Agenda for Licensing Committee on Monday, 8th May, 2017, 5.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - at the Council House. View directions

Contact: Mark Leavesley  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Brian Grocock as the Chair of Licensing Committee for the 2017/18 municipal year.

2.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor David Smith as the Vice-Chair of Licensing Committee for the 2017/18 municipal year.

3.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

None.

4.

Declarations of interests

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Minutes:

None.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Last meeting held on 09 May 2016 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 9 May 2016 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

6.

Membership and meeting dates of Licensing Panels during 2017/18

Report of Corporate Director for Strategy and Resources

Minutes:

RESOLVED to:

 

(1)  agree the membership of two sub-committees (to be known as Licensing Panel A and B) with substitutes to be permitted and drawn from the membership of the appointed Licensing Committee;

 

(2)  accept the recommendation of the Independent Remuneration Panel (January 2017) and appoint the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee as the Chair of the two Licensing Panels;

 

(3)  appoint a sub-committee, known as Special Licensing Panel, to comprise the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee (with substitutes to be permitted if necessary) and one other member to be drawn from the membership of the full committee;

 

(4)  note the table of delegated functions set out in Appendix 1, which form the remit of this Committee, as prescribed by the Council’s Constitution and relevant legislation;

 

(5)  note that Licensing Committee members will, where possible, be held on a Monday as and when required;

 

(6)  note that Licensing Panel meetings will be arranged as required (and held normally on a Monday (Panel A) and a Tuesday (Panel B));

 

(7)  note that in relation to the Special Licensing Panel:

 

  i.  meetings will be arranged as required (and held normally on a Monday or a Tuesday) to determine complex or contentious licensing applications and reviews to the Special Licensing Panel;

 

  ii.  the Licensing Manager is responsible for the referral of applications and reviews to the Special Licensing Panel;

 

  iii.  the allocation procedure used for arranging Special Licensing Panel meetings is as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.