20/000 PRESENT

Councillors Malloy, Gardiner, Abel, Beswick, Coan, Dalzell, Forbes, Gray, Houghton, McCulloch, Nicholson, Power and Robertson

In attendance: A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk)

 

20/001 ELECTION OF THE TOWN MAYOR

It was proposed by Cllr Nicholson, seconded by Cllr Gray and RESOLVED that Cllr Gardiner be elected Town Mayor.

The Town Mayor signed the declaration of acceptance of office.

 

20/002 ELECTION OF THE DEPUTY TOWN MAYOR

It was proposed by Cllr Robertson, seconded by Cllr McCulloch and RESOLVED that Cllr Houghton be elected Deputy Town Mayor.

It was noted that the Deputy Town Mayor would sign his declaration of acceptance of office prior to the next meeting.

 

20/003 APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES

It was RESOLVED to make the following appointments:

 

Organisation Representative
CCG Combined Surgeries Project Cllr Forbes
Cheshire Association of Local Councils Cllr McCulloch
Citizens Advice Cllr Houghton
Crosstown Community Orchard Cllr Dalzell
Friends of St John’s Wood Cllr McCulloch
Friends of the Heath Cllr Gray
Friends of the Moor Cllr Gardiner
Knutsford and District Youth Council Cllr Malloy
Knutsford Heritage Centre Cllr Nicholson
Knutsford in Bloom Cllr Nicholson
Knutsford Re-use Project Cllr Hamilton Coan and Cllr Dalzell (deputy)
Longridge and Shaw Heath Community Partnership Cllr Forbes and Cllr McCulloch (deputy)
Manchester Airport Consultative Committee Cllr Nicholson
Mid Cheshire Line Community Rail Partnership CIC Cllr Malloy
Mid Cheshire Line Community Rail Partnership Steering Group Cllr Malloy and Cllr Coan (deputy)
The Knutsford Fund Cllr McCulloch
Town Centre Community Partnership Cllr Hamilton Coan and Cllr Dalzell (deputy)

 

20/004 APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES AND BANK SIGNATORIES

It was RESOLVED to appoint committees and sub-committees as follows:

Assets and Operations Committee

Cllrs Abel, Beswick, Coan, Forbes, Gray, Malloy, McCulloch and Nicholson

Chairman – Cllr Coan

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Nicholson

 

Environment and General Purposes Committee

Cllrs Abel, Beswick, Coan, Dalzell, Power and Robertson

Chairman – Cllr Power

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Robertson

 

Events and Town Centre Management Committee

Cllrs Abel, Coan, Dalzell, Malloy, McCulloch and Power

Chairman – Cllr Houghton

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Power

 

Finance Committee

Cllrs Coan, Forbes, Hamilton Coan, Malloy, McCulloch and Robertson

Chairman – Cllr Forbes

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Robertson

 

Personnel Committee

Cllrs Beswick, Coan, Dalzell, Forbes, Hamilton Coan, McCulloch and Nicholson

Chairman – Cllr Hamilton Coan

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Nicholson

 

Planning and Licensing Committee

Cllrs Coan, Dalzell, Hamilton Coan, Gray, McCulloch and Robertson

Chairman – Cllr Gray

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Coan

 

It was noted that the Town Mayor and Deputy Town Mayor are ex-officio members of all committees.

 

Council Offices Sub-Committee

Cllrs Coan, Forbes, Gray, McCulloch and Nicholson

Chairman – Cllr Coan

Deputy Chairman – Cllr Forbes

 

Grievances and Appeals Sub-Committee

Cllrs Coan, Dalzell and Nicholson

Reserve 1 – Cllr McCulloch

Reserve 2 – Cllr Beswick

Reserve 3 – Cllr Forbes

 

It was RESOLVED to appoint bank signatories by virtue of office as the Town Mayor, Deputy Town Mayor, Finance Committee Chairman, Finance Committee Deputy Chairman and the Town Clerk (for administrative purposes).

 

20/005 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

No member declared an interest in any item.

 

20/006 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllr Hamilton Coan (personal business)

 

20/007 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public wished to address the meeting.

 

20/008 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The date of the next meeting was noted as 23rd November 2020 at 7pm.