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Dronfield Burial Ground

Meeting: 19/05/2022 - Cabinet (Item 103)

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Report of the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer

Decision:

RESOLVED - Cabinet agreed:

 

(1)       To delegate to the Managing Director the power to determine whether the Dronfield and District Joint Burial Committee and any involvement by Unstone Parish Council in the Cemetery Advisory Committee should be ended.

 

(2)       To delegate the preparation of the procedures for determining the above to the Managing Director in consultation with the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION – A decision of this nature is an executive decision and would normally be taken by Cabinet. However, due to the number of Cabinet Members that would need to declare a procedural interest, the decision will be delegated to the Managing Director. A procedure based on written representation will need to be prepared for all parties to follow.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – The option not to delegate the decision to the Managing Director was considered but rejected for the reasons specified in the report.

 

Please note that this was not a Key Decision so can be implemented by officers with immediate effect.

 

Minutes:

The report to Cabinet explained that a dispute had arisen between Dronfield Town Council (DTC) and Unstone Parish Council (UPC) concerning the Dronfield and District Joint Burial Committee and the Cemetery Advisory Committee. The report explained the basis for the dispute and the request of DTC and UPC for North East Derbyshire District Council to resolve it, by determining whether the Dronfield and District Joint Burial Committee should now be dissolved.

 

Members were informed that as there was no set procedure for taking this decision, it was proposed that both Council’s should make a written submission setting out their arguments. North East Derbyshire District Council’s Managing Director would then decide on the matter. Cabinet felt that this would be appropriate and agreed to support the approach.

 

RESOLVED 

 

Cabinet agreed:

 

(1)      To delegate to the Managing Director the power to determine whether the Dronfield and District Joint Burial Committee and any involvement by Unstone Parish Council in the Cemetery Advisory Committee should be ended.

 

(2)      To delegate the preparation of the procedures for determining the above to the Managing Director in consultation with the Assistant Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION – A decision of this nature is an executive decision and would normally be taken by Cabinet. However, due to the number of Cabinet Members that would need to declare a procedural interest, the decision will be delegated to the Managing Director. A procedure based on written representation will need to be prepared for all parties to follow.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – The option not to delegate the decision to the Managing Director was considered but rejected for the reasons specified in the report.