated.

It was moved, seconded and

RESOLVED

1.    That the Council budget approved on 24 February 2017 be amended:-

·         To show £15.266m of Supplementary improved Better Care Funding; and

·         To allocate the funding to adult social care services in accordance with Table 2 of the report.

2.    That the Section 151 officer be authorised to certify to the Secretary of State that the Council will use the additional funding of £15.266m in 2017/18 to fund adult social care services; and

3.    That the Executive Director for Finance and Public Protection be authorised to make such changes to the budget book as necessary to give effect to the amendments approved at paragraph 1 above.