Agenda, decisions and minutes

Received from Councillors Andy Hull, Rakhia Ismail and Theresa Debono.

Received from Councillors Andy Hull, Rakhia Ismail and Theresa Debono.

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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.

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RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 July 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 July 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

A member of the public drew attention to the proposal in St George’s Ward for “Healthy Generations”, stating that the payment was also to cover the hire of the Hall.

RESOLVED:

1. That, with the exception of the proposal by Councillor Debono for tents for Calais asylum seekers (organisation to be confirmed),  the proposals submitted by Ward councillors for Local Initiatives Funding detailed in revised Appendix A (attached to these minutes) of the report of the Executive Member for Economic and Community Development, be approved in principle, subject to the Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Human Resources) being satisfied that the necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

2. That with regard to the proposal by Councillor Debono for tents for Calais asylum seekers (organisation to be confirmed), officers to seek legal advice to ensure that payment of funds is not ultra vires. Subject to the legal advice, any subsequent payment to be regarded as a one-off payment.

Reasons for decision

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

Other options considered

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Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

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A member of the public drew attention to the proposal in St George’s Ward for “Healthy Generations”, stating that the payment was also to cover the hire of the Hall.

RESOLVED:

1. That, with the exception of the proposal by Councillor Debono for tents for Calais asylum seekers (organisation to be confirmed),  the proposals submitted by Ward councillors for Local Initiatives Funding detailed in revised Appendix A (attached to these minutes) of the report of the Executive Member for Economic and Community Development, be approved in principle, subject to the Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Human Resources) being satisfied that the necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

2. That with regard to the proposal by Councillor Debono for tents for Calais asylum seekers (organisation to be confirmed), officers to seek legal advice to ensure that payment of funds is not ultra vires. Subject to the legal advice, any subsequent payment to be regarded as a one-off payment.

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.