Agenda

The Council is asked to note any apologies for absence received from Members.

The Council is asked to approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Council held on Tuesday 11 July 2023.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registrable Interests or Non-Registrable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

The Council is asked to note any announcements made by the Chairman of the Council.

The Council is asked to note any announcements made by the Chief Executive.

The Council is asked to note any statements made by the Leader of the Council. 

Councillors may then ask questions of the Leader on his statements.

The Council is asked to note any statements made by Members of the Cabinet (Portfolio Holders).

Councillors may then ask questions of the Portfolio Holders on their statements.

To report an e-petition received in accordance with the Scheme approved by the Council.

To report an e-petition received in accordance with the Scheme approved by the Council.

Subject to the required notice being given, members of the public can ask questions of the Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holders or Chairmen of Committees.

The Chairman shall determine the number of questions to be tabled at a particular meeting in order to limit the time for questions and answers to 21 minutes.

To notify Members of recent Executive Decision(s) taken in the circumstances set out in the Council’s Constitution in:-

(a)   Rule 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (Special Urgency); and/or

(b)   Rule 18(i) of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (Call-in and Urgency); and/or

(c)  Rule 6(b) of the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules.

The Council will receive for noting the minutes of the following Committees:

(a)    Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny of Tuesday 27 June 2023;

(b)    Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny of Monday 3 July 2023;

(c)    Human Resources & Council Tax of Thursday 6 July 2023;

(d)    Audit of Thursday 13 July 2023;

(e)    Standards of Wednesday 19 July 2023; and

(f)     Planning Policy & Local Plan of Thursday 27 July 2023.

NOTES:         

(1)   The above minutes are presented to Council for information only.  Members can ask questions on their contents to the relevant Chairman but questions as to the accuracy of the minutes must be asked at the meeting of the Committee when the relevant minutes are approved as a correct record; and

(2)   If any recommendations to Council have been made by those Committees, these are included within separate reports for Council to decide upon (i.e. by noting the minutes those recommendations are not approved at this stage of the proceedings).

Council will consider any Motions on Notice which will have been submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.

Council will consider any recommendations submitted to it by the Cabinet.

The Council is asked to consider any reports submitted to it by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

To inform Council of changes in the membership of Committees that have occurred since the last Ordinary Meeting of the Council on 11 July 2023.

To inform Council of a breach of a statutory reporting deadline along with the associated circumstances and the actions taken in response.

Subject to the required notice being given, Members of the Council can ask questions of the Chairman of the Council, the Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holders or Chairmen of Committees.

The time allocated for receiving and disposing of questions shall be a maximum of 30 minutes. Any question not disposed of at the end of this time shall be the subject of a written response, copied to all Members the following working day unless withdrawn by the questioner.

One such question has been submitted for this meeting of the full Council.

The Council will consider any urgent matters submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules 3(xv), 11.3(b) and/or 13(p).

Council is asked to consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 25 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

The Council will receive for noting the exempt minutes of the meeting of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee held on Thursday 6 July 2023.

NOTES:         

(1) The above exempt minutes are presented to Council for information only.  Members can ask questions on their contents to the Committee’s Chairman but questions as to the accuracy of the exempt minutes must be asked at the meeting of the Committee when the exempt minutes are approved as a correct record; and

(2)   If any recommendations to Council have been made by that Committee, these will be included within separate reports for Council to decide upon (i.e. by noting the exempt minutes any such recommendations are not approved at this stage of the proceedings).