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Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024 2.35 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

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1.

Election of Chair

Purpose:

To appoint a Chair for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendation:

That a Chair of the Licensing Committee be elected for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Minutes:

The Chair of the Council, Councillor Elizabeth Poskitt, opened the meeting.

 

The Licencing Committee would be comprised of the following Members:

 

Councillor David Jackson;

Councillor David Melvin;

Councillor Paul Marsh;

Councillor Tim Sumner;

Councillor Dan Levy;

Councillor Jane Doughty;

Councillor Edward James;

Councillor Martin McBride;

Councillor Mark Walker;

Councillor Andrew Lyon;

Councillor Sandra Simpson.

 

The Chair of the Council requested nominations for position of the Chair of the Licensing Committee. Councillor Mark Walker was proposed as the Chair of the Licensing Committee and the vote was carried.

 

Council Resolved to:

 

1.    Appoint Councillor Mark Walker to the position of the Chair of Licensing Committee for the municipal year 2024/2025.

2.

Election of Vice Chair

Purpose:

To appoint a Vice Chair for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendation:

That a Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee be elected for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Minutes:

The Chair of Licensing, Councillor Mark Walker, requested nominations for the position of the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee. Councillor David Jackson was proposed as the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee and the vote was carried.

 

Council Resolved to:

 

1.    Appoint Councillor David Jackson to the position of the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the municipal year 2024/2025.

3.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

 

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Andrew Lyon and David Melvin.

4.

Appointment of Licensing Sub Committees pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Purpose:

To invite the Licensing Committee to appoint Sub-Committees for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendations:

That the Licensing Committee resolves to:

1.    Appoint five members of the Committee to the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee in accordance with political proportionality and the wishes of political groups (2 Liberal Democrat, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour, 1 Green), as set out in Annex A (to follow);

2.    Note that Licensing Panel membership will comprise the Chair or Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee and two other members of the Licensing Committee drawn on an alphabetical rota basis from the remaining members of the Licensing Committee (subject to their availability and completion of licensing training prior to participation in a Licensing Panel meeting), as detailed in paragraph 3.3.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair of the Committee, Councillor Mark Walker, proposed that Council agree the appointments to the Miscellaneous Licencing Sub – Committee and it was unanimously agreed by Council.

 

Council Resolved to:

 

1.    Appoint the following Councillors to the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub – Committee:

·         David Jackson;

·         David Melvin;

·         Edward James;

·         Andrew Lyon;

·         Sandra Simpson.

 

2.    Note that the Licensing Panel membership would comprise of the Chair or Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee and two other Members of the Licensing Committee drawn on an alphabetical rota basis from the remaining Members of the Licensing Committee (subject to their availability and completion of licensing training prior to participation in a Licensing Panel meeting).

 

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