Agenda and minutes
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Apologies
To receive any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors M Blaker, H Farbahi, A Hadley, M Peters, A Sully and D Wedderkopp. |
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Declarations of Interest
To receive and note any declarations of disclosable pecuniary or prejudicial or personal interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.
(The personal interests of Councillors and Clerks of Somerset County Council, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.) Additional documents: Minutes: Members present at the meeting declared the following personal interests in their capacity as a Councillor or Clerk of a County, Town or Parish Council or any other Local Authority:-
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Local Government Reorganisation - Potential Residents Poll
This matter is the responsibility of the Leader of the Council, Cllr Smith-Roberts.
This report recommends the holding of a local referendum to give residents a voice in the debate and help the Secretary of State in understanding and determining the level of support amongst residents for each of the options.
Additional documents: Minutes: The Leader of the Council made the following statement:- In light of the Secretary of State’s letter received on the evening of the 12th of April 2021 and the specific and detailed legal issues raised therein, it was necessary to obtain further legal advice by means of leading counsel’s opinion to ensure members had full and thorough legal advice when reaching their decision on such a significant issue. Therefore in relation to the proposed Council decisions to hold a Local Referendum on the proposals for local government reorganisation in Somerset the item had been withdrawn at this time and the meeting would be re-arranged to a future date to consider the matter further with the benefit of specific legal advice. |