Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Julie Mayer tel. no.: 020 7332 1410  Email: julie.mayer@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies were received from James De Sausmarez, Lord Mountevans, Tom Hoffman and Vivienne Littlechild

 

The Chairman thanked retiring Members; Nigel Challis, Billy Dove, Bill Fraser and Patrick Streeter and welcomed new Members; Ann Holmes, James de Sausmarez and Lord Mountevans.

 

Members noted that the Sub Committee was carrying one vacancy.

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2.

Members Declarations under the Code of Conduct in respect of items on the Agenda

Minutes:

Deputy Jamie Ingham Clark declared an interest as a Churchwarden of St Lawrence Jewry. 

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3.

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To confirm the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 27 February 2017.

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Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 207 were approved as a correct record.

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4.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman in accordance with Standing Order 29.

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Minutes:

Being the only Member willing to serve, Andrew McMurtrie was elected as Chairman of the Benefices Sub Committee for 2017/18.

 

The Chairman thanked Members for their support and set out the role of the Benefices Sub Committee, which was primarily the appointment of the incumbents to the City’s Benefices.  However, the membership of the Sub Committee had expanded in recent years and now had the scope to allocate 1 or 2 benefices to each Member. 

 

The Town Clerk had tabled a diagram and some background information on benefices and had ordered some booklets on appointing clergy.  These documents would be forwarded to all Members of the Sub Committee. 

 

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5.

Election of Deputy Chairman

To elect a Deputy Chairman in accordance with Standing Order 30.

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Minutes:

Being the only Member willing to serve, Alderman Gregory Jones was elected as Deputy Chairman for 2017/18.

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6.

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Sub-Committee

Minutes:

There were no questions.

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7.

Any other business that the Chairman considers urgent

There were no items of urgent business.

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There were no items.

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8.

Exclusion of the public

MOTION – That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

 

Item                                                                 Exemption Paragraph(s)

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9.

Non Public Minutes

To approve the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2017.

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The minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2017 were approved, subject to an amendment to Deputy Ingham Clark’s update on St Marks Clerkenwell, which had been built as part of the New River Project. 

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10.

Update on Benefices

Report of the Town Clerk.

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11.

Questions on matters relating to the work of the Sub-Committee

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There were no questions.

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12.

Any other business what the Chairman considers urgent and which the Committee agree should be considered whilst the public are excluded

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