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 extraordinary meeting of the Council held on Tuesday 11 March 2025.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests or Non-Registerable 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.

The Council will receive the annual State of the Tendring District Statement from the Leader of the Council.

To formally report the receipt of a petition submitted requesting the Council to continue to fund Citizens Advice Tendring and the Mental Health Hub and to enable Council to consider that petition alongside Cabinet’s formal response to that petition, arising from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 17 March 2025.

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.

The Council will receive a report on any Cabinet or Portfolio Holder Decisions taken as a matter of urgency in accordance with Access to Information Procedure Rule 16.2, Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rule 6(b) and/or Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 18(i).

The Council will receive the minutes of the following Committees:

(a)     Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny of Monday 13 January 2025;

(b)     Community Leadership Overview and Scrutiny of Tuesday 14 January 2025;

(c)     Community Leadership Overview and Scrutiny of Tuesday 28 January 2025;

(d)      Audit of Thursday 30 January 2025;

(e)     Standards of Wednesday 5 February 2025;

(f)       Planning Policy & Local Plan of Monday 10 February;

(g)     Audit of Thursday 13 February 2025; and

(h)     Human Resources and Council Tax of Monday 24 February 2025.    

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).

Pursuant to the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 12, Council will consider a motion, notice of which has been given by Councillor Bensilum.

To enable Council to adopt the Procurement Strategy, as required by the Council’s Policy Framework.

To enable Council to consider proposed amendments to the Members’ Planning Code & Protocol following a review carried out by the Standards Committee and consideration by the Cabinet.

To consider proposed amendments to the Constitution that have been submitted by the Cabinet.

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

To seek Council’s approval of the Human Resources & Council Tax Committee’s proposed amendments to the Terms of Reference of the Committee to include the determination of Appeals of Chief Officers for recommendation onto Full Council, together with a recommendation to establish a Chief Officer Employment Appeals Sub-Committee and to review the Council’s HR Policies and Procedures, to ensure they are consistent with the changes concerning appeals processes.

To present for Council’s approval the Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26.

To enable Full Council to consider the recommendations made by the Human Resources and Council Tax Committee following that Committee’s review of previous changes made to the Chief Executive’s Terms and Conditions.

To inform Council of the outcome of a review of the allocation of seats to political groups carried out in accordance with Section 15(1) (e) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and Regulation 17(b) and (d) of the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990.

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.

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