Agenda item

The minutes from the Council meetings held on 16th July and 3rd September 2025 were submitted for Members’ consideration.

During consideration of the minutes of the meeting of Council held on 16^th July 2025, Members raised concerns that the wording of the minutes did not reflect the language used by some Councillors in the debate.  In response, the Chairman acknowledged that it was not appropriate for that language to be used. 

In accordance with Procedure Rule 18.3 a recorded vote was taken in respect of the accuracy of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 16^th July 2025.

Members voting FOR the minutes as an accurate record:

Councillors S. Baxter, A. Dale, J. Elledge, D. Forsythe, E. Gray, H. Jones, B. Kumar, M. Marshall, K May, B. McEldowney, S. Nock, S. Peters, J. Stanley, K. Taylor, H. Warren-Clarke, S. Webb and P. Whittaker (17).

Members voting AGAINST the minutes as an accurate record:

Councillors S. Ammar, A. Bailes, R. Bailes, J. Clarke, S. Colella, C. Hotham, R. Hunter, D. Nicholl and J. Robinson (9).

Members who ABSTAINED in the vote on the accuracy of the minutes:

Councillor S. Evans (1).

Therefore, the vote confirming the accuracy of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 16^th July 2025 was carried.

During consideration of the minutes from the Council meeting held on 3^rd September 2025 a standards matter was raised in respect of the declarations made at that meeting. This matter wasaddressed outside of the meeting.

Members noted that the minutes of the meeting held on 3^rd September 2025 should state that this was an ‘Extraordinary’ meeting of Bromsgrove District Council.

RESOLVED that, subject to the amendment detailed in the preamble above, the minutes of the Council meetings held on 16th July and 3rd September 2025 be approved as a true and accurate record.