Minutes:
The Head of Legal and Democratic Services made reference Council Tax setting which was Item No. 10 on the agenda for the meeting. Members of the Council had been invited to apply for a dispensation on the basis of their tenancies or interest in land within County Durham which would give rise to a declarable prejudicial interest.
Almost all Members had applied for and had been granted a dispensation. Any Members who had not applied for a dispensation were advised to leave the meeting during the discussion of this item.
Councillors Brookes and Hovvels declared an interest in Item No. 14 on the agenda as Members of Trimdon Parish Council.