These are draft minutes that have not yet been approved by the council. The minutes are subject to change and will be confirmed at the next meeting.
24/074 PRESENT
Councillors Banks, Dalzell, Forrest, Gardiner, Gray, Hartley, Johnson, Mears, Russell and Watson
In attendance: A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk) and S Curties (Town Centre Manager)
24/075 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received from Cllrs McCulloch (business), Robertson and Wood (personal business)
24/076 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
No member declared an interest in any item.
24/077 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No members of the public were present.
24/078 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 21st October.
24/079 MARKET HALL REFURBISHMENT PROJECT
It was RESOLVED to:
- authorise a budget of £197k for delivery of the Market Hall refurbishment project
- Authorise the Town Clerk in consultation with Cllrs Johnson and Hartley to award the contract for works to the Market Hall on a JCT model contract, obtaining professional advise as may be deemed necessary
- authorise the draw down of £15,000 from the Market Hall Reserve and up to £37,000 from the Capital Receipts Reserve
Cllr Watson abstained from voting.
24/080 CONSULTATION ON REMOTE ATTENDANCE AND PROXY VOTING AT MEETINGS
The Town Centre Manager left the meeting.
It was RESOLVED to respond to the consultation outlining the council’s opposition to proposals to introduce proxy voting and to support councils having the flexibility to enable virtual attendance at meetings under exceptional circumstances.
24/081 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday 13th January 2025 at 7pm