Agenda and minutes
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Election of Chairman To elect a Chairman for the duration of the meeting. Minutes: RESOLVED: That Stuart West be appointed Chairman of the Standards Sub-Committee for the duration of the meeting.
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None received.
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Disclosable Pecuniary Interests Members are reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate. Minutes: Members of the Committee were reminded that they must not participate in the discussion or voting on any matter in which they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and should leave the room prior to the commencement of the debate.
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To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 25th March 2015 attached marked 4.
Contact Emily Marshall (01743 252726). Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Standards Sub-Committee held on 25th March 2015 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
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Exclusion of Public and Press To resolve that in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972 and paragraph 10.4(1) of the Council's Access to Information Procedure Rules, the public and press be excluded during consideration of the following item. Minutes: RESOLVED: That in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972 and paragraph 10.4(1) of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, the public and press be excluded during consideration of the following agenda item.
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Code of Conduct Complaint To consider an exempt report. Report of the Monitoring Officer is attached, marked 6.
Contact Claire Porter (01743 252763) Minutes: Consideration was given to an exempt report of the Monitoring Officer (Agenda Item 6) in relation to an allegation that a Shropshire Councillor had failed to comply with the Code of Conduct of Shropshire Council.
Further information that had been received in relation to the allegation was circulated and the Solicitor presented the report to the Sub-Committee providing information in relation to the complaint and outlined the options available to the Sub-Committee.
The Sub-Committee Members had regard to the representations made by the Councillor in response to the allegation but considered that based on all of the information and evidence before them, there were several anomalies that needed further investigation.
RESOLVED: That the complaint be referred to the Monitoring Officer for investigation.
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