Minutes of ARLESEY TOWN COUNCIL MEETING held in the Arlesey Resource Centre, Arlesey on Tuesday 13 September 2011.   

PRESENT:       

            Cllrs:     N Daniels (Chairman)                                D Page

Mrs H Frost                                              D West

C Howitt                                                   A White

Mrs Elsie Hare (Town Clerk), Mrs Lesley Rowe (Assistant Clerk) and six members of the public 

99 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE        

An apology for absence was received from Cllr Mark Rainbow. 

100 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL

It was proposed to elect a Chairman for the remainder of 2011/2012 following the resignation of the Chairman elected on 17 May 2011.    

            Nominated:    Cllr N Daniels                               Proposed by: Cllr C Howitt

                                                                                     Seconded by: Cllr D Page

It was RESOLVED that Cllr N Daniels is elected as the Chairman and Town Mayor of Arlesey Town Council for the remainder of 2011/2012.             

101 TO RECEIVE THE CHAIRMAN’S DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE

Cllr N Daniels signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office in the presence of the Town Clerk.

102 ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN

It was RESOLVED

to defer the election of the Vice-Chairman of Arlesey Town Council until the next Town Council meeting.   

103 MEMBERS’ INTEREST           

There were no declarations of:

(a) Personal interests    

There were no declarations of:

(b) Prejudicial interests  

104 BANK MANDATE

The Chairman reported that due to the recent resignations of councillors who had been proposed as signatories for the Bank Mandate, five more councillors were needed so that the mandate could be completed before sending it to the bank.

It was proposed that Cllrs, N Daniels, Mrs H Frost, C Howitt, D Page and A White are the signatories.

It was RESOLVED

the eight signatories are Cllrs N Daniels, Mrs H Frost, C Howitt, D Page, A White together with existing signatories Cllr M Rainbow, Mrs Hare the Town Clerk and Mrs Rowe, Assistant Clerk  

105 KEYHOLDER DUTIES

The Chairman reported that following the resignation of Hugh Harper a new key holder was required for the Community Centre.

It was proposed that Cllr Mrs Helen Frost is key holder for the Community Centre

It was RESOLVED

that Cllr Mrs Helen Frost takes over as key holder for the Community Centre 

106 ANY OTHER UPDATES

There was no further business for discussion.   

                                                                                                            CHAIRMAN