A MEETING of the COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF GOSPORT was held in the Council Chamber at the TOWN HALL, GOSPORT on WEDNESDAY, the FIFTH day of FEBRUARY 2003 at 6.45 PM.
The Deputy Mayor (Councillor Mrs Binfield) (P);
Councillors Allen (P), Mrs Angus (P), Mrs Batterbury (P), Bone, Burgess (P), Carr (P), Carter (P), Chegwyn (P), Clinton (P), Mrs Cully (P), Cully (P), Edgar (P), Edwards (P), Mrs Elshaw (P), Farr (P), Francis (P), Friend (P), Gill (P), Mrs Gravell (P), Hayward (P), Hook (P), Kimber, Langdon (P), Redrup (P), Russell M (P), Russell P (P), Mrs Salter (P), Searle (P), Smith (P), Taylor (P), Train (P), Mrs Wright (P) and Wright (P)
Also in attendance: Honorary Aldermen Flory, Foster and 0'Neill.
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APOLOGIES
Apologies for inability to attend the meeting were submitted on behalf of Councillors Bone and Kimber and Honorary Alderman Mrs.Bailey.
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MINUTES
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Council Meetings held on 4 December 2002 and
22 January 2003 be confirmed and signed.
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QUESTION PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 3.4
(A) Question No 1 standing in the name of Councillor Smith on the subject of the recent sale of the Belle Vue Hotel and the request for a formal enquiry into how officers dealt with their meeting with developers McCarthy Stone on the 4 December 2002 was answered by the Leader of the Council.
The Council approved the Leader of the Council's Motion that the Council's Conduct and Standards Committee should investigate the matter of the officer meeting with McCarthy Stone on 4 December 2002, with a report back to Council in due course.
Councillor Smith was advised to put his concerns in writing to the Conduct and Standards Committee and as a consequence of this the Liberal Democrat Group nominated Councillor Chegwyn to substitute for Councillor Smith on the Committee during the investigation.
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