Minutes of a Meeting of Banbury Town Council held on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 at 6.30pm in the Town Hall, Banbury.
Present: Councillor Milne Home (Town Mayor)
Councillors: Beere, Cartledge, Clarke, Colegrave, Cullip, Dhesi, Donaldson, Harrison, Hussain, Ilott, Johnson, Kilsby, Mallon, Mepham, Morris, Parish, Ross, Turner, Woodcock and Wren.
Officers: Mark Recchia (Town Clerk)
Anne Greenway (Deputy Town Clerk)
Tricia Campbell (Civic Officer)
The Town Mayor, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms and Mace Bearer, escorted by the Town Clerk and accompanied by Members of the Town Council and the Town Mayor’s Chaplain processed into the Town Hall.
The Rev Jeff West led prayers. Councillor Mallon read Psalm 84 verses 9-12.
The Town Mayor reviewed his year of office and thanked all those who had supported him during the year, especially his wife and Mayoress, Gillian Milne Home; his Civic Cadets; his fellow Members; the Town Hall staff and the people of Banbury.
C.1/12 Election of the Town Mayor for 2012/13
It was proposed by Councillor Mallon, seconded by Councillor Harrison, and WAS RESOLVED that Councillor Ilott be elected Town Mayor of Banbury for the year 2012/13.
C.2/12 Election of a Deputy Town Mayor for 2012/13
It was proposed by Councillor Mepham, seconded by Councillor Donaldson, and WAS RESOLVED that Councillor Turner be elected Deputy Town Mayor of Banbury for the year 2012/13.
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The Civic Party then retired and Councillor Ilott was invested with the Chain and Robe of Office. On the return of the Civic Party, Councillor Ilott took the Chair. He thanked Members for the honour of being elected Town Mayor for Banbury and undertook to uphold the traditions of the Office.
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C.3/12 Declaration of Acceptance of Office
Councillor Ilott then made his Declaration of Acceptance of Office, which was duly accepted by the Council.
(The Town Mayor announced that his wife, Joan Ilott would be his Mayoress, and she was invested with the badge of Town Mayoress. The Town Mayor also appointed three new Civic Cadets:
Sea Cadet: Ordinary Cadet Jack Hunter
Army Cadet: Cadet Lance Corporal Paula Douglas-Gilbert
Air Training Corps Cadet: Cadet Corporal Harry Simmons
The Deputy Town Mayor then announced that his wife, Lesley Turner would be his Deputy Town Mayoress and she was invested with the badge of Deputy Town Mayoress.)
C.4/12 Vote of Thanks to the Retiring Town Mayor
It was proposed by Councillor Mallon, seconded by Councillor Colegrave and WAS RESOLVED that the Town Council express its thanks and sincere appreciation to Councillor Alastair Milne Home, and Mrs Gillian Milne Home for the conscientious and zealous manner in which they had discharged the arduous duties of Town Mayor and Mayoress during the year, and that, in commemoration of the year in office a Past Town Mayor’s badge, and Past Town Mayoress badge suitably inscribed be presented to them.
C.5/12 Apologies for Absence
Councillor Bonner.
C.6/12 Declarations of Interest
None.
C.7/12 Minutes of the last Meeting
It was proposed by the Town Mayor, and WAS RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on the 19 April 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Town Mayor.
C.8/12 Communications
The Town Clerk reported that there were no communications.
C.9/12 Results of Election
The Town Clerk reported the results of the Elections for the Town Council held on Thursday, 3 May 2012. The successful candidates were as follows:
Calthorpe: C G Clarke (Conservative)
N M Harrison (Conservative
A J Milne Home (Conservative)
Easington North: N J Morris (Conservative)
C Wren (Conservative)
Easington South: J H Colegrave (Conservative)
K P Mallon (Conservative)
Grimsbury & Castle: A G Beere (Labour)
C A Bonner (Conservative)
M E Cullip (Conservative)
S Hussain (Labour)
Hardwick: J A Donaldson (Conservative)
A S J Ilott (Conservative)
N A Mepham (Conservative)
N P Turner (Conservative)
Neithrop North: S Dhesi (Labour)
Neithrop South: D L Johnson (Labour)
S Kilsby (Labour)
Ruscote: P S Cartledge (Labour)
G A Parish (Labour)
G Ross (Labour)
S L Woodcock (Labour)
C.10/12 Declarations of Acceptance of Office
The Town Clerk reported that all Members had signed their Declaration of Acceptance of Office.
