Agenda and minutes

At the beginning of the meeting, with the agreement of all Members, the Chairman asked Councillor Crispin Raikes to join him as Vice Chairman for the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Marcus Barrett, Mike Beech, Mike Best, Dave Bulmer, Sarah Dyke, Anna Groskop, Kaysar Hussein, Jenny Kenton, Graham Oakes, Sue Osborne, Wes Read and William Wallace.

To approve and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday, 20^th July 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on the 20^th July 2017, copies of which had been previously circulated, were approved as a correct record of the meeting and signed by the Chairman.

In accordance with the Council's current Code of Conduct (as amended 26 February 2015), which includes all the provisions relating to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI), personal and prejudicial interests, Members are asked to declare any DPI and also any personal interests (and whether or not such personal interests are also "prejudicial") in relation to any matter on the Agenda for this meeting.

Members are reminded that they need to declare the fact that they are also a member of a County, Town or Parish Council as a Personal Interest.  Where you are also a member of Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish Council within South Somerset you must declare a prejudicial interest in any business on the agenda where there is a financial benefit or gain or advantage to Somerset County Council and/or a Town or Parish Council which would be at the cost or to the financial disadvantage of South Somerset District Council. 

There were no declarations of interest made. 

There were no members of the public present at the meeting.

The Leader of Council reminded Members that nominations for the Gold Star Awards closed on 6^th September 2017 and he encouraged them to nominate inspirational young people and the adult volunteers working with them for an award.

The report of Executive Decisions was noted.

Councillor Derek Yeomans, Chairman of the Audit Committee, presented the report of the Committee. 

The report of the Audit Committee was noted.

Councillor Sue Steele, Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee, presented the report of the Committee. 

The report of the Scrutiny Committee was noted.

There were no motions submitted by Members.

There were no Motions submitted by Members.

There were no questions submitted under Procedure Rule 10.

There were no Questions submitted by Members under Procedure Rule 10.

Members are asked to note that the next scheduled meeting of the Full Council will take place on Thursday, 21^st September 2017 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Brympton Way, Yeovil commencing at 7.30 p.m.

Members noted that the next scheduled meeting of the Full Council would take place on Thursday, 21^st September 2017 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Brympton Way, Yeovil commencing at 7.30 p.m.

The Leader of Council reminded Members that income generation was part of the Council Action Plan agreed by them in April 2017.

The Director for Commercial Services and Income Generation introduced the report and advised that the new Commercial Strategy would help to deliver income that would help with the projected gap in the Council’s budget over the coming years.

Members discussed the report at some length and the Director for Commercial Services and Income Generation and Chief Executive answered questions on points of detail.

At the conclusion of the debate, the recommendations, with one minor amendment, were put to the vote, and were carried (voting: 28 in favour, 16 against, 2 abstentions).

(Voting: 28 in favour, 16 against, 2 abstentions)