Agenda

To approve, and the Mayor to sign as correct records, the Minutes of the Special meeting of Council and the ordinary meeting of Council held on 23 November 2022.

Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, or non-registerable interests (including other pecuniary interests) they may have in the business to be transacted, and officers to declare any interests they may have in any contract to be considered.

To receive announcements, if any.

Any petitions received by the deadline of 7:30 pm on Monday 16 January 2023 will be reported at the meeting.

To receive questions and provide answers to questions received from members of the public by the deadline of 7:30 pm on Monday 16 January 2023 and any urgent questions agreed by the Mayor.

None.

That Council be asked to agree to dissolve the Corporate Parenting Panel as an advisory Committee of Council.

Councillors to ask questions of the Leader, a Cabinet Member, the Chair of any Committee, or the Leader of a Political Group on the Council.

The motions are set out in full below.

Amendments to motions must be submitted by no later than 12 noon on 13 January 2023.

To consider the Scheme of Councillors Allowances for 2023-24.

To consider the review of committee proportionality and external committee appointments.

In accordance with Access to Information Procedure Rule 17.4, to note that the Provisions for Special Urgency, as set out in Access to Information Procedure Rule 16, which provides for key decisions to be taken within the usual 5-day notice period, subject to the agreement of the Chair/Vice-Chairs of the Scrutiny Management Committee, was not used during the period 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2022.

The Council is also advised that Scrutiny Procedure Rule 16(j), which provides for the call-in procedure to not apply with the agreement of the Chair and Vice-Chairs of the Scrutiny Management Committee, was not used during the period 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2022.

Contact: Peter Brown (Head of Democratic Services) - 01908 253671

Background Papers: None

All Councillors have a budget of £1,000 to spend on Ward based issues, giving them the ability to make contributions to projects carried out in their local communities by local organisations.

For the period 1 April 2022 to 31 December 2022, applications totalling £11,520.12 (Ward Based Budget) have been approved.  Details of the applications are attached.

Contact Officer: Siobhan Pitkin (Business Support & Civic Events Manager) - 01908 252426.

Background Papers: None