Agenda and minutes

Margam Crematorium Joint Committee - Friday, 22nd September, 2017 2.15 pm, MOVED

Venue: On site

Contact: Tammie Davies 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Vice Chairperson 2017-18

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

that Councillor M.Kearn be appointed Vice Chair of the Margam Joint Crematorium Committee for the Civic Year 2017/18.

 

2.

Minutes of the previous meetings of the Joint Committee held on 16 June, 2017 pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

that the Minutes of the previous meeting held on the 16 June 2017 be confirmed as a true and accurate record of proceedings.

 

3.

Annual Return 2016-17 pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

that the report be noted.

 

4.

Applications for Cremations pdf icon PDF 56 KB

Minutes:

Members received information regarding applications for cremations, for the period 1 April 2017 and 30 June 2017.

 

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

 

5.

Urgent Item

Minutes:

Because of the need to deal now with the matters contained in Minutes No. 6 and 8 below, the Chairperson agreed that these could be raised at today’s meeting as urgent items pursuant to Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 (as amended).

 

Reason:

 

Due to the time element

6.

Building Projects pdf icon PDF 391 KB

Minutes:

Members received an update on the maintenance and future development works and improvement plans for the Crematorium, following a recent Working Group between Members of the Joint Committee and Officers. Members noted that funding for the works and equipment (as detailed in the circulated report) was available, and would be incorporated into the revised and next years’ budgets.

 

It was also requested that a report be prepared for the next meeting detailing the projected capital works and investment programme that need to be undertaken and funded over the next 5 to10 years.

 

RESOLVED:                 That the report be noted and request that Officers prepare for the next meeting a detailed capital programme report.

 

7.

Access to Meetings

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

that pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

 

8.

Disposal of Property

Minutes:

RESOLVED:       That the Head of Legal Services and the Head of Property and Regeneration be authorised to agree terms for the disposal of the property to the organisation detailed in the private, circulated report, on the basis that the present occupier become a tenant of that organisation, subject to consultation with the Chair of the Joint Committee.

9.

New Staff Appointments

Minutes:

Members noted the recent changes in staff at the Crematorium, as detailed in the private, circulated report.

 

RESOLVED:        that the report be noted.