C.11/12 Appointment of Standing Committees
It was proposed by Councillor Mallon, seconded by Councillor Colegrave, and WAS RESOLVED that the size and make up of the Standing Committees as at Appendix 1 be approved.
C.12/12 Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies
It was proposed by Councillor Mallon, seconded by Councillor Colegrave, and WAS RESOLVED that the Appointments of Representatives to Outside Bodies as at Appendix 2 be approved.
The Meeting ended at 7.30pm.
The Meeting was followed by a Reception for the newly elected Town Mayor.
Standing Committee Membership
2012 – 2013
1. Resources Committee
(Seats allocated: Conservative 7, Labour 5)
Conservative / Labour1. Bonner / 1. Cartledge
2. Clarke / 2. Hussain
3. Colegrave / 3. Johnson
4. Mallon / 4. Kilsby
5. Mepham / 5. Woodcock
6. Morris
7. Wren
[Alternate Members]
Conservative / Labour1. Cullip / 1. Beere
2. Donaldson / 2. Dhesi
3. Harrison / 3. Parish
4. Ilott / 4. Ross
5. Milne Home
6. Turner
2. General Services Committee
(Seats allocated: Conservative 7, Labour 5)
Conservative / Labour1. Clarke / 1. Beere
2. Colegrave / 2. Johnson
3. Donaldson / 3. Kilsby
4. Harrison / 4. Parish
5. Mepham / 5. Ross
6. Morris
7. Turner
[Alternate Members]
Conservative / Labour1. Bonner / 1. Cartledge
2. Cullip / 2. Dhesi
3. Ilott / 3. Hussain
4. Mallon / 4. Woodcock
5. Milne Home
6. Wren
3. Planning Committee
(Seats Allocated: Conservative 6, Labour 4)
Conservative / Labour1. Clarke / 1. Beere
2. Cullip / 2. Dhesi
3. Harrison / 3. Parish
4. Ilott / 4. Ross
5. Milne Home
6. Wren
[Alternate Members]
Conservative / Labour1. Bonner / 1. Cartledge
2. Colegrave / 2. Hussain
3. Donaldson / 3. Johnson
4. Mallon / 4. Kilsby
5. Mepham / 5. Woodcock
6. Morris
7. Turner
4. Appeals Panel
(Seats Allocated: Conservative 3, Labour 2)
Conservative / Labour1. Donaldson / 1. Beere
2. Harrison / 2. Parish
3. Ilott
APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE BODIES
Banbury & District Air Training Corps / B / 1 / Cllr Clarke
Banbury & District Community Bus Project / B / 1 / Cllr Hussain
Banbury & District Samaritans / A / 1 / Cllr Bonner
Banbury & District Twinning Association / A / 1 / Town Mayor
Banbury Bluecoat Foundation / B / 1 / Cllr Cullip
Banbury Borough Bowling Club / B / 1 / Cllr Clarke
Banbury & District Show Committee / P / 1 / Cllr Clarke
(Alternate Cllr Colegrave)
Banbury Citizen's Advice Bureau / A / 1 / Defer appointment until CAB is re constituted
Banbury Civic Society / B / 1 / Cllr Mallon
Banbury Fair Trade Steering Group / B / 1 / Town Mayor
Banbury Traffic Advisory Committee (3) / P / 3 / Cllr Harrison
Cllr Ross & Cllr Wren
Banbury Youth Forum / B / 1 / Cllr Donaldson
The Glebe Charity (Cricket Club) / B / Cllr Morris
Borough of Banbury Trust
2 (plus TM and DTM) / P / 2 / Cllr Mallon
Cllr Parish
Cherwell Climate Change Partnership / P / 1 / Cllr Harrison
Cherwell Community & Voluntary Service / A / 1 / Cllr Donaldson
CDC 2012 Olympics Working Group / P / 1 / Cllr Harrison
Canal Day Committee / A / 1 / Town Mayor
Cherwell Crime Partnership: Banbury / P / 1 / Cllr Wren
Christmas Lights Working Group / A / 1 / Cllr Wren
East Street Centre / B / 1 / Cllr Cullip
The Hill / A / 1 / Cllr Cartledge
Mill Management Committee / B / 1 / Cllr Cullip
Sunshine Centre / B / 1 / Cllr Woodcock
Town Centre Partnership (3) / P / 3 / Cllr Beere
Cllr Mallon & Cllr Ilott
WRVS Cornhill Centre / B / 1 / Cllr Bonner
BARKS / B / 1 / Cllr Harrison
Banbury Sea Cadets / B / 1 / Cllr Mepham
Chamber of Commerce / A / 1 / Cllr Mallon