Page number: 100/2006                                                                                                                 

Purpose of meeting: Extraordinary Town Council Meeting.

Date: Thursday 28th September 2006

Attendees: The Town Mayor – J. Finch (JF).
Cllrs P Clark (PC), L Crockford (LC), R Ireland (RI), D. Pierce (DP), A Shaw (AS), M Williams (MW)


1) APOLOGIES: Cllrs Grills (Holiday) Lush (Holiday) S Elford (Illness) & Sanders (illness)
Proposed by AS, seconded by MW, agreed five in favour, one against and one abstention.


2) RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Items on this agenda.
Prejudicial. Agenda Item Reason
Cllr Crockford. 4 Live on A39

Personal Agenda Item Reason
Cllr Finch 4 Live near A 39
Cllr Shaw 4 Live on A39
Cllr Shaw 5 Chairman CDCDT
Cllr Williams 5 Trustee CDCDT

Gifts in excess of £25.
None

Cllr Clark advised Cllr Shaw to declare a prejudicial interest.


3) MINUTES – to receive and approve the minutes of the Town Council held on the : -
19th September 2006 – MW Proposed the minutes be approved, DP seconded, agreed with four in favour and three abstentions


4) DISTRIBUTOR ROAD.
After a considerable amount of discussion in which Cllr Clark made a statement (attached) AS proposed that a meeting is formulated with other local council’s, County Councillor, District Councillor, NCDC, members of the South West Regional Assembly to promote a Camelford distributor/relief road. This was seconded by MW and agreed with four in favour, PC & RI against and LC abstained.
DP asked PC for an apology for making a derogatory statement, PC refused.
It was agreed that the public be allowed to attend the meeting as observers.

5) EXEMPT INFORMATION.
TO CONSIDER PASSING THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION IN RESPECT OF THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW.
RI asked for an explanation of "in committee" items to be sent to councillors separately and added that it had already been discussed by the cabal. It was explained that this was not necessary.

JF proposed
“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve likely disclosure of information prejudicial to the public interest as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 sch 12A”
Page number: 101/2006


AS seconded and it was agreed with five in favour, RI & PC against.

Purchase of land. After considerable discussion PC proposed that an interest free loan of £30,000 be made to the CDCDT for one year, with an option to extend for a second year, to purchase land for community gardens and composting scheme. This to be reviewed after six months to consider a grant.

RI seconded and it was agreed with four in favour, AS, MW & LC abstained.


Barry Jordan. Town Clerk.




Signed…………………………………….Chairperson.