Agenda and minutes

This Extraordinary Council Meeting is summoned under the provision of Rule 3.1 (i), by decision of the previous Council Meetings on:-

(i)                 13 July 2006 (Resolution 53): which agreed to hold an additional Council in December 2006 to receive and determine the Authority’s Gambling Policy, in accordance with statutory requirements; and

(ii)               19 October 2006 (Resolution 84): which specified the date of 11 December and commencement time of 7.00 pm.

[Note:  The business on this Summons is restricted for an Extraordinary Meeting, in accordance with Rule 3.2].

FOR INFORMATION

RESOLVED:

TO NOTE THAT THIS EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING IS SUMMONED UNDER THE PROVISION OF COUNCIL PROCEDURE RULE 3.1(i), BY DECISION OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS ON 13 JULY 2006 (RESOLUTION 53) AND 19 OCTOBER 2006 (RESOLUTION 84).

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present [in any part of the Chamber].

Item 4 on the Council Summons – Gambling Policy

Councillors Macleod-Cullinane and Tom Weiss both declared personal interests in the above item, and accordingly remained in the Chamber and took part in the discussion and decision thereon.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST MADE BY TWO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IN RESPECT OF THE BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED AT THIS MEETING, AS SET OUT ABOVE, BE DULY RECEIVED AND RECORDED.

That the minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 19 October 2006 be deferred until the next Ordinary Meeting.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 19 OCTOBER 2006 BE DEFERRED TO THE NEXT ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING.

To receive and consider the Recommendation from the Committee in this matter.

Further to Item 4 on the Summons for this Extraordinary Meeting, the Council received Recommendation I arising from the Licensing and General Purposes Committee meeting of 27 November 2006 in the matter of the Authority’s Gambling Policy, which required consideration and adoption by the full Council.

The Chairman of the Licensing and General Purposes Committee, Councillor Mrs Lurline Champagnie, formally moved Recommendation I, which was duly seconded by Councillor John Nickolay.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE AUTHORITY’S GAMBLING POLICY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE GAMBLING ACT 2005, BE ADOPTED AS SET OUT AT APPENDIX 1 TO THE LICENSING AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION I (27 NOVEMBER 2006).