Issue - meetings

To establish a cross party Member Working Group to explore proposals around the development/disposal of the current Town Hall site.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Establish a Strategy and Resources Member Working Group with terms of reference as set out in paragraph 2.3 and 2.4 of the report to take forward the work around the development/disposal of the current Town Hall site.

The Committee received a report seeking the establishment a cross party Member Working Group to explore proposals around the development/disposal of the current Town Hall site.

The following matters were considered:

a)             Date of first meeting. The Chair informed the Committee that the date of the first meeting of the Working Group was proposed as Wednesday 17 April 12.30-16.30.

b)             Minutes of meetings. In response to a question from a member, the Chair informed the Committee that meetings of the Working Group would not be minuted, but that notes from each of the meetings would be produced. The notes of the meetings would not be restricted documents, but there would be some restricted information considered within meetings of the Working Group which would not be for publication. In response to a further question the Chair informed the Committee, that members of the Working Group engaging in general discussion would not be considered to be predetermination for consideration of a future planning application.

Following consideration the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Establish a Strategy and Resources Member Working Group with terms of reference as set out in paragraph 2.3 and 2.4 of the report to take forward the work around the development/disposal of the current Town Hall site.