MINUTES OF THE EXTRA-ORDINARY LOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ONLINE USING THE ZOOM CONFERENCING PLATFORM
ON TUESDAY 4th MAY 2021
Present The Mayor, Cllr. D. Hobson (DH) (in the chair).
Councillors: J. Baskett (JB), A. Cox (AC), S. Crew (SC), D.J.E. Hall (DJEH), A. Leonard (AL), Mrs. S.E. Locking (SEL), J. Simmons (JS), and Mrs. P.F. Watson (PFW).
Councillors not present: Mrs. E. Ballard (EB), M. Bellwood (MB), L. Cooney (LMC), H. Filer (HF), D. Ford (DF), J. Garrett (JG), G.E. Horton (GEH), D. Jackman (DJ), Mrs. J. Makinson-Sanders (JMS), K. Norman (KN), F.W.P. Treanor (FWPT) and D. Wing (DEW).
The Town Clerk, Mrs. L.M. Phillips, the Town Clerk’s Assistant, Mrs. M.C. Vincent and the Council’s Solicitor (Wilkin Chapman LLP) were also present.
340. Apologies for Absence
Cllrs: Mrs. EB, MB, HF, GEH, DF, KN and FWPT. (NB a number of these apologies arrived by email after the meeting but with a timestamp before the meeting start time hence these apologies were not given at the meeting).
341. Declarations of Interest / Dispensations
None.
342. Closed Session
It was RESOLVED to go into Closed Session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 due to the business to be discussed in the following item, information being of a confidential, third party and commercial nature in relation to the Old Mill House.
a. The Council received a 3 page document updating them on the matter which included options for future action. Following lengthy discussion and advice from the Council’s Solicitor it was RESOLVED to follow option 1 and await comment.
The Vote: Cllr. AC abstained from voting.
b. It was RESOLVED to continue to give delegated authority to the Town Clerk to progress the matter (and incur expenditure with the solicitor/DV as necessary), in conjunction with the Council’s Solicitors, the Mayor and the Chairman of the Community Resources Committee.
The Vote: Cllr. AC abstained from voting.
It was RESOLVED to come out of Closed Session.
343. Next Meeting
The Council noted that the date of the next scheduled Council Meeting was 6th May 2021.
The Meeting Closed at 1:15pm.
Signed_______________________ (Chairman) Dated_________________________