November 2019 Minutes EM
MINUTES OF EXTRA-ORDINARY MEEETING OF THE OLD SOMERBY PARISH COUNCIL TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2019 7PM AT THE FOX AND HOUNDS
PRESENT: Cllrs: V. Lowndes (Chairman), N. Percy, V. Stephens, P. Burrows, B. North and Parish Clerk David Holmes
1. Apologies:
None
2. Declarations of Pecuniary Interests or Applications for Dispensations:
None
3. To Considers hearing in closed session a request from the Freedom of Information Commissioner for a response concerning a Complaint.
Proposal by Cllr Lowndes that “the Council does not consider it conducive to an orderly meeting if the Complaint and responses are discussed during an open meeting particularly with the Complainant present in view of his previous behaviour during open meetings”.
Seconded by Cllr Burrows. Carried unanimously.
The correspondence from the Freedom of Information Commissioner dated 7 November 2019 had been circulated to all Councillors prior to the meeting. A draft response to the questions posed by the Commissioner was then considered and amendments to the draft were made.
AGREED unanimously that the clerk should forward the final document to the Commissioner. The deadline was noted.