Hornsea & District Community News October 2020

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the responsibility of each council member to ensure that they do attend at least one meeting within a six month period and to keep track of how many meetings they have or have not attended. Also to notify the Clerk to request a dispensation if they are unable to attend a meeting within a six month period for any reason - work, illness, etc. This will enable the Clerk to notify council to request a dispensation. This applies in any situation at any time and is not exclusive to a ‘lockdown’ scenario. The six month rule was covered during recent ‘Being a Good Councillor’ training undertaken by a number of council members.” A spokesperson for East Riding Council confirmed: “The e-mail that was sent was purely to advice to town and parish councils telling them to think about putting arrangements in place. We didn’t advise or suggest how that was done so it was the discretion of the clerks as to how the information was cascaded and implemented.” As stated in the rule no retrospective dispensations can be made however Mr Nicholson is able to be co-opted back onto the council by council members. Councillor June Greensmith posted on social media: “Steve Prescott, Paul Malley and myself vigorously challenge the situation but after days of e-mails, telephone place to prevent members falling foul of the ruling calls and a two hour meeting we were advised the and that if a meeting couldn’t be held in any format default would stand. Kev can be co-opted back then dispensations would need to be granted. should he wish to continue as a councillor.” When However this was not necessary for Hornsea Town asking Mr Nicholson if he would be interested in Council as meetings were held in person well within being co-opted he said: “I don’t know at the moment the six month requirement.” Hornsea Town Council what to do, the messages I’m getting tell me I must held two meetings in March, two in July and two in carry on. No one has mentioned co-opting yet so I August. Mr Nicholson was unable to attend these will see how the next few days go.” meetings with the second one in March being an A vacancy does now exist on Hornsea Town extraordinary meeting held in the daytime. Mr Council and a bye-election to fill this will be held if Nicholson explained: “The reason for non attendance 10 electors of the Hornsea East Ward write to the has been work commitments which I always send my Chief Executive of East Riding Council by October 2 apologies for. Unfortunately I have been unable to claiming an election. An election is likely to not take attend any of the meetings since lockdown was place until May 2021 due to the Coronavirus Act lifted. I think the clerk should have made reference 2020. If the Chief Executive does not receive such a to the reminder received by her regarding the six request the council will be informed that it may fill month rule during the lockdown period so we could the vacancy by co-option meaning council members have been more aware.” will elect a new member from those who have Clerk Joanna Richardson added: “it is completely expressed an interest in joining the council.

Councillor disqualified for missing meetings A HORNSEA Town Councillor has been disqualified from the council after an oversight invoked the breaking of section 85 of the Local Government Act. Councillor Kevin Nicholson received e-mail notification on Tuesday, September 8 that he had been disqualified as a councillor due to breaking legislation for non-attendance at meetings. The rule states: “If a member of a local authority fails throughout a period of six consecutive months from the date of his last attendance to attend any meeting of the authority, he shall, unless the failure was due to some reason approved by the authority before the expiry of that period, cease to be a member of the authority.” Mr Nicholson commented: “I am very disappointed especially as no warning was given. It’s been a really unusual time we have all found ourselves in and as a key worker my job changed considerably. I had absolutely no idea this much time had passed with the lockdown period too.” His fellow councillors were also surprised with Councillor Paul Malley commenting: “It is sad to see Mr Nicholson go in such circumstances and I for one would like to thank him for his services after being elected in 2018 and 2019.” Councils always have the ability to grant members a dispensation from the rule if they request one. This is to cover instances such as illnesses and temporary increased workloads or other commitments. In advice sent from East Riding Council to town and parish council clerks they were advised that should their councils be unable to meet and fulfil the six month obligation that they could pass a blanket dispensation for their council members. Hornsea Town Council Clerk Joanna Richardson explained: “The e-mail sent to clerks in June was to remind them that a meeting must take

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