Agenda/Speakers:

Meeting Documents

1 . Prayers

  • Prayers

Minutes: none

2 . Apologies For Absence

  • To receive apologies for absence (if any).

Minutes: none

3 . Minutes

  • View Minutes
  • To sign as a true record the minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 21 November 2018 (attached).

  • Amendment on behalf of Independent Residents’ Group

  •  AMENDMENT:- The ‘show of hands’ voting record for votes 4, 5 and 6 are unreliable and should be deleted from table and replaced in minutes with:- Motion C Amendment by IRG  NOT CARRRIED by a majority, motion by Conservative Group CARRIED without division. Motion E Amendment by Conservative Group CARRIED by a majority and AGREED as substantive motion without division. Motion F Amendment by Conservative Group CARRIED by a majority and AGREED as substantive motion without division

  •   EXPLANATION. At last Council the voting machine broke and votes 4, 5 and 6 was by show of hands. On vote 4 “anti-Semitism” the published record shows the IRG amendment was lost by 43 to 3 with 8 abstentions. The minutes shows all Con/HW3, UPRA, RA voting against the amendment, all Labour and 3 IRG abstaining and 3 IRG voting in favour of the amendment and the substantive motion was agreed without a vote.

  • However on the webcast the Democratic Services Officer announces vote 4 was lost by 40 to 3. As this is a clear discrepancy and as it can now be no longer certain how everyone voted by ‘show of hands’ the voting record for vote 4, 5 and 6 in the table needs to be deleted and the minutes changed.

Minutes: none

4 . Disclosure Of Interests

  • Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. 

  • Members may still disclose any interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

Minutes: none

5 . Announcements By The Mayor, By The Leader Of The Council Or By The Chief Executive

  • To receive announcements (if any).

Minutes: none

6 . Petitions

  • To receive any petition presented pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 23.

  • Councillors Clarence Barrett, Jeffrey Tucker, Philippa Crowder and Denis O’Flynn have given notice of intention to present a petition.

Minutes: none

7 . Members' Questions

  • To Follow

Minutes: none

8 . Bridge Close, Romford - Purchase Of Residential Properties On Waterloo Road And Oldchurch Road

Minutes: none

9 . Update On The Council Tax Support Scheme 2019 And Council Tax Surcharge On Empty Homes

10 . Council Procedure Rules

11 . Allocation Of Seats On The Committees Of The Council

Minutes: none

12 . Vacancies For The Position Of Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee And Vice-Chair, Pensions Committee

Minutes: none

13 . Motions For Debate