Issue - meetings

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

With regard to item 8, Adoption of the Local Plan Strategy, the Acting Director of Legal Services/Acting Monitoring Officer advised that there were four matters that should be noted for the record.

Members had those interests in property within Cheshire East which were recorded on the Council`s Register of Interests.

Members may:-

a)    be a Member of a Town or Parish Council

b)    be a School Governor

c)     be a member of an external organisation or amenity group such as the National Trust or The Ramblers Association.

d)    have previously been involved in or expressed a view on the preparation of the Local Plan

e)    be a Director of a Council owned company or have been appointed by the Council to a role in an external organisation

f)      be involved in decisions about land in their role as a Member of the Council or in any of the “wider public life” roles that Members routinely undertake.

Except for any specific declarations, he gave a standing declaration on behalf of those Members present that:-

(a) they did not have a Disclosable Pecuniary or Non-Pecuniary Interest in the local plan strategy;       

and

(b) they approached the debate and vote on the Local Plan Strategy with an open mind.

All of the above matters were regarded by the meeting as being formally declared.

If any Member did in fact consider themselves to have a disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest and/or if they felt that they were unable to approach the debate and vote on the Local Plan with an open mind, they should declare that to the meeting.

The following declarations were made:-

With regard to item 8, Adoption of the Local Plan Strategy, Cllr M Jones declared that he had fettered his discretion in respect of the Local Plan and that he would leave the meeting during consideration of this matter.

With regard to item 8, Cllr B Dooley declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in respect of the Local Plan and stated that she would leave the meeting during consideration of this matter.

With regard to item 9, 2016/17 Financial Outturn and Review of Performance, Cllr D Hough declared an interest in respect of the virement relating to the waste strategy implementation, as he was a Director of TSS, who would be sharing the related facility with ANSA and that he would leave the meeting during consideration of this matter.

With regard to item 9, 2016/17 Financial Outturn and Review of Performance, Cllr J Hammond declared an interest on behalf of himself and Cllrs G Baggot and S Hogben, in respect of the virement relating to the waste strategy implementation, as they were Directors of ANSA and would leave the meeting during consideration of this matter.