Agenda, decisions and minutes

Received from Councillor Andy Hull.

Councillor Burgess substituted for Councillor Hull.

If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

         if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

         you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

*(a)      Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b)        Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c)        Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d)        Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e)        Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f)        Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

None.

Confirmed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2014 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

APPROVED

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none       

A revised Appendix A was laid round, which set out full details of the bids received, which would be interleaved with the formal record of the meeting.

RESOLVED:

(a) That the new proposals submitted by Ward Councillors and detailed in revised

Appendix A of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development, be approved in principle, subject to the Assistant Chief Executive (Strategy and Community Partnerships) being satisfied that the necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

(b) That, in the lead up to the Christmas period, the Assistant Chief Executive (Strategy and Community Partnerships) be authorised to agree the allocation of up to £1,000 each for proposals from community groups to fund Christmas parties or related events, subject to all necessary paper work being approved, necessary checks completed and other issues resolved.

Reasons for decision

To assist in developing and sustaining a healthy voluntary and community sector in Islington.

Other options considered

None.

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.

APPROVED

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted – none       

RESOLVED:

That Islington Community Chest grant awards be made to the organisations detailed in Appendix A of the report of the Executive Member for Community Development.

Reason for decision

To enable funding to be directed towards meeting the needs of low income residents and disadvantaged communities.

Other options considered

None.

Conflicts of interest/ note of dispensations granted

None.