Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies from Members of the Committee.

No apologies were received.

Members are required to register their disclosable pecuniary interests within 28 days of their election or appointment to the Council. A member attending a meeting where a matter arises in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest must (unless they have a dispensation):

• Declare the interest if they have not already registered it

• Not participate in any discussion or vote

• Must leave the meeting room until the matter has been dealt with (Standing Order 39).

• Give written notice of any unregistered interest to the Monitoring Officer within 28 days of the meeting Non-pecuniary interests must still be declared in accordance with the Code of Conduct. These should be declared at the commencement of the meeting.

None.

Ian Marriott (Legal Services Manager) reported that, due to a software problem, it had not been possible to successfully update the draft minutes of the last meeting with the required amendments. The problem could not be straightforwardly resolved.

Therefore the minutes would be withdrawn, updated, and presented at the Committee’s next meeting. He advised that in the intervening time the updated minutes would be circulated to members of the Committee by email.

Members are asked to note the applications dealt with under delegated powers since the last meeting.

The Committee noted the delegated decisions made by officers since the last meeting as presented in the report.

The Chair stated that a Council-appointed Director to the Warwickshire Property and Development Company (WPDC) was required as part of the proposed governance arrangements. It was the role of the Regulatory Committee to approve the appointment in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Following a request for any members of the Committee to comment upon the proposed appointment of Steve Smith (Assistant Director, Commissioning Support Unit) as the Council Director for WPDC, the Chair moved that:

The Committee approve the appointment of Mr Steve Smith as a Director of Warwickshire Property and Development Company Limited.

Councillor Dirveiks seconded the motion.

The Chair called a vote on the motion which was accepted unanimously by those present.

There were no votes against the motion.

There were no abstentions.

The Chair stated that he was delighted with the appointment of Steve Smith, who possessed the skills and experience required to fulfil the duties of the position admirably.

Steve Smith expressed his thanks for the endorsement.

Resolved

That the Regulatory Committee approves the appointment of Mr Steve Smith as a Director of Warwickshire Property and Development Company Limited.