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

The Council is asked to approve, as correct records, the minutes of:-

(a)   the ordinary meeting of the Council held on 25 March 2025; and

(b)   the annual meeting of the Council held on 29 April 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 consider any petition(s) 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 the minutes of the following Committees:

(a)     Audit of Thursday 27 March 2025;

(b)     Standards of Wednesday 9 April 2025;

(c)     Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny of Monday 14 April 2025;

(d)     Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny of Tuesday 15 April 2025; and

(e)     Tendring / Colchester Borders Garden Community Joint of Thursday 1 May 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).

To enable Council to consider the recommendation of the Tendring / Colchester Borders Garden Community Joint Committee that the modified version of the Garden Community Development Plan Document and the accompanying Policies Map be formally adopted by Tendring District Council.

To enable Council to consider the recommendation of the Tendring / Colchester Borders Garden Community Joint Committee that a Community Governance Review be undertaken, at the appropriate time, that would (amongst other things)  look at the current parish boundaries within the area for the Garden Community (in so far as this is within the District) and would consider whether there is potential to create a new parish for the Garden Community or un-parish the existing area (in readiness for development of the Garden Community and Local Government Reorganisation).

Council will consider any motions on notice that have been submitted in accordance with the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 12.

The Council is asked to consider the recommendation submitted to it by the Cabinet in respect of the adoption of a Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy for 2025 - 2028.

The Council is asked to consider the recommendation submitted to it by the Cabinet in respect of the approval of a Capital and Treasury Strategy for 2025/26.

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

The Council will note the appointment of Members to serve on the committees et cetera of the Council.

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.

To enable Full Council to approve the seating plan for its meetings to be held during the 2025/2026 Municipal Year. The seating plan has been amended to reflect the election of the new Chairman of the Council, the appointment of the new Vice-Chairman of the Council and recent changes in the membership of political groups.

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 23 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

The Council will receive the exempt minute of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on Thursday 27 March 2025.