Venue: Meeting Space - Block 1, Floor 2 - County Hall. View directions
Contact: Rebecca Greally
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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Minutes of the meetings of Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council held on Wednesday 16th March 2022 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. |
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DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required to disclose any personal interest (which includes any disclosable pecuniary interest) they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for the meeting in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 4 July 2012, and are reminded that if they have any personal interests of a prejudicial nature (as defined under paragraph 17 of the Code Conduct) they must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room. NB Any member needing clarification must contact Legal Services by email at monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter. |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME To reply to any questions received from members of the public which have been submitted in writing in advance of the meeting. Questions can be asked about issues for which the Council has a responsibility. (Public question times take place on a bimonthly basis at Local Area Council meetings: in January, March, May, July, September and November each year.)
As agreed by the County Council in February 2012, the management of local public question times is at the discretion of the chair of the committee.
Please note however that a
question may possibly be rejected if it requires the disclosure of
any categories of confidential or exempt information, namely
information:
And/or:
If the Chair is of the opinion that a question is one which for whatever reason, cannot properly be asked in an area meeting, he/she will disallow it and inform the resident of his/her decision.
Copies of any written answers (without individuals' personal contact details) will be provided for members after the meeting and also be publicly available.
Democratic Services will confirm the status of the progress on any previously requested written answers and follow up any related actions requested by the Local Area Council. |
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This item is to:
(a) Receive any new petitions: to receive any new petitions. The lead petitioner is entitled?to briefly introduce their petition by providing a statement in writing, and a response to any petitions received will then be organised for a future meeting;
(b) Consider reports on petitions previously received:
(i) Make Hirst Park Playing Fields a no dog area.
(c) Receive any updates on petitions for which a report was previously considered: any updates will be verbally reported at the meeting.
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LOCAL SERVICES ISSUES To receive a verbal update from the Area Managers from Technical Services and Neighbourhood Services in attendance about any key recent, ongoing and/or future planned Local Services work for the attention of members of the Local Area Council, who will also then?have the opportunity to?raise issues with the Area Managers.
The Area Managers have principal responsibility for highway services and environmental services, such as refuse collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, within the geographic boundaries of the Local Area Council. |
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To make appointments to outside body organisations within the Local Area Consideration. |
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LOCAL AREA COUNCIL WORK PROGRAMME PDF 105 KB To note the latest version of agreed items for future Local Area Council meetings (any suggestions for new agenda items will require confirmation by the Business Chair after the meeting). |
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DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 15th June 2022 (planning only). |
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URGENT BUSINESS To consider such other business, as in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency. |