Agenda and draft minutes

To elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Nominations were invited and the vote taken.

Resolved –

That Councillor Carl Les OBE be appointed

Apologies were received from Sarah Louise France-Gorton.

Exclusion of the public from the meeting during consideration of agenda items 4 and 7 on the grounds that it involves the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

It was unanimously agreed to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of items 4 and 7 on the grounds that it involves the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Variation) Order 2006.

To consider the public and private minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 2025.

That the public and private minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 2025, having been printed and circulated, were taken as read, confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests that they have regarding items appearing on the agenda, including the nature of those declarations.

There were none.

Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they

have given notice and provided the text to Democratic Services daniel.harry@northyorks.gov.uk  no later than midday on Wednesday 28 January 2026, three working days before the meeting takes place. Each speaker should limit themselves to three minutes on any item.

There were none.

The minute of this section of the meeting is private, as the public were excluded.

There was none.