Agenda item - Procedural Business

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Agenda item

Procedural Business

(a)  Declaration of Substitutes - Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

 

(b)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

 

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

 

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

 

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

Minutes:

17.1

Declarations of Substitutes

Substitute  Councillor                           For  Councillor

 

Rufus                                                    Davey

 

17B.

Declarations of Interest

17.2

The  Chairman  Councillor  Hyde stated  that she  had  become  aware   that builders  carrying  work  for  a  member  of  her  family also  had  an  interest  in  Application BH2007/04444,  Land  R/o 67 -  81 Princes  Road and that  it  was  her  intention  to  vacate  the  Chair and to  leave  the  meeting  during  discussion  /  determination  of  the  application. The Deputy Chairman would take the Chair during consideration of this item. Councillor  K  Norman declared  an  interest  relative  to  Application  BH2008/00379,  Withdean Stadium stating  that  as  a  Season Ticket holder  of Brighton  &  Hove Albion  Football  Club  he  would  leave the  meeting  during  consideration .  Councillor  Wells stated  that although  be  had  made   public comments relative  to “Starbucks”  coffee  bar  in  St.  James’  Street  he  had  expressed  no  opinion  nor  had he predetermined the entirely  separate Application BH2008/00953, 115 St  James’ Street  due  to  be  considered   on  that afternoon’s  agenda .  He  therefore  intended  to  remain in  the  meeting  room  during  its  consideration and  to vote  thereon .

            

17C.

Exclusion of Press and Public

17.3

The Committee considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of any items contained in the agenda, having regard to the nature of the business to be transacted and the nature of the proceedings and the likelihood as to whether, if members of the press and public were present, there would be disclosure to them of confidential or exempt information as defined in Section 100A (3) or 100 1 of the Local Government Act 1972.

17.4

RESOLVED - That the press and public not be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of any items on the agenda.

 

 


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